The second episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8 presented the queens with a comedy challenge, but the lip sync that followed was no laughing matter.
In fact, very little about this episode was a laughing matter. Acting challenges in this franchise are extremely hit or miss, and this Saturday Night Live-inspired sketch comedy show was a miss for me. Not only did the jokes forget to RSVP to the script, but one sketch basically tricked us into watching a commercial for Michelle Visage’s book. That’s not the kind of reading I want from Drag Race,...
In fact, very little about this episode was a laughing matter. Acting challenges in this franchise are extremely hit or miss, and this Saturday Night Live-inspired sketch comedy show was a miss for me. Not only did the jokes forget to RSVP to the script, but one sketch basically tricked us into watching a commercial for Michelle Visage’s book. That’s not the kind of reading I want from Drag Race,...
- 5/13/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
It’s been 15 years since Jennifer Aniston signed off as Rachel Green on “Friends.” In that time, she’s received plenty of other offers to star in a TV show, but she hadn’t been tempted by any of them. “I was doing so many films at the time,” Aniston says on a recent afternoon, sitting in the living room of her Bel-Air mansion, as her two dogs — Clyde and Sophie — scamper around her. “So I never thought, ‘Oh I’m nostalgic.’” And she didn’t think anything could compare with the professional experience of “Friends” anyway. “If I was going to go back anywhere, that’s where I would want to go. Meaning in my mind.”
Next month, Aniston returns to the medium that made her into a household name and an international star (with box-office hits such as 2011’s “Horrible Bosses” and 2013’s “We’re the Millers”). In...
Next month, Aniston returns to the medium that made her into a household name and an international star (with box-office hits such as 2011’s “Horrible Bosses” and 2013’s “We’re the Millers”). In...
- 10/8/2019
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
When Jennifer Aniston’s character Rachel Green on “Friends” needed someone to play her mom, the actress suggested Marlo Thomas. “Her father, John Aniston, and I had done a play together before Jennifer was born,” Thomas recalls. “We played brother and sister. When I got the call to play Jennifer’s mother, I said, ‘That’s funny — I already played her aunt!’ We had a great time. She was very excited to have me there, because she’d remembered gifts I’d sent her and her brother when she was small.”
Their rekindled friendship led Thomas to ask Aniston to start appearing in public service announcements for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the pediatric facility in Memphis, Tenn., that provides free medical care to children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The doctors and nurses at St. Jude treat 8,000 patients a year from all 50 states, with housing available to them...
Their rekindled friendship led Thomas to ask Aniston to start appearing in public service announcements for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the pediatric facility in Memphis, Tenn., that provides free medical care to children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The doctors and nurses at St. Jude treat 8,000 patients a year from all 50 states, with housing available to them...
- 10/8/2019
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston were pals long before they starred alongside each other on The Morning Show. The 43-year-old actress took a trip down memory lane for the November issue of Harper's Bazaar and recalled meeting the 50-year-old star on the set of Friends. The encounter happened two decades ago. Witherspoon had been hired to play the sister of Aniston's character Rachel Green. "I was 23 years old and had just had a baby," the Oscar winner recalled. "I was nursing Ava [Phillippe] on set, and Jen just kept going, 'You have a baby?' I was like, 'I know, it's weird.' And I remember her being like, 'Where are you going?' And I was like,...
- 10/7/2019
- E! Online
Tonight's Saturday Night Live will mark the end to both the series' 42nd season as well as Vanessa Bayer's tenure on the show after it was revealed that the longtime cast member won't be returning for Season 43.
Bayer, Number 43 on Rolling Stone's SNL Cast Members list, had been a Not Ready for Prime Time Player for seven seasons, which tied her with Kristen Wiig, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph and Rachel Dratch for second-longest-serving female cast member; Amy Poehler, with eight SNL seasons, is the record holder.
During her tenure,...
Bayer, Number 43 on Rolling Stone's SNL Cast Members list, had been a Not Ready for Prime Time Player for seven seasons, which tied her with Kristen Wiig, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph and Rachel Dratch for second-longest-serving female cast member; Amy Poehler, with eight SNL seasons, is the record holder.
During her tenure,...
- 5/20/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Saturday Night Live is down one of its star players. E! News can confirm that Vanessa Bayer is leaving the sketch comedy series after a seven-season stint. (Deadline was the first to report the casting shakeup.) Bayer was SNL's longest-serving female castmember prior to her departure, joining the series in 2010 as a featured member before becoming a full-time SNL star two years later. Bayer's wildly popular recurring characters included her impersonation of Jennifer Aniston's Rachel Green from Friends as well as Miley Cyrus and Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy, who appeared as a correspondent on Weekend Update. Bayer confirmed her exit on...
