Lisa Kudrow is remembering her dear friend Matthew Perry.
The actress from Friends, who worked with the late actor throughout the show’s ten seasons, shared that she still watches old episodes as a way to remember and celebrate his life, almost three years after he passed away.
Lisa shared that watching marathons on TV after her brother Matthew’s death brought her comfort. She explained in a March 27 interview with Capital FM that it also made her laugh, as she often saw him featured in the races.
Lisa, 62, shared that while she loves all of her Friends costars—Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc—she always found Matthew, who sadly passed away in 2023 due to the effects of ketamine, particularly hilarious on the show.
Oh my gosh, Lisa totally gets it! She said Matthew was Chandler, like, the absolute funniest person ever. And she wasn’t even sorry for saying it – she meant it! Like, all other funny people just… don’t compare. It’s just true! He was Chandler Bing, and he was perfect.
She also made sure to praise her fellow actors, saying, “Everyone is making me laugh so hard.”
Watching the show is now a hobby for the Feel Good actress. She explained that when she was filming, she rarely had time to even watch an episode.
She remembered not being able to watch every episode while they were filming. With a new baby, none of them had the time. It aired too early – around 8 PM on Thursdays – and it was hard to fit into their schedules.
Reflecting on the show’s impact, Lisa also touched on the show’s importance in a chaotic world.
Lisa shared that, as an actress, she preferred not to take the entertainment industry too seriously. She emphasized how valuable it is to offer viewers a lighthearted escape – something on television that can genuinely make people feel good and laugh.
“It’s just important,” she added, “kind of healing.”
After Matthew Perry’s death, Lisa Kudrow shared a touching discovery: he had left her a note that she found only after he passed away.
Lisa shared on The Drew Barrymore Show in January 2025 that Matthew had given her a cookie jar from the set at the end of their last time working together. She’d recently rediscovered a note he’d hidden inside, which she hadn’t seen before. ‘I hadn’t opened it or looked inside,’ she explained, ‘but he’d put a note in there, and I’d completely forgotten about it.’
Lisa didn’t reveal what the note said, but she thoughtfully remarked, “Timing is everything.”
Keep reading for a closer look into the Friends cast’s bond…
“Hi from the girls across the hall,” Aniston wrote on Instagram on Jan. 12, 2020.
In November 2019, the actresses from Friends – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow – got together at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Patron of the Artists Awards in Beverly Hills. Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow honored Aniston by presenting her with one of the evening’s Artists Inspiration Awards.
Monica and Chandler reunited in November 2019!
Joey, Monica and Rachel reunited for a fun night in October 2019.
“Halfway there… #girlsnight #?” Kudrow wrote in June 2019, teasing fans about a possible reboot.
The Friends ladies get together for Cox’s 55th birthday dinner in June 2019.
In December 2018, Cox supported her friend at premiere event for her Netflix movie Dumplin‘.
In June 2018, they also went to a Chanel dinner, which was a fundraiser for the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Malibu branch, focused on protecting our oceans.
In June 2018, they both went to the American Film Institute’s event honoring George Clooney with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2016, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry, who played roommates on TV, met up again in London. LeBlanc went backstage to see Perry after a performance of Perry’s play, The End of Longing, which was Perry’s first time writing a play.
In 2016, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, and Jennifer Aniston came together for an NBC special honoring director James Burrows, who worked on the show Friends. Matthew Perry couldn’t be there in person because he was performing in his play, The End of Longing, in London, but he did send a video message to introduce the rest of the cast.
Kaley Cuoco was thrilled to take a photo with the cast and shared her excitement on Instagram. She wrote, “Seriously, my night is complete! I’m speechless! #friends meets #bigbangtheory” and added that it felt like a dream come true.
The two reunited at the 2016 WGA Awards, appearing together onstage to present an award.
The two attended a screening of Just Before I Go, which Cox directed, in 2015.
In 2015, the pair went to the Phoenix House’s twelfth annual Triumph For Teens Awards event in Beverly Hills.
In 2014, Cox joined Kudrow at a premiere event for season two of the HBO series The Comeback.
Also in 2014, the ladies of Friends reunited on Jimmy Kimmel Live!…
…where Aniston and Kudrow competed against each other.
In 2014, Perry returned the favor and guest-starred onCox’s show Cougar Town.
In 2013, Cox guest-starred on her Friends co-star’s show Go On.
In 2010, Aniston guest-starred on the season two premiere of her Friends co-star’s show Cougar Town.
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