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Lisa Kudrow says she doesn't watch 'Friends' because she hopes to someday revisit it with her costars

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Lisa Kudrow starred on "Friends" with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Matthew Perry. Reisig & Taylor/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Image
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Lisa Kudrow explained why she doesn't watch "Friends" during a new interview with costar Jennifer Aniston.

"I don't watch the show," Kudrow said in response to Aniston asking what her favorite episode of the show is during a conversation, which was done virtually for Variety's "Actors on Actors" series.

She added: "I'm still not watching it in the hopes that one day we sit down and watch them together."

Although Kudrow hasn't revisited the show, Aniston admitted that she enjoys "stumbling on a 'Friends' episode," and watched bloopers with costar Courteney Cox

Kudrow and Aniston are perhaps most-known for their roles as Phoebe Buffay and Rachel Green on the NBC sitcom, which lasted for 10 seasons between 1994 and 2004. Even though it's been 16 years since the series, Aniston, Kudrow, and the rest of the main cast members continue to stay in touch. They've accompanied each other at red carpet events and shared photos from their reunions. 

In October 2019, Aniston made her Instagram debut and broke the app by sharing a rare photo of her and costars Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Matthew Perry gathered together. 

And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM 👋🏻

A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) on Oct 15, 2019 at 6:03am PDT

 

In February 2020, the "Friends" stars confirmed that they'd be participating in an unscripted reunion special for HBO Max, a new streaming service.

The reunion was originally supposed to be recorded in March at Warner Bros. Studio's Stage 24 in Burbank, California, which is where the original series was taped. 

It was originally expected to be ready for the launch of HBO Max in late May, but due to the spread of the coronavirus, filming has been postponed. A new release date for the unscripted special has yet to be announced.  

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Olivia was a senior entertainment reporter for Business Insider. She's known for her coverage of celebrities like Jada Pinkett Smith (and her hit series, "Red Table Talk"), Jennifer Aniston, Timothée Chalamet, Zac Efron, Jacob Elordi, Chris Evans, Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland, the Jonas Brothers, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jennifer Lopez, and Zendaya.Her pop culture knowledge also extends to "Twilight," "Harry Potter," "The Hunger Games," "Friends," 'How I Met Your Mother," "New Girl," "The Boys," "Gen V,"  "Euphoria," "The Sex Lives of College Girls," "The Umbrella Academy," and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Olivia graduated from Hunter College with a degree in media and a concentration in journalism. Before Insider, she was an intern for Us Weekly, Tiger Beat, and teen.com; a pop culture blogger for Her Campus; and a writer for NKD Magazine.