- 5/20/2017
- E! Online
Jennifer Aniston doesn’t think there would ever have been a sitcom set at Central Perk coffee shop had smartphones came out before Friends. The 48-year-old actress — who played Rachel Green on the hit show — joined Arianna Huffington on the first episode of her Thrive Global Podcast With iHeartRadio, and talked about society’s phone obsession. “We were jokingly […]...
- 5/10/2017
- by Aynslee Darmon
- ET Canada
Jennifer Aniston doesn't think there would ever have been a sitcom set at Central Perk coffee shop had smartphones come out before Friends.
The 48-year-old actress -- who played Rachel Green on the hit show -- joined Arianna Huffington on the first episode of her Thrive Global Podcast With iHeartRadio, and talked about society's phone obsession. "We were jokingly saying that if Friends was created today, you would have a coffee shop full of people that were just staring into iPhones,” Aniston quipped. “There would be no actual episodes or conversations."
Watch: Justin Theroux Says He's 'Not in Competition' With Wife Jennifer Aniston When It Comes to Success
Justin Theroux's wife also admitted that she thinks her cellular device has affected her sleeping habits. “If I think back before devices, I’m trying to think first, which came first, my bad sleeping habits or a device?” she pondered. “I honestly think I used to sleep beautifully...
The 48-year-old actress -- who played Rachel Green on the hit show -- joined Arianna Huffington on the first episode of her Thrive Global Podcast With iHeartRadio, and talked about society's phone obsession. "We were jokingly saying that if Friends was created today, you would have a coffee shop full of people that were just staring into iPhones,” Aniston quipped. “There would be no actual episodes or conversations."
Watch: Justin Theroux Says He's 'Not in Competition' With Wife Jennifer Aniston When It Comes to Success
Justin Theroux's wife also admitted that she thinks her cellular device has affected her sleeping habits. “If I think back before devices, I’m trying to think first, which came first, my bad sleeping habits or a device?” she pondered. “I honestly think I used to sleep beautifully...
- 5/10/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Justin Theroux doesn't see his wife Jennifer Aniston as "competition".
The couple - who starred alongside each other in 2012's 'Wanderlust' - might be in the same field of work, but the 45-year-old screenwriter-and-actor says they don't see one another as a threat, although it might be different if they were going up against each other for the same role.
Justin told the latest issue of Esquire magazine: "She's successful for a reason ... We're not in competition.
"If I was competing for the same job as her, I might be less forgiving."
The dark-haired hunk married the 48-year-old former 'Friends' star in 2015, and he says being catapulted into the limelight hasn't been an easy ride, but his friend advised him to think of it as having another persona who is the butt of rumours.
When asked his tips for a happy marriage, he refused to give any out...
The couple - who starred alongside each other in 2012's 'Wanderlust' - might be in the same field of work, but the 45-year-old screenwriter-and-actor says they don't see one another as a threat, although it might be different if they were going up against each other for the same role.
Justin told the latest issue of Esquire magazine: "She's successful for a reason ... We're not in competition.
"If I was competing for the same job as her, I might be less forgiving."
The dark-haired hunk married the 48-year-old former 'Friends' star in 2015, and he says being catapulted into the limelight hasn't been an easy ride, but his friend advised him to think of it as having another persona who is the butt of rumours.
When asked his tips for a happy marriage, he refused to give any out...
- 4/26/2017
- GossipCenter
Vanessa Bayer is so good at playing the worst best friend. Or is it best worst friend?
In the quirky comedy Carrie Pilby, the titular character creates a list of goals with her therapist that she's meant to achieve before the end of the year -- make a friend, go on a date, that sort of thing -- only to have her new co-worker mistake it for a Bucket List.
"I do not have the emotional maturity to deal with a terminal friend right now," Saturday Night Live standout and Trainwreck star Bayer says in this exclusive clip from the movie, before offering Carrie advice on cheating fiancés and giving someone the bang of his life.
Watch: Jennifer Aniston Jokingly Disses Vanessa Bayer's Rachel Green Impression on 'Saturday Night Live'
The Orchard
Carrie Pilby, an adaptation of the bestselling Ya novel by Caren Lissner, stars Bel Powley (of the acclaimed indie, Diary of a Teenage...
In the quirky comedy Carrie Pilby, the titular character creates a list of goals with her therapist that she's meant to achieve before the end of the year -- make a friend, go on a date, that sort of thing -- only to have her new co-worker mistake it for a Bucket List.
