Lisa Kudrow: ‘Friends’ Creators Had ‘No Business Writing Stories’ About People of Color

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Lisa Kudrow is speaking out about the lack of diversity on Friends — and her take on the sitch could definitely ruffle some feathers!

One of the stars of “Friends” is sharing her thoughts on the show’s lack of diversity.

Lisa Kudrow gave her reasoning as to why Friends co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane “had no business” writing about people of color.

Friends star Lisa Kudrow spoke about the lack of diversity on the famed NBC sitcom, saying that the show's creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman had 'no business writing stories about the experiences of being a person of color' when considering their backgrounds.The 59-year-old actress spoke about the topic in a story with The Daily Beast Wednesday, more than two years after she said the series lacked representation amid its 10 seasons.Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay on the comedy from 1994-2004, said Crane and Kauffman produced content that they knew about from their personal lives. The latest: Friends star Lisa Kudrow, 59, spoke about the lack of diversity on the famed NBC sitcom, saying that the show's creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman had 'no business writing stories about the experiences of being a person of color' when considering their backgrounds.

Friends, which she co-starred in from 1994 to 2004, saying the show’s white creators had “no business” writing stories about people of colour.Speaking to The Daily Beast, Kudrow was asked how she felt about the show’s lack of POC representation.“Well, I feel like it was a show created by two people who went to Brandeis and wrote about their lives after college. And for shows especially, when it’s going to be a comedy that’s character-driven, you write what you know,” she said.“They [creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane] have no business writing stories about the experiences of being a person of colour.

The Daily Beast, the 59-year-old actress said the show’s creators, David Crane and Marta Kauffman, had “no business” telling stories about people of color given their own backgrounds.“Well, I feel like it was a show created by two people who went to Brandeis and wrote about their lives after college,” Kudrow reasoned. “And for shows especially, when it’s going to be a comedy that’s character-driven, you write what you know.

Lisa Kudrow recently recounted how comedian Jerry Seinfeld once took credit for the success of NBC's wildly popular sitcom Friends.The 59-year-old actress who played the quirky and eccentric Phoebe Buffay on the show sat down for an interview with The Daily Beast in which she recounted an encounter she had with now 68-year-old Seinfeld at a party in the 90s.Just as lighthearted as the former character that catapulted her into stardom, Kudrow spoke about her brief exchange of words with the comedian.  Memories:  Actress Lisa Kudrow gave an interview and recalled Jerry Seinfeld attributing the success of Friends to airing after his show; seen in July'I remember going to some party and Jerry Seinfeld was there, and I said, Hi, and he said, "You're welcome,"' Lisa reminisced.'I said, "Why, thank you … what?"' Lisa added. Lisa recalled that that Seinfeld then explained to her, 'You're on after us in the summer, and you're welcome.' I'll be there for you:  Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courtney Cox, and Matt LeBlanc posed for one of the early press kit images for Friends Kudrow gave some context and explained that although Friends had made its initial debut in 1994, the sitcom didn't 'explode' until the summer of 1995 when it was placed after re-runs of Seinfeld's show.Kudrow recalled responding to the megastar comedian gratefully by saying, 'That's  exactly right.

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Lisa Kudrow one of those moments was a run-in with Jerry Seinfeld during her early years. During an interview with  published on Wednesday, the 59-year-old actress recalls a conversation she once had with the 68-year-old comedian as his show was helping kick-start the success of .«No.

Jerry Seinfeld couldn’t resist pointing out that he’d helped Friends to become one of the biggest shows in television history, Lisa Kudrow claims. According to the Phoebe Buffay star, she encountered the Seinfeld actor at a party where he playfully said his show, which is known as one of the most influential series of all time, boosted Friends’ viewership. ‘I remember going to some party and Jerry Seinfeld was there, and I said, “Hi,” and he said, “You’re welcome”,’ Lisa recalled.

Lisa Kudrow recalled a run-in she had with Jerry Seinfeld where the actor claimed he played a part in the success of “Friends”.

Lisa Kudrow is recalling an interesting conversation she once had with Jerry Seinfeld.

Stealing the limelight? Lisa Kudrow opened up about running into Jerry Seinfeld at a party in the ‘90s — and being taken aback when the Seinfeld star took partial credit for Friends’ massive success.

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Lisa Kudrow admitted that she experienced body image issues after seeing herself onscreen with Friends costars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox.The 59-year-old actress, who played Phoebe Buffay on all 10 seasons of the hit sitcom from 1994 to 2004, said that her perception of her body changed after landing her breakthrough role.'I had body dysmorphia in the way of "Oh, I'm a stick." Just like my sister, just like my dad. And I wasn't. At all!' The Comeback star said on the Wednesday episode of the Popcrushed podcast.

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to co-stars Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston.During a recent interview on the podcast “Podcrushed,” the “Easy A” actress, 59, recalled feeling “self-conscious” during costume fittings with her castmates back in the day — because clothes seemed to look better on them.“Seeing myself on the show and seeing myself in clothes and seeing Courtney and Jennifer, I thought, ‘Oh, they know tailoring so they can discuss it with the costume designer about where exactly to take it in,’ ” she told “Podcrushed” hosts Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari.Kudrow played the iconically kooky Phoebe Buffay for 10 seasons on the NBC comedy from 1994 to 2004.“I’m not trying to say I was overweight,” the mother of one added. “I was not. I just had no idea of the actual shape of my body.”As Kudrow reached her 40s, she learned to accept her body for what it was.

Lisa Kudrow is recalling how vulnerable she felt when “Friends” was at the height of its popularity.