It’s amusing that even though Friends aired its final episode on NBC more than 20 years ago, we’re still learning details about the inner workings of one of the best sitcoms of all time. For example, who would have guessed the cast went through a combined 75 wardrobe changes in the span of a half-hour? Well, Lisa Kudrow just spilled a little more tea, and it turns out Friends took quite a bit longer to shoot than other sitcoms at the time.
It’s a good thing Lisa Kudrow doesn’t mind recalling her days as Phoebe Buffay on Friends, because she’s been doing quite a bit of it lately as she promotes The Comeback Season 3 (both of which can be streamed with an HBO Max subscription). During an interview with the Table Manners podcast, she got into what a week in the life of a Friends star looked like, and when asked how long each episode took, she said:
