Lisa Kudrow Praises Young Co-Stars at 'Better Nate Than Ever' Premiere

The new Disney+ movie Better Nate Than Ever is now streaming and it features some Wicked Easter eggs that will make Broadway fans smile.

Lisa Kudrow, 58, stopped by the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Monday and named one of her “Friends” co-stars as the person she would do anything for. The actress played a game filling in sentences with the first person that came to her mind. “I would do anything _____ asked me to,” one of the prompts read — to which Kudrow immediately shouted, “Courteney Cox.” Host DeGeneres was surprised by the answer and questioned why Kudrow chose her former costar over her 23-year-old son, Julian Murray Stern.

Don’t call it a comeback.

Lisa Kudrow makes an appearance on The Ellen Show and played a really fun game called “Lisa Blanking Kudrow.”

Courtney Howard What hooks and disarms audiences minutes after clicking play on “Better Nate Than Ever” is its infectious energy. George Benson’s funk cover of “On Broadway,” used decades earlier in “All That Jazz,” makes for a lively introduction to a spirited, small-statured youth’s big personality.

Do not expect Lisa Kudrow or Courteney Cox to compete in “Friends” trivia nights.

Lisa Kudrow - recognised worldwide for her iconic portrayal of Phobe Buffay in the widely-adored US sitcom Friends - has revealed that she "would love to see" a reboot of the hit series - with a twist. Lisa was quick to insist that she'd like to see the show, which ran from 1994 to 2004, come back with a brand new cast and without her and her fellow cast mates, including Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox.

Friends revival featuring a new cast.The actor, who played Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom, was asked about the possibility of Friends returning in some capacity by Where Is The Buzz.“I don’t think there’s going to be a Friends reboot,” Kudrow said. “I mean, not with any of us in it.”When it was clarified the reboot could feature an entirely new cast, Kudrow was more enthused on the idea.

Wilson Chapman editorHBO Max is putting together an all-star cast for the upcoming original film “The Parenting.”On Wednesday, the streamer announced that Brian Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Edie Falco and Dean Norris had been cast to star in the horror-comedy, which focuses on a young queer couple who rent a countryside cottage to host a weekend getaway with their parents, only to discover that it is inhabited by a 400-year-old poltergeist. The roles that Cox, Kudrow, Falco and Norris will be playing have yet to be announced.“The Parenting” is directed by Craig Johnson (“Alex Strangelove,” “The Skeleton Twins”), and written by Kent Sublette.

New Line has cast the ensemble comedy The Parenting for HBO Max with a murderers’ row of TV stars including Succession‘s Brian Cox, The Sopranos’ Edie Falco, Friends star Lisa Kudrow and Breaking Bad‘s Dean Norris.

with ET correspondent Matt Cohen about “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion.”“Tell Disney you want a sequel!” Kudrow told Cohen, who pressed the 58-year-old actress about the possibility of revisiting the iconic characters. “Robin Schiff will figure it out. She’s got ideas brewing.”The film inspired a made-for-TV prequel “Romy and Michele: In the Beginning” for ABC Family in 2005, starring Katherine Heigl and Alexandra Breckenridge.

Angelique Jackson “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” creator Tim Federle makes his directorial debut with the film “Better Nate Than Ever,” adapted from his award-winning book by the same name.The story follows 13-year-old Nate (newcomer Rueby Wood), an awkward, aspiring theater kid who can’t land a role in his school play, yet follows his dream from his hometown of Pittsburgh to audition on Broadway. Lisa Kudrow, Joshua Bassett, Aria Brooks and Broadway legends Michelle Federer and Norbert Leo Butz also star.As the cast and crew gathered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood Tuesday night to celebrate the film’s April 1 launch on Disney Plus, Federle spoke to Variety about the story’s discussion of sexuality, the importance of LGBTQ representation in entertainment and weighed in on the controversy over Disney’s handling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Lisa Kudrow is offering up some good advice.

Lisa Kudrow is all in for a  sequel. ET's Matt Cohen spoke to Kudrow at the premiere of her new film,  in Hollywood Tuesday, where she dished on the possibility of revisiting the '90s classic.«Tell Disney you want a sequel!» Kudrow said when asked what it would take for her to return for part two. «Robin Schiff will figure it out.

Hulu has set an April premiere date for FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven, from Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. Inspired by Jon Krakauer’s true crime bestseller, Under the Banner of Heaven, starring Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones, will launch April 28 exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. It will follow on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories. The premiere will feature the first two episodes, with a new episode available weekly for the next five weeks. FX also released a first-look photo above.

Scott Huver Between “Friends” and the “Scream” franchise, Courteney Cox knew that playing both comedy and horror were well within her wheelhouse — but something told her that the new Starz series “Shining Vale” would test her skills in unprecedented ways.“Such a dramatic role that also was comedic was a balance that I hadn’t played in quite this way,” Cox said at Monday’s series premiere at TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, where she was joined by co-stars Greg Kinnear, Mira Sorvino, Judith Light and Rob Morrow, as well as a familiar face from her TV past, Lisa Kudrow. “It’s a part that I’m just not used to being able to challenge, and it got me really excited about acting again.” “Shining Vale” was conceived by co-creators Sharon Horgan (”Catastrophe”) and former “Friends” writer Jeff Astrof as a comedic riff on “The Shining.” Cox plays Pat, a “lady porn” novelist struggling with writers’ block and depression who, after cheating on her husband (Kinnear), seeks a fresh start by moving her dysfunctional family into a new home with an increasingly unsettling vibes – and some unexpected ethereal occupants, like Sorvino’s perfectly put-together 50s-era spirit.Astrof said he immediately fell for the concept floated by Horgan.