Name: 'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow responds to criticisms of show's 'all-white cast,' saying sitcom 'should be looked at as a time capsule, not for what they did wrong'
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'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow responds to criticisms of show's 'all-white cast,' saying sitcom 'should be looked at as a time capsule, not for what they did wrong'

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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowOver 3 million people read ; you should too!Something is loading., known for playing Phoebe Buffay on "Friends," said she stood behind the beloved 1990s sitcom that continues to garner fans.In an , Kudrow opened up about some recent and told the reporter Jonathan Dean how she imagined the show could be different if it were to be re-created today."Oh, it'd be completely different," Kudrow said. "Well, it would not be an all-white cast, for sure."The 56-year-old actress continued, saying of the iconic series: "I'm not sure what else, but, to me, it should be looked at as a time capsule, not for what they did wrong."The actress also said that despite commentary pointing to certain , she believed the show — which ran from 1994 until 2004 — did have storylines that were meaningful and culturally relevant for the time."This show thought it was very progressive," Kudrow said. ", and they raised the child together? We had surrogacy too. It was, at the time, progressive."Kudrow said in her interview with The Times that she didn't regret being a part of the sitcom, which she described as more than a "fun comedy" but a show "about people connecting.""Part of what appeals about ['Friends'] now is that young people have this unconscious nostalgia for personal connection. And not just right now during the pandemic, but before that," Kudrow said in the Times interview."I don't see a reality where 'Friends' was anything but good," she said.Kudrow also joked that, in light of the pandemic, she thought that her "Friends" character, Phoebe, would be spending time in quarantine making art and that Phoebe and her husband on the show, Mike Hannigan (Paul Rudd), would have had kids."I feel like if they'd had kids, she would be militaristic about creating art," Kudrow said. "So their place would be overrun with huge, outlandish projects." since the show ceased production more than a decade ago.The unscripted special, as well as all 10 seasons of "Friends," were set to be a part of HBO Max, a new streaming service that launches May 27 and is $14.99 a month. Because of the coronavirus halting production, the "Friends" special may not be done in time for the release of HBO Max, according to and .Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingIt indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowOver 3 million people read ; you should too!Something is loading., known for playing Phoebe Buffay on "Friends," said she stood behind the beloved 1990s sitcom that continues to garner fans.In an , Kudrow opened up about some recent and told the reporter Jonathan Dean how she imagined the show could be different if it were to be re-created today."Oh, it'd be completely different," Kudrow...

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'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow responds to criticisms of show's 'all-white cast,' saying sitcom 'should be looked at as a time capsule, not for what they did wrong'

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