Lisa Kudrow on the ‘Friends’ reunion and which guest star shocked her
special reunites the stars of the hit sitcom, which aired from 1994-2004 on NBC. The special was originally scheduled to be part of HBO Max’s launch in May of 2020 — but after getting delayed by the pandemic, it’s finally premiering one year later. Kudrow, who rose to fame starring as the eccentric Phoebe Buffay, will be joined by Jennifer Aniston who played fashion-forward Rachel, Courteney Cox, who played uptight Monica, Matt LeBlanc, who played flirty Joey, Matthew Perry, who played sarcastic Chandler, and David Schwimmer, who played neurotic Ross. The cast members won’t appear in character, Kudrow said. “It’s completely unscripted.