Lisa Kudrow Reveals ‘Friends’ Cast Still Rakes In £20M Annually

LISA Kudrow has lifted the lid on just how much she and her ‘Friends’ co-stars still earn from the iconic sitcom—an eye-watering £20 million every year.

The actress, who played Phoebe Buffay, shared the staggering figure in a recent interview with the Times of London.

Kudrow revealed she revisited the show after the tragic death of Matthew Perry in 2023, seeing it in a new light.

“After Matthew died, I watched the show again,” she said.

“Before, I only saw what I did wrong or could have done better. But for the first time, I truly appreciated just how great it was.”

She praised her fellow cast members, calling Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox‘s performances “amazing,” and hailed Perry as “just beyond [them] all” for his wit as Chandler Bing.

Despite the warm camaraderie, Kudrow admitted there was tension behind the scenes, revealing the writers could be harsh during live recordings and that some cast members were the subject of inappropriate talk.

“Don’t forget we were recording in front of a live audience of 400, and if you messed up one of these writers’ lines or it didn’t get the perfect response, they could be like, ‘Can’t the bitch f—king read? She’s not even trying. She f—ked up my line,'” she explained.

She also disclosed that the writers stayed up late discussing their “sexual fantasies about Jennifer and Courteney,” calling it “intense.”

Kudrow acknowledged the show’s legacy, saying, “There was a genius at work.

And whatever any of us do in the future, we will never experience something like that again.”

She remains fiercely protective of the show, insisting she “will never say anything bad about ‘Friends'” because it remains “incredible work” more than 20 years on.

The enduring success of ‘Friends’ is clear, with the cast’s residuals proving the sitcom’s place in TV history is as lucrative as it is beloved.