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  • Lisa Kudrow Is Number One On Jim Parsons’ “Big Bang” Guest Wish List

    Lisa Kudrow has made somewhat of a name for herself since Friends shut down a decade ago.

    As one of the industry’s funniest and most laid back stars, Lisa Kudrow has landed some really interesting parts.

    One of her best is in The Comeback. After Friends ended, Lisa Kudrow dove right in to make The Comeback, an HBO mock-reality show about a fictional, minor TV star, Valerie Cherish, which lasted only one season.

    Though the show’s ratings were not great, critics and rabid fans alike loved the show.

    That must be why, 10 years later, Lisa Kudrow is back with a second season of The Comeback on HBO.

    The hour-long #theComeback finale is tonight at 10p on @HBO! #cherish thank you all!!

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    Lisa Kudrown said of the hilarious show and its quirky humor, “I was definitely inspired by The Office because that’s my favorite type of humor: the awkward.”

    She added, “We wanted to bring in the reality-show aspect to comment on the amount of humiliation everyone seems to be OK about signing up for. We thought there’s something disastrous about this for our society when it’s: ‘Good for you, you’ve humiliated yourself.’”

    Lisa Kudrow also said, “We’re all still here. But there’s a different standard for acceptable behavior. It’s much lower.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYxJwqj3jdU

    It is likely because of her dedication to funny, relaxed comedy, as well as her sensible outlook on life that Lisa Kudrow has earned a number one spot on Jim Parsons‘ Big Bang Theory guest wish list.

    He said, “I still want to work with Lisa Kudrow. I’ve always thought about her for the show.”

    Jim Parsons added, “I don’t know what part – I guess I’d leave that for the writers – but I’m a big fan of hers and I would love to have her on.”

    What do you think? Would you love to see Lisa Kudrow in a part on The Big Bang Theory? What part would you give her?

  • Lisa Kudrow: ‘Friends’ Star to Host Writers Guild Awards West Coast Show

    Lisa Kudrow of Friends fame is honored to be hosting the Writers Guild Awards West Coast Show in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 14th. The actress has launched a second career–this one in the writing and producing field–that has sent her soaring well beyond her days as the daffy Phoebe Buffay.

    “One of my most proud professional moments was when I qualified to join the Writers Guild,” Kudrow, who has been a WGAW member since 2005, said during an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “Now, I’m truly honored to be asked to host the WGAW awards show this year.”

    Lisa Kudrow fans needn’t worry, however. She hasn’t given up acting. She has recently utilized all her talents to include acting, writing and producing credits on projects such as The Comeback (for which she earned a 2006 Emmy nomination for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series) and Web Therapy (for which she shared an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Class Program).

    It’s important to remember the film world when noting Lisa Kudrow’s talents, too. Over the years she has appeared on the big screen in Easy A, The Other Woman, Analyze That, and The Opposite of Sex.

    So what exactly is a Writers Guild Award? If Kudrow is hosting the celebration, fans best get the inside scoop on what it’s all about. After all, this awards show doesn’t get the kind of press that the Oscars or Golden Globes receive.

    EW reports that, “the WGA honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories.”

    In other Lisa Kudrow news, the actress/writer/producer was spotted hanging out with friends (not Friends, however) at Sundance late last week.

    Are you among those shocked to learn that there is way more to Lisa Kudrow than the silly antics of Phoebe Buffay, or did you know there was a boundless source of talent and creativty there all along?

  • Lisa Kudrow’s HBO Show Makes A Comeback

    Back in 2005, Lisa Kudrow starred in The Comeback – a single-camera sitcom that poked fun at celebrity culture and reality shows. While the satire was considered ahead of its time, HBO cancelled the series after just one season. Now, nine years after its cancellation, The Comeback is back on air.

    In The Comeback, Lisa Kudrow plays the role of Valerie Parish. Parish is a forgotten sitcom actress who wants to reclaim her former glory by starring in a reality show. The character was created by Kudrow back when she was still part of the improv comedy group the Groundlings. While reality shows have become a passé subject for The Comeback, they have found a new topic to make fun of – the kind of dark comedy/drama shows that have become popular on cable channels (including HBO) recently.

    If one were to use a particular term to describe The Comeback, it would be “meta”. The second season of the show focuses on Valerie Parish getting a role on an HBO series based on her life. The cringe-worthy moments of humiliation and self-delusion are still there, and the show is funnier than ever because of it.

    In an interview with Rolling Stone, Kudrow talked about what it was like when the show was picked up for a second season. “No, I never thought I’d be able to revisit the project ever. Michael Patrick King and I had tossed around the idea of maybe making a movie, but then we’d have to ask HBO and if they said ‘No,’ I don’t know if I could survive that. It’s like asking a guy that broke up with you, after running into him, ‘Do you want to get back together?’ God, no. But the people at HBO were picking up on something, so they came to us said: ‘We think people like Valerie Cherish and wouldn’t mind seeing her again.’ I really did feel that because we were on HBO, there would be another season [eventually].”

  • Lisa Kudrow Meets Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox: Friends Reunion?

    Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox all got together for dinner in L.A. last week, to the delight of all the tabloids, fueling rumors about a Friends reunion. It was, of course, a reunion of sorts, but without the talk of producers, sets, and sitcoms. Instead it was a gathering of three good friends (with a lower-case ‘f’) who gathered to celebrate Cox’s recent engagement. The ladies met at Craig’s and enjoyed about three hours together–eating and chatting, as girlfriends do.

    “They had a girls’ dinner to celebrate Courteney’s engagement,” a source said. “They had a great time and enjoyed catching up over dinner for several hours.”

    Courteney Cox said ‘yes’ to Snow Patrol rocker Johnny McDade’s proposal in June.

    While Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston shared in Courteney Cox’s excitement, Courteney received an unexpected and completely unplanned FaceTime call from Friends costar Matt LeBlanc.

    “I just happened to FaceTime Courteney and she’s like, ‘Look who I am with!’ I was like, ‘Oh, wow, that’s good,’ ” he said. “It’s hard to get together because everyone is all over the place.”

    Matt was very clear about having given Jennifer Aniston his seal of approval for fiance Justin Theroux, but admitted he hasn’t yet met Johnny McDade.

    “I have not met Courteney’s guy yet, so I need to get on that … I need to get the baseball bat and go over there,” he said

    “If they’re happy, I’m happy,” he added.

    Lisa Kudrow may not have engagement news, but she is certainly making news in Showtime’s Web Therapy, and will soon make a comeback on HBO for a few episodes of The Comeback. She says she had a blast meeting up with all of her good friends and former Friends costars.

    “It was really fun, great to see them,” she said. “I got to see the ring,” she added, referring to the Cougar Town star’s engagement ring.

    The antennae of diehard Friends fans likely rise when they receive any word of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow getting together. What they must understand is that in addition to having starred together in Friends, these ladies are friends–and it looks like that will never change.

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