Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, and Courteney Cox are still close, over thirty years since “Friends” debuted.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27: (L-R) Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow attend the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony for Courteney Cox on February 27, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
And they’re eager to work together too, as revealed in Aniston and Kudrow’s Variety “Actors on Actors” interview this week.
Kudrow said she “would love to do another one, if anyone wrote a good one. Let’s do it,” adding “Can we do you, me and Courteney? What would that be?”
Aniston responded quickly, “Girlfriends. Let’s pitch it. Let’s workshop it in front of all of these wonderful people.”
While we wait for them to figure out how to launch a new sitcom, we’ll always have the original series to watch and rewatch.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 07: (L-R) Courteney Cox, winner of the ‘Artists Inspiration Award’ Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow attend SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s 4th Annual Patron of the Artists Awards at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on November 07, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation)
Aniston and Kudrow talked about rewatching the show themselves and some of their favorite moments, like the Thanksgiving episodes.
Kudrow said Brad Pitt’s episode was “hilarious” and Aniston, who was married to him agreed, saying, “I know. How funny.”
She continued about other guest stars, saying, “The movie stars that came on ‘Friends.’ Brad, Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts. Isabella Rossellini. We had so many — Sean Penn. They were always nervous. Remember? I always found it fascinating how nervous they were.”
FRIENDS — “The One With The Rumor”– Episode 9 — Aired 11/22/2001 — Pictured: (l-r) Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Brad Pitt as Will Colbert, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller — Photo by : Danny Feld/NBCU Photo Bank
Kudrow replied, Yes. Nervous. Well, because what’s the tone? It’s not theater; it’s for TV. It’s not a movie. What the hell is this? And it’s a good question. And I remember someone asked one time. I didn’t know how to explain it, so I said, “Oh, just talk louder. Same intention”
Aniston joked that the first few movies she did while also filming “Friends,” she was “screaming!”
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