A star of the cult TV series “Friends” has spoken out about the writers’ sexist jokes

Lisa Kudrow spoke about this in an interview with The Times of London.

Lisa Kudrow spoke about the atmosphere behind the scenes of the series “Friends”, in which she played Phoebe Buffay for 10 seasons.

The actress stated that whilst working on the sitcom, she had to deal with “unpleasant things” from the writers.

According to Kudrow, the “Friends” writing room was predominantly staffed by men. She claims that they could react harshly if actors forgot their lines or if a scene failed to elicit the expected reaction from the audience.

Kudrow recalled that the series was filmed in front of a live audience of around 400 people. She said that if an actor messed up a line or a joke didn’t land perfectly, the reaction could be very harsh.

“There were definitely some unpleasant things going on behind the scenes. Don’t forget, we were filming in front of a live audience of 400 people, and if you messed up one of those writers’ lines or it didn’t get the perfect reaction, they might say: ‘Can’t this bitch read? She’s not even trying. She’s ruined my line,’ said Kudrow.

The actress also revealed that male writers would discuss sexual fantasies about her co-stars on the show – Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox – late at night.

According to Kudrow, it was “intense”.

She described the attitude of some of the writers towards the actors as “cruel”. At the same time, Kudrow noted that she tried not to pay too much attention to their behaviour, as most of these things happened behind closed doors.

“It could be cruel, but these guys – and there were mostly men there – were sitting until three in the morning trying to write the show, so my stance was: ‘Say whatever you like about me behind my back, because then it doesn’t matter’,” said the actress.

The behaviour of the ‘Friends’ writers had already become the subject of public scrutiny in the early 2000s.

At the time, Amani Lyle, who worked on the show’s sixth season in 1999, filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Television over behaviour in the writers’ room.

In her lawsuit, Lyle claimed that the “Friends” writers frequently made sexual and racist remarks. As a writers’ assistant, she was required to take notes on everything said in the room.

The case eventually reached the Supreme Court. The court ruled against Lyle, deciding that the crude manner of communication was a necessary part of the working environment.

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