Armchair Expert episode 809

Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow (No Good Deed, Friends, The Comeback) is an award-winning actor and producer. Lisa joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her background as a pre-med biology student at Vassar, not being a people pleaser in the Groundlings, and how Jon Lovitz became her bridge to comedy. Lisa and Dax talk about why Conan O’Brien is the best person to bring to a dinner party, listening to the internal voice that told her to be an actress, and how pan au chocolate and a walk in the sun can be a cure for rejection. Lisa explains how home is the people you’re with, the fallacy of the healing power of fame, and why she’ll never be tired of talking about Friends.

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Lisa Kudrow (No Good Deed, Friends, The Comeback) is an award-winning actor and producer. Lisa joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her background as a pre-med biology student at Vassar, not being a people pleaser in the Groundlings, and how Jon Lovitz became her bridge to comedy. Lisa and Dax talk about why Conan O’Brien is the best person to bring to a dinner party, listening to the internal voice that told her to be an actress, and how pan au chocolate and a walk in the sun can be a cure for rejection. Lisa explains how home is the people you’re with, the fallacy of the healing power of fame, and why she’ll never be tired of talking about Friends.

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  1. 0:05welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert I'm Dan Shepard and I'm joined by miniature Mouse by Monica Geller how's
  2. 1:14:34were conversations just about I don't know is this getting a little too weird you know like with the writing but
  3. 2:31:23all right love you okay okay okay my God good night I love you love you
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