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Lisa Kudrow<\/a> is revisiting her time on “Friends” with new claims about a harsh writers\u2019 room, calling parts of the experience “brutal.”<\/p>\n

Kudrow, best known for playing Phoebe Buffay on the hit sitcom, said the atmosphere behind the scenes was often tense and, at times, inappropriate, pointing to what she describes as a writers\u2019 room culture fueled by cutting remarks.<\/p>\n

“There was definitely mean stuff going on behind the scenes,” Kudrow, 62, told the Sunday Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kudrow claimed the pressure to perform was matched by harsh feedback from writers when things didn\u2019t land perfectly.<\/p>\n

“Don’t forget, we were recording in front of a live audience<\/a> of 400,” she said. “And if you messed up one of these writers’ lines, or it didn’t get the perfect response, they could be like, \u2018Can\u2019t the b—- f—ing read? She\u2019s not even trying. She f—ed up my line.\u2019”<\/p>\n

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Kudrow also pointed to what she described as troubling conversations behind the scenes, alleging that the show\u2019s writing staff, which she said was made up of “mostly men,” made sexually explicit comments about her co-stars.<\/p>\n

“We know that back in the room, the guys would be up late discussing their sexual fantasies about Jennifer and Courteney. It was intense,” Kudrow said, later adding, “Oh, it could be brutal.”<\/p>\n

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The claims cut against the enduring legacy of “Friends” as a defining, feel-good sitcom<\/a> of the 1990s. The hit show was filmed on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California.<\/p>\n

Even amid the alleged tension, Kudrow said she learned to block out the noise and mainly focus on the job.<\/p>\n

“These guys \u2026 were sitting up until 3 a.m. trying to write the show, so my attitude was, \u2018Say what you like about me behind my back because then it doesn\u2019t matter.\u2019”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to Kudrow, NBC and Warner Bros. for comment.<\/p>\n

“Friends,” which first debuted on NBC in 1994<\/a>, was one of the most-watched sitcoms on television. Throughout the years, the cast remained close, even reuniting for a special on HBO Max in 2021.<\/p>\n

Kudrow won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1998 for her work as Phoebe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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