"I do not have the emotional maturity to deal with a terminal friend right now," Saturday Night Live standout and Trainwreck star Bayer says in this exclusive clip from the movie, before offering Carrie advice on cheating fiancés and giving someone the bang of his life.
Watch: Jennifer Aniston Jokingly Disses Vanessa Bayer's Rachel Green Impression on 'Saturday Night Live'
The Orchard
Carrie Pilby, an adaptation of the bestselling Ya novel by Caren Lissner, stars Bel Powley (of the acclaimed indie, Diary of a Teenage...
- 3/31/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
While fans have been anxiously awaiting a full Friends reunion, the stars went and had a secret get-together.
Lisa Kudrow -- who played Phoebe Buffay in the series from 1994-2004 -- revealed that the stars of the beloved sitcom did recently reunite. "We have convened," the 53-year-old actress told Today's Savannah Guthrie on Tuesday. "Privately. For dinner."
Watch: Jennifer Aniston Jokingly Disses Vanessa Bayer's Rachel Green Impression on Saturday Night Live
Kudrow added that the reunion with Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry was full of joy. "It was really fun! We had such a good time," she said. "It was hilarious. We were laughing nonstop."
The Table 19 star admitted that it was a little mean to not let fans know of their meet-up sooner. "If we don't tell you that one's coming, and then it doesn't happen, you have no reason to be disappointed," she explained...
Lisa Kudrow -- who played Phoebe Buffay in the series from 1994-2004 -- revealed that the stars of the beloved sitcom did recently reunite. "We have convened," the 53-year-old actress told Today's Savannah Guthrie on Tuesday. "Privately. For dinner."
Watch: Jennifer Aniston Jokingly Disses Vanessa Bayer's Rachel Green Impression on Saturday Night Live
Kudrow added that the reunion with Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry was full of joy. "It was really fun! We had such a good time," she said. "It was hilarious. We were laughing nonstop."
The Table 19 star admitted that it was a little mean to not let fans know of their meet-up sooner. "If we don't tell you that one's coming, and then it doesn't happen, you have no reason to be disappointed," she explained...
- 2/28/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
On a mission to find the perfect date night hair, I stumbled upon the Hailey Baldwin look below. My boyfriend lives in California and we don’t see each other often, so when he made plans to visit for Valentine’s Day recently, I wanted to do something a little different than the down do he sees on FaceTime every day.
Bcause I’m pretty horrible at styling my hair (I am nicknamed the topknot queen for a reason), I needed it to be something easy that I could actually achieve on my own. So we called in the expert,...
Bcause I’m pretty horrible at styling my hair (I am nicknamed the topknot queen for a reason), I needed it to be something easy that I could actually achieve on my own. So we called in the expert,...
- 2/16/2017
- by Sarah Ball
- PEOPLE.com
Whether you know her simply as That Girl, an outspoken feminist and ally of Gloria Steinem, for her hit TV show cameos, her comedic turns in films like Deuce Bigalow, or simply the mom of Rachel Green on Friends, Marlo Thomas has had a pretty spectacular professional trajectory. And at 79 years old, the actress shows no signs of slowing down now. In addition to her still vibrant career and work on behalf of St. Jude’s, Thomas is now pursuing a very different dream, launching her own clothing line collection in conjunction with Hsn, which she’ll show off Thursday...
- 1/19/2017
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
Shared universes are all the rage these days, but did you know that both Friends and Home Alone were years ahead of the curve, meticulously building a single wacky comedy world that contains both the shenanigans of Kevin McCallister and the hijinks of Rachel Green and her buddies? Eh. Not really. But as a new video […]
The post The Weird Connection Between ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Friends’ appeared first on /Film.
The post The Weird Connection Between ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Friends’ appeared first on /Film.
- 12/30/2016
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Jennifer Aniston was all smiles when she hit the red carpet at the NYC premiere of Office Christmas Party on Monday evening. Clad in a black Brandon Maxwell jumpsuit, the actress appeared to be in good spirits as she posed for pictures alongside her costars Olivia Munn and Jason Bateman. During the premiere, Jennifer spoke to People about her high school job as a receptionist, saying, "I did work in an office, but I don't think I went to any office parties. I was too young. I was a teenager, after-school receptionist." Over the weekend, Jennifer made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live and jokingly confronted Vanessa Bayer about her Rachel Green impression, making for one of the best moments of the show. Related:Jennifer Aniston's Searing Tabloid Takedown Doubles as an Inspiring Message to Women Everywhere...
- 12/6/2016
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Jennifer Aniston stopped by Saturday Night Live over the weekend to jokingly confront Vanessa Bayer about her impression of Rachel from Friends. However, despite any on-screen animosity, the 47-year-old actress tells Et's Denny Directo that the experience was "so much fun."
