• Video
  • Shop
  • Culture
  • Family
  • Wellness
  • Food
  • Living
  • Style
  • Travel
  • News
  • Book Club
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your US State Privacy Rights
  • Children's Online Privacy Policy
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • Terms of Use
  • Do Not Sell My Info
  • Contact Us
  • © 2025 ABC News
  • Culture

Lisa Kudrow admits she's never watched 'Friends'

1:00
5 things you'll see and learn about 'Friends' at the sold-out NYC pop-up
NBC via Getty Images, FILE
Michael Rothman
ByMichael Rothman
September 13, 2019, 5:05 PM

In a new interview with friend Kevin Nealon, "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow dropped a bomb on all of us -- she's never seen the show.

Nealon hosts a popular YouTube show "Hiking with Kevin" and the duo gets candid in a Los Angeles canyon.

Related Articles

(MORE: 5 things you'll see and learn about 'Friends' at the sold-out NYC pop-up)

Not only has she never seen the uber popular sitcom, she also reveals she didn't feel comfortable playing Phoebe Buffay during the 10-year run of the show.

"I had played dumb girls for sure," she said of the role, adding it wasn't really her, though.

"I feel like s--- I tricked them," she added of the audition for the show.

Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller in a scene from "Friends."
NBC via Getty Images, FILE

Kudrow said she "had to work hard" at being Phoebe and that by the "third season in, I was struggling so much."

Related Articles

(MORE: Courteney Cox just shared the best 'Friends' throwback)

She said it was Matt LeBlanc who helped her out after she told him it wasn't working.

"You're her, relax, you got it," she said he told her. "You're working too hard, that's the problem."

When Nealon asked if she noticed a difference looking back at seasons before and after she figured the character out, Kudrow shocked us all.

"Well, I haven't seen the show," she said with a straight face. "I should, I hear it's good!"

Wow!

Up Next in Culture—

Ariana Grande denies rumors she's leaving music

July 17, 2025

IMAX tickets for Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' go on sale a year before release

July 17, 2025

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies at 56

July 17, 2025

Megan Thee Stallion and NBA star Klay Thompson make red carpet debut

July 17, 2025

Shop GMA Favorites

ABC will receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Sponsored Content by Taboola

The latest lifestyle and entertainment news and inspiration for how to live your best life - all from Good Morning America.
  • Contests
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Do Not Sell My Info
  • Children’s Online Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Your US State Privacy Rights
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • About Nielsen Measurement
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Shop FAQs
  • ABC News
  • ABC
  • All Videos
  • All Topics
  • Sitemap

© 2025 ABC News
  • Privacy Policy— 
  • Your US State Privacy Rights— 
  • Children's Online Privacy Policy— 
  • Interest-Based Ads— 
  • Terms of Use— 
  • Do Not Sell My Info— 
  • Contact Us— 

© 2025 ABC News