Stealing the spotlight? Lisa KudrowOpened up about running into Jerry Seinfeld at a party in the ‘90s — and being taken aback when the SeinfeldStar took part credit Friends’It was a huge success.
“I remember going to some party and Jerry Seinfeld was there, and I said, ‘Hi,’ and he said, ‘You’re welcome,’” Kudrow, 59, told The Daily BeastAn article that was published Wednesday, August 10th. “I said, ‘Why, thank you … what?’”
According to the California native, Seinfeld, now 68, then told her, “You’re on after us in the summer, and you’re welcome.”
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While Friends — which premiered in 1994And ran until 2004 — initially followed Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser’sSitcom Mad About You, Kudrow explained that the NBC comedy didn’t “explode” until the following summer when it was placed after reruns of Seinfeld.
“Not to take anything away from the writing on FriendsOr the cast, or how great Friends really was,” Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay during all 10 seasons of the series, said. “But the first season our ratings were just fine.”
Friends may have gotten a boost in the ’90s from the fellow NBC sitcoms that came before it, but it continues to live on today. The January episode of the NBC sitcom “Friends” aired. Romy and Michele’s High School ReunionStar revealed that Julian, her son, was shocked by the show’s quality after he finally watched it.
“He called me up and said, ‘So I just watched the first two episodes. It’s really good, Mom,’” she recounted of the conversation during an appearance on Late Night with Seth MeyersThis was done when the USC graduate was suffering from COVID-19. “I said, ‘Thanks.’ He said, ‘Can I ask you some questions about that?’ I’m like, ‘Yes!’ I almost started crying. I didn’t think that anyone in my family liked that show.”
Kudrow, who referred to the moment as “the most thrilling thing,” went on to reveal that Julian, whom she shares with husband Michael SternShe watched the entire series, and was surprised when he explained why he found the show so funny.
“He said, ‘It’s actually really funny. I mean, the guys are really funny,” Kudrow told host Meyers, 48. After the Opposite Sexe star was clearly offended, however, Julian admitted that her character, Phoebe, “was really funny” too.
“Never in my life have I wanted to tell my own kid, like, ‘F— you!’ I mean, I thought it, I didn’t say it,” she joked, adding, “It’s not required that you’re a fan. You don’t have to like what I do. But don’t … be so demeaning!”
