
Three decades after the premiere of Friends, Lisa Kudrow, who portrayed Phoebe Buffay on the iconic sitcom, recently shared her thoughts on filming in front of a live audience. Kudrow expressed her frustration with the excessive laughter from the audience during filming, noting that at times, the pauses for laughter would extend longer than necessary, disrupting the flow of the show.
She emphasized that while the live audience added energy to the set, the primary focus of the show was the TV viewers at home. Kudrow highlighted the challenge of maintaining the timing and pacing of the episodes when the audience reactions were prolonged, causing delays in filming.