Lisa Kudrow ‘Panicked’ Ahead of ‘Smelly Cat’ Performance at ‘Friends’ Reunion: ‘I Googled’ the Chords

Lisa Kudrow recently opened up about her life before landing the iconic role of Phoebe Buffay on Friends. While making an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Lisa, 57, looked back on being fired from Frasier back in 1993, right before landing her Friends role.

Courteney Cox is giving Lisa Kudrow a star-studded shout-out!

Friends: The Reunion was watched by enough people to crash HBO Max, so we’re pretty sure every single beat has been pored over by fans by now.

Lady Gaga."That was great. I was really nervous when I first heard that," she told Ellen.

One of the biggest highlights of Friends: The Reunion was Lisa Kudrow and Lady Gaga performing Phoebe Buffay's famed track Smelly Cat together. Gaga even managed to turn up dressed in an outfit that resembled Phoebe's fashion on the show and it became one of the most memorable moments from the reunion special.

Lisa Kudrow is dishing on what happened behind-the scenes of the Friends reunion special!

Lisa Kudrow had to put in some work to become Phoebe Buffay again. The 57-year-old actress appears on Friday's episode of , and reveals how she prepared for HBO Max's recent reunion.During the special, Kudrow blew fans away when she sang her character's most beloved song, «Smelly Cat,» alongside Lady Gaga.

“Friends” character Phoebe Buffay’s “Smelly Cat” is known around the world, but actress Lisa Kudrow needed some help remembering how to play it.

The one where everybody cried. The Friends reunion was packed with moments that were emotional for both the cast and the fans, but according to Lisa Kudrow, there was at least one you might not have noticed.

Amongst the most epic moments from Friends: The Reunion has to be Lisa Kudrow aka Phoebe Buffay and Lady Gaga's surprise Smelly Cat duet performance; strumming the guitar together while sitting on the trademark orange couch with Central Perk's inimitable set-up. It instilled instant nostalgia and happiness amongst loyal Friends fans as Gaga went a step further and dressed like how Phoebe would in a multicoloured attire.

David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow not only reunited for the Friends: The Reunion, but also for a sweet IG selfie on the day the special dropped. Lisa, 57, took to Instagram on May 27 to share a photo of herself smiling beside David, 54, and we can’t believe Phoebe Buffay and Ross Geller, are back together. “Tonight….That’s how long we waited to get together,” she captioned the post. “Thanks @_schwim_.”

ballyhooed reunion special on HBO Max. Gaga joined Lisa Kudrow, 57, on the famous yellow couch of Central Perk to honor the wacky and wonderful world of Phoebe.

 features tons of thrilling moments and behind-the-scenes tidbits for die-hard fans of the show — including appearances from some very special celebrity guest stars. A-listers like David Beckham, Reese Witherspoon and Kit Harington take a moment during the special to share their favorite episodes and lasting memories from the iconic sitcom, but perhaps no guest star moment is more amazing than seeing Lady Gaga sing a duet of «Smelly Cat» with Lisa Kudrow herself!Starting solo, Kudrow gets

Lady Gaga is taking “Smelly Cat” for a spin.

Gallery: 20 movies that will make you want to get married (Espresso)Naturally Lisa is not the only actress to have her pregnancy integrated into her show's narrative: Jennifer Garner of Alias, Alyson Hannigan of How I Met Your Mother, Caterina Scorsone of Private Practice and Jena Fischer of The Office all played pregnant, while pregnant, with scenes of their fictional motherhood journey reflected by their real life growth. Talk about method.

Lady Gaga has performed the memorable Friends song ‘Smelly Cat’ with Lisa Kudrow.The song, first played by Kudrow’s character Phoebe Buffay in the beloved sitcom, was reworked alongside Gaga in Friends: The Reunion Special, which airs today (May 27).The director and producer of the reunion special Ben Winston told Variety that he first pitched the idea to Kudrow, and that Gaga took little convincing.“I said to Lisa, ‘Would you be prepared to sing it?’ And she was like, ‘Yeah, that would be

Friends: The Reunion finally arrived and it was a reunion everyone had been waiting for.

Friends: The Reunion is finally here! The six besties Phoebe, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Ross and Joey reunited for an epic night and millions of fans across the globe will now witness this as it begins streaming in India.