The last episode of Conan O’Brien needs a friend She saw a sweet reunion between Conan and Lisa Kudrow.
According to People, Conan and Lisa dated from 1988 to 1993, shortly before they both became famous in the world of television. In 1993, Conan took on the role of host of Late at nightAnd the following year, Lisa debuted as Phoebe Buffay in a new NBC comedy called Friends.
In the latest episode of the Conan podcast, exes and close friends reflected on the early days of Friendswhich began filming in May 1994. Notably, Conan recalled that Lisa called him to praise him for one of his new co-stars at the time.
Of course, Lisa referenced the late Matthew Perry, who starred alongside her on the show as Chandler Bing. Reminiscing about him, Lisa was impressed by Matthew’s comedic skills, which struck a chord with Conan.
“Yeah. And you were saying it was really funny, and there was a part of me that was jealous,” she admitted. “I thought: Okay… I make you laugh pretty hard.And you were like, ‘No, you don’t understand. This guy is really (funny).'”
Despite previously finding it “embarrassing” to watch herself perform, Lisa recently spoke out about her decision to start re-watching old episodes of Friends to honor Matthew after his sudden death in October 2023.
While speaking to Conan, Lisa shared more about her change of heart and admitted that there were days since Matthew’s death where she spent “all day watching the show.”