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Published 12:22 21 Jul 2022 GMT
Lisa Kudrow was a huge fan favorite as Phoebe Buffay during her legendary 10-year run on Friends.
However, it turns out that not everyone is such a big fan of her role in the iconic NBC sitcom.
In an interview with Seth Meyers on his late-night talk show, the 58-year-old star revealed that her own son had been critical of her work playing the infamous masseuse/busker.
In fact, his comments were so negative that Kudrow described them as "demeaning" during her chat with Meyers.
According to the actor, her 24-year-old son Julian Murray Stern was initially surprised to discover that Friends was quite funny.
"He was impressed. He goes, 'It’s actually really funny,'" Kudrow recalled.
However, after talking to her son for longer she discovered that he was less impressed by her - and more impressed by her co-stars Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Matthew Perry.
"He said, 'It’s actually really funny, and I mean, the guys are so funny.' And he’s like, ‘'No, I mean, you’re funny, too,'" she recounted, adding: "Never in my life have I wanted to tell my own kid, like, 'F*** you!'"
The Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion star went on to say that - while she didn't expect her son to love the show - she at least expected him to be nice about it.
"I mean, listen, it’s not required that you’re a fan. You don’t have to like what I do," she said. "But don’t be so demeaning! Wow!"
However, while Stern wasn't massively into Friends, he did really enjoy another one of her shows - HBO's comedy-drama The Comeback.
"[He] called me up and said, 'So, I just watched the first two episodes. It’s really good, Mom,'" she recalled during the interview, adding that his enthusiasm moved her to tears.
"I said, 'Thanks.' He said, 'Can I ask you some questions about that?' Like, yes! I almost started crying! I didn’t think that anyone in my family liked that show," she told Meyers.
