Lisa Kudrow Started Watching “Friends” After Matthew Perry’s Passing | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

Jen Aniston said uh once that she said. that on when you guys were doing friends. that you don't it just occurred to me. right now uh Lisa doesn't like it when. the audience is laughing at something at. something she's said like you're you. would say something and it would get a. big laugh and it would irritate you cuz. they were laughing for too long it. wasn't it wasn't that. funny that's why it wasn't an honest. response and it irritated me yeah yeah.

yeah it's like you're now you're just. ruining the timing of the rest of the. show I mean there are other lines I. didn't say it sometimes I would just. look out they'd be laughing too long and. sometimes I would just look out and go. come. [Laughter]. on really angry I can see that I could. see but I I understand but no part I. would happily let those laugh Splash.

along because because a TV show is not. for the studio audience it's made. for the TV viewers at home MH. so that's who we're in service to right. if it were a stage play yeah laugh as. long as you want I'll figure out things. to keep my character busy right waiting. to continue with it that's fine you know. but then it's being filmed and now I'm. just sort of like standing there and. then you do like things that you hate.

you know just like no that's right I. said that you know and oh it's terrible. I think they instructed our audience not. to do anything like that right yeah I. like a warm I like a warm-up person who. tells the crowd don't laugh well oh we. did so many takes they did stop laughing. yeah which then made the writers think. all right it doesn't work it's like well. it worked it worked the first time and. then all right well let's come and so. they'd come up with alternates we took.

six to eight hours to shoot a half hour. but all I knew was you're G to take the. laugh track from the first take anyway. and move it to whichever take this is so. what's who who's suffering because. they're not laughing I'm okay if they're. not laughing as hard we can keep going. right we can yeah I don't know but it. wasn't up to me yeah cuz I was just an. actor on a show when you see a friend's. on does that affect you in any way or is.

it just well I used to not be able to. watch it at all I mean I'd see it on and. be like mildly interested and then I'd. see me and say that's enough of that I. can't bear it um and then well. listen after Matthew died I could start. watching the show again because it. wasn't about me it it had to do with him. for some reason and so I have started. watching friends not started like season.

one and you know but there are marathons. on and I have spent at times since he. died all day long watching the show. that's interesting and then now you can. see and you you can enjoy the show you. can enjoy Matthew you can enjoy what. he's doing yeah everyone is phenomenally. hilarious to me you started doing that. show and you called me up you would you. would you would I don't have an eye for. what's going to be a hit well.

no no no that was nothing about that you. called me up and you were raving about. Matthew about Matthew and you were. saying he's so funny and there was part. of me I like there was part of me that. was jealous like I was I was okay yeah. Le I I make you laugh pretty hard and. you were like no no you don't understand. this guy's. really I wasn't no no no no no you. weren't but I'm just saying it's it's I. think that's human.

is. it what I was just surprised you. classified it as part of you was jealous. instead of your entire what I meant I. was excluding um bone. like bone and sinu but my entire spirit. I see no there was part of me that was. just like and and then I was watching. him and going. yep well no because I mean you. are I the funniest person I know no no. no that's not what this is about one of.

the funniest people I know well now it's. hard to hear you see but it is true. that's just a fact but I was so he was. such a huge I thought that Chandler. character when I read it I went oh they. have a gay character that's. good I thought that's that's all I heard. that's all I heard you know and so at. the table read I just did a double take. at him oh my God that never even in a.

million years could have envisioned. anyone playing the character like that. and with his own Rhythm and everything. it's his own impeccable timing and. impeccable timing but also just Hil I. mean honest to God shooting that those. titles in the fountain was a nightmare. you know I don't like discomfort but at. all mild any kind I don't like it right. and that Fountain was cold and it was.

very late at night we' done I think 500. takes of dancing unmotivated dancing is. hard too right that's just it's hard. when one's in a fountain one does. dance when a bunch of young New Yorkers. are in a fountain they dance you know. and then the hey what if you play with. that scar you know stuff and you just. get like no I don't want it's not funny. I don't want you know I was a real Joy. but.

