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Lisa Kudrow found worldwide fame and critical acclaim when she portrayed the character of Phoebe Buffay in the iconic 1994 sitcomFRIENDS.Her character became a pop culture phenomenon for years.
Portraying somewhat of an oddball, the world fell in love with Phoebe’s antics. Well, this wasn’t the first job that the actress had auditioned for since she had to audition with the same director for two different roles!
FrasierDirector Had “No Notes” For Lisa Kudrow!
Frasierwas an American sitcom that premiered in 1993 (one year beforeFRIENDSwas released). The series dealt with a psychiatrist and the people close to him asFrasierran for a whopping 11 seasons.
Lisa Kudrow was all set to portray the role of Roz Doyle (later portrayed by Peri Gilpin). However, the actor was replaced before the pilot episode could be shot.
In an interview onThe Howard Stern Show(viaUS Magazine), Kudrow revealed that after she found fame with her role inMad About You,she was recommended for the role of Phoebe Buffay inFRIENDS.
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Lisa Kudrowrevealed that when she auditioned forFRIENDS, the director was left aghast. Kudrow remembered that the only comment thatFrasierdirector James Burrows had for her was“No notes”.
I wasn’t right for the part [or] for the chemistry of the group. So that wasn’t working.
AfterFrasier,Kudrow went to auditon for the role of Phoebe Buffay in a series titledFRIENDS.Unfortunately for the actress,Frasierdirector James Burrows was there to audition her… again.
I did it and he [James Burrows] went, ‘No notes’. I left going that either means, ‘She’s beyond help and helpless, just like I always knew,’ or ‘Yeah, it’s perfect. I have no notes.’
Fortunately, it was the latter option for Lisa Kudrow as she was perfect for the role of Phoebe Buffay. The role went to her as she appeared for a total of 235 episodes inFRIENDS.The rest, as we know it, became history.
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After being able to rewatchFRIENDS,Lisa Kudrow had quite some remarks about the iconic American sitcom. As the world fell in love with Kudriw’s cute laugh, the actress revealed that there was one aspect of the sitcom that she hated.
Lisa Kudrow Hated The Background Laughter Track!
Throughout the entirety ofFRIENDS,multiple people could be heard laughing, cheering, and, whooping for their favorite characters. Working with a live studio, the audience wasn’t exactly a controllable aspect of the show.
In an interview withVariety, Kudrow revealed that she would often get angry at the audience for ruining the timing of a scene because they laughed for too long.
Because they were laughing for too long. It wasn’t that funny. That’s why. It wasn’t an honest response and it irritated me. Now you’re just ruining the timing of the rest of the show.
She further continued,
There are other lines. Sometimes I would just look out if they’d been laughing too long, and go, ‘Come on’. Really angry.
Nonetheless, fans found a way to love the adorable and a little weird Phoebe Buffay in her own way. The iconic show ran for 10 seasons and Lisa Kudrow became a main part of the storyline.
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FRIENDSreceived a rating of 8.9/10 on IMDB and an average of 79% on Rotten Tomatoes.With 10 seasons to its name, the iconic show is available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
