{"id":376833,"date":"2026-04-05T21:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/376833\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T21:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:09:07","slug":"lisa-kudrow-says-todays-multi-cams-no-longer-take-risks-with-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/376833\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Kudrow Says Today&#8217;s Multi-Cams No Longer Take Risks With Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe days of \u201cI can\u2019t believe you just said that\u201d in a multi-cam comedy seem to be over, suggests <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/lisa-kudrow\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lisa-kudrow\" data-tag=\"lisa-kudrow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Kudrow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWhile promoting the return of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-comeback\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-comeback\" data-tag=\"the-comeback\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Comeback<\/a>, the former Friends actress admitted in an interview that she doesn\u2019t have much interest in comedies these days \u2014 particularly the multi-camera ones that don\u2019t take risks with the yuks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI wish they were evolving,\u201d Kudrow told Lily Tomlin in a piece for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/film\/lisa-kudrow-tells-lily-tomlin-how-she-outlasted-the-industry\" target=\"_blank\">Interview Magazine<\/a> after the Grace and Frankie actress asked whether comedies were dying or evolving. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201c30 Rock\u00a0and\u00a0Seinfeld\u00a0and\u00a0Friends\u00a0were really funny and really well written,\u201d Kudrow continued. \u201cBut I\u2019m not drawn to new sitcoms that are multi-camera in front of an audience because I\u2019m not buying it. I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s just because I\u2019ve seen too many single-camera sitcoms\u2014I think we need to get back to being able to tell jokes. I feel like we\u2019ve been too afraid to make jokes that might make people uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWhen Tomlin suggested that multi-cams are not \u201cshort on jokes,\u201d Kudrow argued they lack teeth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThe really good ones, they\u2019re not tame jokes,\u201d she says of bon mots found on multi-cams today. \u201cThey\u2019re jokes that are kind of, \u2018I can\u2019t believe you just said that.\u2019 Comedy is about surprise. You need things you didn\u2019t see coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn the third and final season of\u00a0The Comeback, Kudrow\u2019s Valerie accepts the lead role on a new sitcom\u00a0How\u2019s That?, which is secretly being written by an AI program. As reality show cameras follow her around once again for this latest phase of her career, the actress and producer has to navigate the many cultural landmines of Hollywood in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAfter premiering in 2005, the mockumentary reality show returned for a long overdue second season in 2014. 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