It's Barbieland But FRIENDS: Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox Celebrate Lisa Kudrow
By Rima Pundir on August 1, 2023 at 6:30 AM EDT
Forget a FRIENDS reboot, because Rachel and Monica are busy celebrating Phoebe! In a real-life Barbieland but with a “Friends” spin, Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox celebrated Lisa Kudrow because it's her 60th birthday with the sweetest tributes, and it’s giving fans everything.
Jennifer Aniston Calls Lisa Kudrow Her Favorite
Jennifer Aniston, 54, took to her Instagram after a six-week break, moving straight from Courteney Cox’s birthday, to Lisa Kudrow. Wrote “The Murder Mystery” star, “Please join me in celebrating one of my favorite people on the planet. LISA KUDROW!!”
After a balloon and party horn emoji, she continued to write, “She’s been my friend and my family for nearly 30 incredible years. I cherish you…I love you, my sweet Floosh. One of the most talented comedians/actors I’ve had the great honor to work with for all these glorious years and more to come! Happy Lisa’s Birthday!”
The birthday girl, who turned 60 was quick to reply with, “My Joooiest Joooo I love you beyond my dear friend forever!” Elle MacPherson also wished Kudrow, as did many other fans. One “Friends” fan warned Aniston though, “Okay but please don’t be late for Phoebe’s birthday dinner! Or they’ll ask her to move to a smaller table again.”
Others appreciated this sweet gesture and friendship, “Boyfriends and girlfriends are gonna come and go, but this is for life.”
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Courteney Cox Sends Even Sweeter Birthday Thoughts
Courteney Cox, 59, aka Monica was also right on Rachel’s heels as she also sent the sweetest love to Kudrow for her birthday, writing, “Happy Birthday my Loot. This is my second attempt: ChatGPT didn’t give you nearly the amount of love I feel for you. You are the smartest, funniest, most thoughtful person. I always feel seen and loved when I’m around you. That’s the gift you give to those you love.
Kudrow responded in rhyme, “Oh Cahoot. I love You so much and guess what? I always feel seen by YOU.”
Fans felt a tad overwhelmed by the social media “Friends” reboot as one claimed, “2 posts for Lisa from Courteney and Jennifer, my Friends heart can’t handle it!”
Kudrow is known to shoot straight from the hip. Once, when questioned on the lack of “diversity” on the hit sitcom, she replied rather matter-of-factly, “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 character-driven comedy, you write what you know. They have no business writing stories about the experiences of being a person of color.”
Meanwhile, here’s Courteney’s celebration for Kudrow…
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Fans Overwhelmed By Memories Of “Friends”
When the gang of six first got together to play six friends, with the Kendom roles essayed by Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Matthew Perry, none of them knew the popularity would go space high. “Friends” wrapped up in 2004 and while many of the jokes in it would no longer be politically correct in today’s scenario, the series is still having a decent run on streaming partners like Netflix and HBO.
The birthday celebrations seemed to have brought out the memories back in full force as many fans made “Friends” references, and some even announced that they were going to watch it, all over again.
That said, with the Barbies getting together to wish Kudrow a happy birthday, fans wonder where the Kens are at. Of course, they could have wished Kudrow personally and social media is hardly a place for users to sit and judge anyone else's behavior, but having all five get together to celebrate the zaniest character of them all would have given fans an unofficial "Friends" reboot.
Plenty of fans sent Kudrow sweet birthday wishes:
“Happy Birthday, real-life Barbie! That’s what I always see in you in FRIENDS. You look like Barbie. Barbie and Brains. And FUNNY!”
“Happy birthday Princess Consuela Banana Hammock.”
“Happy Phalanges, Wonderful Lisa! So glad you were born.”
If you want more memories, here’s a Happy “Smelly Cat” birthday to Lisa “Phoebe Buffay” Kudrow!
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