One of the stars of “Friends” is sharing her thoughts on the show’s lack of diversity.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, Lisa Kudrow explained why she feels it was probably for the better that series creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane didn’t include characters of colour.
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“Well, I feel like it was a show created by two people who went to Brandeis and wrote about their lives after college. And for shows especially, when it’s going to be a comedy that’s character-driven, you write what you know. They have no business writing stories about the experiences of being a person of colour,” she said.
Kudrow added of the lack of opportunities for actors of colour, “I think at that time, the big problem that I was seeing was,...
In an interview with The Daily Beast, Lisa Kudrow explained why she feels it was probably for the better that series creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane didn’t include characters of colour.
Read More: ‘Friends’ Co-Creator Marta Kauffman ‘Embarrassed’ By The Sitcom’s Lack Of Diversity; Pledges 4 Million For African Studies
“Well, I feel like it was a show created by two people who went to Brandeis and wrote about their lives after college. And for shows especially, when it’s going to be a comedy that’s character-driven, you write what you know. They have no business writing stories about the experiences of being a person of colour,” she said.
Kudrow added of the lack of opportunities for actors of colour, “I think at that time, the big problem that I was seeing was,...
- 8/12/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
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