Vanity Fair has released a new “Rewatches” video with Lisa Kudrow, giving the actress a chance to look back at some of the most memorable projects from her career.
The format is simple but very effective: Kudrow watches scenes from her own work and reacts to them in real time. For an actor so closely associated with iconic comedy, that makes the video feel like a relaxed mini-retrospective rather than a standard interview. There is nostalgia, of course, but also the fun of watching her remember small details, performances and behind-the-scenes moments that fans may never have heard before.
Naturally, Friends is a major part of the conversation. Kudrow’s Phoebe Buffay remains one of the most beloved sitcom characters of all time, and revisiting those scenes now carries a slightly different emotional weight. The show has never really left popular culture, but seeing Kudrow respond to it directly gives the material a warmer, more personal layer.
The video also revisits Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, the cult comedy that paired Kudrow with Mira Sorvino in one of the most joyfully weird friendship movies of the 1990s. Kudrow’s Michele is sweet, strange and completely unforgettable, and the film’s fashion, tone and unapologetic silliness have only become more beloved with time.
Beyond those two major titles, Vanity Fair also includes projects like Clockwatchers and Easy A, giving the piece a broader sense of Kudrow’s range. That matters, because while she is still most instantly recognised for Phoebe, her career has always moved through sharper, stranger and more quietly clever comedy spaces as well.
For fans of classic TV comedy, cult films and actor retrospectives, this interview is an easy watch. Kudrow has a naturally dry, thoughtful presence, and the rewatch format lets her be funny without forcing the moment. It is less about polished promotion and more about memory — which, in her case, happens to include some genuinely iconic screen history.
Video source: Vanity Fair
