Conan O’Brien, Lisa Kudrow’s ex, admits to being ‘jealous’ of Matthew Perry’s comedy.
Conan O’Brien recounted an incident in which ex-Lisa Kudrow praised her Friends co-star Matthew Perry.
During the most recent episode of his podcast, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, the host, who dated Kudrow from 1988 to 1993, said the actress was heavily affected by Perry’s quick wit during the sitcom’s early days.
O’Brien stated, “You called me up and were raving about Matthew.”
“You were saying, he’s so funny … There was part of me that was jealous,” He admitted, “I was OK. I make you laugh pretty hard, and you were like, ‘No, you don’t understand. This guy’s really [funny].’ “
Although O’Brien agreed with Kudrow’s assessment after seeing Perry on the show, the actress maintained that the former late-night host was still “one of the funniest people I know.”
Furthermore, the 60-year-old told the comic that she had re-watched the classic 1990s sitcom after Perry died.
She replied, “And so I have started watching Friends. Not started like season 1 … But there are marathons on, and I have spent, at times, since he died all day long watching the show.”