and it was so cold and we had to keep. doing it and Matthew and they said we're. going to do one more take and he said. one more okay can't remember a time I. wasn't in a. fountain seriously have you can't. remember a time I wasn't. wet what are we. wet what are we wet in a. fountain what are we dancing in a. fountain yeah I mean and this is before. the show has even come on so also. important to know is no one's a star and.

it wasn't in they hadn't written him. like that yet yeah and I don't know when. I've laughed so hard just and and and so. I'm not kidding you see us laughing yep. and it's because he had just said they. like all right ready we're gonna go. again what are we going again are we gon. to do it again and just laughing. hysterically doubled over and that's in. the titles he came on our show not long.

after that and showed up early and so we. got to hang around and talk to him and. he was. so excited yeah they had just shot the. episode with Jill goodaker where he's. trapped in a yeah in a. ATM a vestibule with with uh with Jill. goodaker and I just want to say Vesti I. I remembered the word sorry go on I'm. ruining your timing now no. oh bring it.

on y Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum blood. pressure falling. um it's your medicine years being added. to my life because of unmotivated. laughter uh so he was on talking about. Jo no we were this wasn't even on TV we. were just in the outside in 30 in in the. sixth floor and he was just so filled. with joy and excitement and he was. saying and I got to shoot the scene with. Jill goodaker Jill goodaker she's. beautiful and I was like this sounds he. was like it's all going so well.

and. things as everything plays out it's. Terri terribly terribly sad but I you. know and I just have this tiny tiny. fraction of moments here and there with. him but I inevitably go back to those. moments where yeah yeah he was you know. at the wedding and early on and when I. would see him and he was just uh so.

happy so talented so I mean yeah that's. a little bit of a uh a blessing is when. you can go back and see that yeah yeah. yeah yeah I mean and also look that was. um everyone was so excited and I think. for some people and he was definitely. one of them it's it's oh my God this. would be really good everything will be. fixed now you know yeah that's not how. it goes well we've seen that a lot with. which is if people take and I try to I.

think I bring this up a lot but I think. there's uh I've seen a lot of. people uh become famous or get famous or. start in a certain place and I've had an. interesting vantage point on it and what. I've seen time and time and time again. which I wish I could tell people is. there's a lot that's kind of nice that. is nice about being successful and. that's nice about having someone be. happy to see you it doesn't fix anything. MH if something is broken if something.

is cracked or something needs mending it. will not fix any of that in fact it. probably hurts yeah because the. disappointment and the rage wait a. minute I got the thing I wanted now I'm. famous I got the house I got the the. attention and why the isn't this. fixed it's like well that's a whole that. this has this is a clear broth this. isn't going to do anything for that yeah.

I mean I do feel that it's like um cuz I. remember thinking that before you know. and I was. struggling having my ramen noodles every. night and you know everything and. thought like someone I know like would. become famous or something and and I'd. think oh God see yeah then if everyone. loves you then you you know you'll give. yourself per you'll love. you like without even realizing how sick. that was it was like yeah that's what.

that's that's the healing power of Fame. and but luckily I had therapy before. friends and did understand but I know. it's at the root of all that is like. yeah because if everything goes well and. everybody loves me then I then I will. submit to loving myself too and I think. that's that's the problem I mean I think. we we think there's something shameful. in loving yourself or there you know. you're going to be an if you do. but that's not that's not what love is.

Jesus so I've got to go because I think. I've just healed all of you your blood. pressure dropped you did actually 20. points just now um um I you are and. you're. welcome you are there's all the things. that people know about you being. incredibly funny and Brilliant and. having this great just career I don't. know that people understand how wise you. are of all my friends. which is fortunately for me I I know a.

lot of people I think you're one of the. wisest people I know I'm serious no in. terms of like in terms of in terms of. just take just just stop lying in terms. of people you've always. been people and what life really is and. what's important I think you're very. gifted that way oh so I think uh we're. going to end on that and thank you so. much for coming in seriously and. congratulations on the new show show cuz. I love it and good I uh I the idea that.

these very impossibly cool guys called. you up and said we've always wanted to. work with you you Lis Kudo that's just. it's so it makes perfect sense to me. it's very cool it was thrilling for me. all right thanks well next time come up. with a better you know con Brian blank. you know I'm perfectly happy through. honored grateful I said again about.

being Conan O'Brien's friends there you. go that's it that's there the anger.