Guest
Lisa Kudrow
Emmy-winning actress best known for Phoebe Buffay on Friends and Valerie Cherish on The Comeback, which just completed its third and final season.
Circuit updated August 1, 2026
Every appearance, the moment worth your time
- Bill Maher says he made his early career harder by openly hating his audience
“I don't remember bombing... because I didn't let it in.” 3:05
- Lisa Kudrow says Sam Kinison was shooting heroin on set while they filmed a sitcom together
“Sam was on heroin at the time. He'd be in the makeup chair like this. And we'd wait around for four hours that he woke up.” 17:50
Notable quotes
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“Sam was on heroin at the time. He'd be in the makeup chair like this. And we'd wait around for four hours that he woke up.”
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“If this is what it took to keep peace with the co-star, then sorry, you know.”
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“I don't remember bombing... because I didn't let it in.”
Lisa Kudrow · Read the story
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Culture
Bill Maher says he made his early career harder by openly hating his audience
The late-night host tells Lisa Kudrow that his refusal to smile through a bad set made his rise in comedy much more difficult than it had to be.
Interviews
Lisa Kudrow says Sam Kinison was shooting heroin on set while they filmed a sitcom together
The Friends icon drops a genuinely startling piece of TV history buried inside a very pleasant chat about mushrooms and Spartacus.