Matthew Perry’s Chandler Bing Ranked as Best ‘Friends’ Character, No. 2 Funniest TV Character of All Time
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Matthew Perry‘s Chandler Bing — the most sarcastic of the “Friends” sextet — is the No. 1 favorite character of the sitcom’s fans, according to votes on ranking site Ranker.
Based on 169,000 total votes, Bing tops the list of the best characters on “Friends,” per Ranker. He’s followed by Joey Tribbiani (played by Matt LeBlanc); Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston); Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow); Ross Gellar (David Schwimmer); and Monica Gellar (Courteney Cox).
Chandler Bing also is considered the second funniest TV character ever, according to another Ranker poll, coming in second only to Steve Carell’s Michael Scott from “The Office.” In addition, Bing tops Ranker’s lists of “Unexpected TV Couples No One Predicted” (Monica and Chandler) and “The Best TV Characters of the 1990s.” Perry died on Saturday, Oct.
28, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 54. All 10 seasons of “Friends” are currently available to stream on Max. Over the weekend, the streaming service added a tribute card that appears at the start of each season in honor of Perry. “Friends” was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, who executive produced the sitcom with Kevin Bright through Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros.
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