Friendsstar Lisa Kudrow shares that she found a note from the late Matthew Perry inside a cookie jar wrap gift he gave her 20 years ago. Created by Marta Kauffman and David Crane, the hit NBC sitcom first aired in 1994, chronicling the lives of six 20-somethings living in New York City. In addition to Kudrow and Perry, theFriendscastincludes Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc. 19 years after the series finale, Perry died at his home in L.A. in October 2023 due to a ketamine overdose.
During a recent interview onThe Drew Barrymore Show(viaEW), Kudrow looks back on her time with Perry, specifically recalling the clock-shaped cookie jar he gave her as a wrap gift. According to the actor, she just recently opened it for the first time, finding a note that Perry wrote to her more than 20 years ago. Check out Kudrow’s comment about the moment below:
“Matthew gave that to me at the end of our last episode. I recently found the note that he had in it for me. I hadn’t opened it up or looked inside of it, but yeah, he did. He had a note in there and I forgot about it. Timing is everything.”
The cookie jar was featured prominently as a piece of set decoration in Monica’s apartment in the season 8episode ofFriends, “The One With The Cooking Class.” Kudrow previously revealed toJimmy Kimmelon a 2020 Zoom interview that Perry gave her the cookie jar as a wrap gift, explaining that it took on extra meaning for the pair after Kudrow, during a scene, mistook the cookie jar as a real clock during a moment of improv. She recalled to Kimmel: “We’re done shooting and Matthew said, ‘Did you point at the cookie jar and say, Look at the time?'”
What Kudrow’s Comment Means For Matthew Perry’s Legacy
How Perry Has Been Remembered
Perry’s history of substance abuse is well known and well-documented, and he was open about his struggles with drugs and alcohol. During an interview on Britain’s BBC Radio 2 (viaEW) in 2016, Perry revealed his substance abuse was so extreme thathe doesn’t remember three years of his time on the show. “Somewhere between season 3 and 6,” he explained during the interview, clarifying, “I was a little out of it.”
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Matthew Perry was a huge part of what made Friends so successful, and the late actor left behind an indelible legacy thanks to playing Chandler Bing.
Perry, however, is more than just his history of substance abuse, and his death prompted an outpouring of love not just from fans, but from his costars and those who knew him. All five of hisFriendscostars shared individual statements on social media, recalling just how kind, generous, and hilarious Perry was both on-screen and off.Cox, for example, recalled in her post one time before filming a scene that Perry whispered a funny improv line for her to stay. “He often did things like that,” she wrote.
Our Take On Kudrow’s Matthew Perry Story
Friends Was A Phenomenon
Friends’ series finale aired more than 20 years ago now, but the show and its cast members remain beloved to this day. The show still stands as one of the most influential sitcoms ever created. Perry, for his part, is often considered not just the funniestcharacter onFriends, but one of the funniest sitcom characters of all time, andit’s clear that he was also a strong friend and scene partner to his fellow castmates.
Friendsran for a total of 10 seasons and saw consistently high ratings. It took on a second life after it became available on streaming, with new generations discovering the show.
Though it would have been interesting to know what was written on the note inside theFriendswrap gift, it’s completely understandable that Kudrow would want to keep the contents for herself. Kudrow finding that note is also a testament to howPerry still continues to live on, in a way, more than a year after his death.
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Friends is a television sitcom that debuted in 1994, revolving around six young New Yorkers navigating the complexities of adulthood. The series highlights their friendship as they support each other through personal and professional challenges, encapsulating the ups and downs of life in a comedic and relatable manner.
