Lisa Kudrow has had a lot of fan interactions over the years.
None of them quite as crazy as this one.
The “Friends” star shared the hilarious story during The Hollywood Reporter’s Comedy Actress Roundtable, and it left her co-panelists absolutely losing it.
Kudrow was joined by Ashley Padilla (“Saturday Night Live”), Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”), Keke Palmer (“The Burbs”), Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”), and Rachel Sennott (“I Love LA”).
When THR Senior Entertainment Editor Mikey O’Connell asked the group about their most bizarre fan encounters, Kudrow didn’t hesitate.
During the height of “Friends,” Kudrow says she walked into Jerry’s Deli in Los Angeles and was seated by a hostess with an Eastern European accent.
The woman seemed to recognize her, and Kudrow clocked it immediately. “She’s seen ‘Friends.’ That’s cute,” Kudrow recalled thinking.
Then the hostess leaned in and delivered her verdict. “I know who you are.”
“Yeah,” Kudrow replied, bracing for the Phoebe Buffay moment.
“You are Dionne Warwick.”
“The Comeback” actress’s confession had the roundtable both laughing and utterly confused.
“How do you think I’m Dionne Warwick?!” Kudrow said, still bewildered years later. “She’s a legend. She’s a legendary singer. And no, no.”
Keke Palmer was fully beside herself. “That’s what I’m saying. Clearly that’s Dionne Warwick. Clearly.”
Kudrow could only offer one possible explanation: “The blonde hair.”
Meanwhile, Rachel Sennott joked, “Heard that voice. Yep. It’s her, girl.”
Quinta Brunson had perhaps the most astute analysis of all. “That’s just face blindness. American face blindness,” she said.
And leave it to Palmer for the perfect closer, “Girl, if you’re Dionne Warwick, I’m Stevie Nicks.”
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