Lisa Kudrow Grew ‘Really Angry’ at ‘Friends’ Studio Audience Because They’d Be ‘Laughing Too Long’ When Things ‘Weren’t Funny’: ‘It Irritated Me’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Lisa Kudrow said on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast that she often grew irritated with the live studio audience on the “Friends” set because they would laugh for too long at moments she just didn’t think required that dramatic of a response.
Kudrow played Phoebe Buffay on all 10 seasons of the NBC sitcom, and the role earned her six Emmy nominations and one win for best supporting actress in a comedy series. “Because they were laughing for too long.
It wasn’t that funny. That’s why,” Kudrow said when O’Brien brought up Kudrow’s annoyance with the live studio audience. “It wasn’t an honest response and it irritated me.
Now you’re just ruining the timing of the rest of the show. There are other lines. Sometimes I would just look out if they’d been laughing too long, and go, ‘Come on’.
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