Inside Scoop: ‘Friends’ Director Calls Guest-Star ‘Not Particularly Funny’!
The director of “Friends” said which guest star wasn’t very funny and why they couldn’t be replaced. He told her, “I can’t find anyone else to play the part.” “Most of the time, you can’t change the cast because the shooting times are too close together or there are other problems.
If it’s not just for one show, you don’t hire someone to be a straw man. You need someone who can make people laugh.
Sometimes you start an arc, but it doesn’t work out, so you have to get rid of a character. If it’s only for the day, we leave as soon as possible.” Then he said, “It works the same way when you do it backward. If the stars work well together, the writers try to keep them.
The Daily Mail says that the show’s director, James Burrows, talked about what it was like to work on the show. He said Helen Baxendale wasn’t funny, which made things tough. “She was nice, but not very funny,” wrote Burrows. “Schwimmer was alone and had no one to bounce ideas off of.” It was like trying to make noise with one hand.”
Burrows then talked about how important teamwork and having a good time are on screen. “Comedy is just as important as chemistry in sitcoms and other types of love stories.
We learned that Ross’s next girlfriend had to be just as funny as Rachel. Most of the time, you can’t change the players because the shooting schedule is too tight or because of some other problem.
If it’s not just for one show, you don’t hire someone to be a straw man. You need someone who can make people laugh. Sometimes you start an arc, but it doesn’t work out, so you have to get rid of a character. If it’s only for the day, you should hurry up and leave. This is also true in the opposite direction. If the stars work well together, the writers try to keep them.
This must be hard for Baxendale to hear. She did well on the show, but it was clear that Burrows didn’t like the way she made people laugh. Baxendale has talked about her time on the show in a positive way.
“Everyone was nice and got the job done well. We never really got along. People think that since the show is called “Friends,” everyone on it is a good friend, but they are all pros. They had been doing it for a long time, and I was just one of many guest stars who had been on it.
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