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.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapter 1: What is Lisa Kudrow's educational background?
There's a third show. Still in development. In development hell. But my controlling part is I get anxiety that if it's left to some non-professionals that this thing's going to go in the ditch. It's like if I get on an elevator with four strangers, I think, well, I'm the one with improv training. It's kind of on my shoulders to make this experience less awkward.
Or is it also their expectations from this group of me? Yes. So to me, that is very actory or entertaining person who's trying to please or fulfill expectations. I know there's a part of me that just wants to play too.
Yeah.
So if I am in a gathering where there are funny people around and they're doing bits, I want to participate. I also want to see if I can keep up or I'm a little competitive and I think I can do better. I can beat this. I want to see if I can win at this game. And you still feel that way. Yeah, sometimes. And then there's plenty of times where I do feel like go for it. Yeah.
Especially if it's a bunch of stand-ups, stand-up comedians.
That is a different vibe though, doesn't it?
Yes.
Because you and I are both from the groundlings.
Yes.
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Chapter 2: How did John Lovitz influence Lisa Kudrow's career?
Well, then what can be bad about it if it's not racial?
I don't know because I know I've seen things. Yeah, words are canceled now. We have to look it up.
to figure it out.
No, but even like back then, I saw it in an old movie where it's like, oh, they're an actor. All actors are riffraff. And then it came up in something else and someone was like, don't say that. That's a horrible thing to say. Oh, really? And I went, riffraff? It doesn't sound like really bad. Yeah, it doesn't. Okay, we got clearance. Oh, good. What's the origin?
Everything's good. Middle English. Oh, fuck. We don't care about that. Is that referring to any ethnicity or anything?
Yeah, then we're fine.
My only memory of who was there is you.
Oh, wow.
Yeah, I remember Bree and I driving home and we were like, I can't believe we met Lisa Kudrow. Oh, how fun. Yeah, we couldn't believe we were at a dinner with you, to be honest. So I don't know other than Bennett, who was there other than you.
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