The Friends actress -- who portrayed Rachel Green on the beloved sitcom -- joined her Office Christmas Party co-star, Jason Bateman, at a junket in promotion of their upcoming holiday comedy on Sunday, and Aniston had nothing but love and praise for Bayer.
"She's the sweetest," she said of the longtime SNL cast member, who also stars in Office Christmas Party. "This is something she's been doing since, you know, she grew up on Friends."
"Ugh, it's so sad when you say that!" Aniston added with a laugh. "But yeah, this was something she's been doing since her stand-up days. We had fun!"
Watch: Jennifer Aniston Jokingly Disses Vanessa Bayer's Rachel Green Impression on '[link...
The Friends actress -- who portrayed Rachel Green on the beloved sitcom -- joined her Office Christmas Party co-star, Jason Bateman, at a junket in promotion of their upcoming holiday comedy on Sunday, and Aniston had nothing but love and praise for Bayer.
"She's the sweetest," she said of the longtime SNL cast member, who also stars in Office Christmas Party. "This is something she's been doing since, you know, she grew up on Friends."
"Ugh, it's so sad when you say that!" Aniston added with a laugh. "But yeah, this was something she's been doing since her stand-up days. We had fun!"
Watch: Jennifer Aniston Jokingly Disses Vanessa Bayer's Rachel Green Impression on '[link...
- 12/5/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
It's not just president-elect Donald Trump who has issues with their Saturday Night Live impressionists -- Jennifer Aniston dropped by the set this weekend to confront Vanessa Bayer on her version of Rachel Green, the character Aniston played on Friends.
Aniston's surprise appearance was met with cheers as she slid behind the Weekend Update desk next to Bayer, who was dressed head-to-toe as Rachel.
Watch: Jennifer Aniston on How Society Views Women: 'If We Don't Have a Baby or a Husband Then We're Useless'
"Friends was like, five million and five years ago, so I think we've just got to move on," Aniston, 47, implored.
Bayer felt the impression was "a great bit," but Aniston didn't seem so convinced.
"Is it a great bit though? It kind of just sounds like all you're doing is like, 'What? Oh? Wow? Oh me? No!'" she joked, parodying Bayer's parody of Rachel.
The criticism was all in good fun, however...
Aniston's surprise appearance was met with cheers as she slid behind the Weekend Update desk next to Bayer, who was dressed head-to-toe as Rachel.
Watch: Jennifer Aniston on How Society Views Women: 'If We Don't Have a Baby or a Husband Then We're Useless'
"Friends was like, five million and five years ago, so I think we've just got to move on," Aniston, 47, implored.
Bayer felt the impression was "a great bit," but Aniston didn't seem so convinced.
"Is it a great bit though? It kind of just sounds like all you're doing is like, 'What? Oh? Wow? Oh me? No!'" she joked, parodying Bayer's parody of Rachel.
The criticism was all in good fun, however...
- 12/4/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Last Episode’S Review: Can We Move Past The Election Yet?
Last night’s “Saturday Night Live” was a solid middle-of-the-road episode, one you wouldn’t mind falling asleep to on Netflix next year. But we don’t need that from “SNL.” We need more. 7 weeks away from the inauguration of President-elect Trump, we need strong, incisive political commentary. It’s essential. We need “SNL” to stand up and say something, and not just in a cold open. (The Leonard Cohen one from a few weeks ago was divisive, but at least it took a stance.) Trump himself has made it abundantly clear that he’s watching, so what is “SNL” waiting for?
Host: Emma Stone
Emma Stone was reliably great. She’s charming, she’s talented, and she’s a trained stage actress, which makes her “SNL” performances particularly good. Stone is seemingly impossible to dislike, which makes her...
Last night’s “Saturday Night Live” was a solid middle-of-the-road episode, one you wouldn’t mind falling asleep to on Netflix next year. But we don’t need that from “SNL.” We need more. 7 weeks away from the inauguration of President-elect Trump, we need strong, incisive political commentary. It’s essential. We need “SNL” to stand up and say something, and not just in a cold open. (The Leonard Cohen one from a few weeks ago was divisive, but at least it took a stance.) Trump himself has made it abundantly clear that he’s watching, so what is “SNL” waiting for?
Host: Emma Stone
Emma Stone was reliably great. She’s charming, she’s talented, and she’s a trained stage actress, which makes her “SNL” performances particularly good. Stone is seemingly impossible to dislike, which makes her...
- 12/4/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Could this be any more meta? Jennifer Aniston made a cameo on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update segment to critique, or rather tear down Vanessa Bayer's impression of her Friends character, Rachel Green. Bayer, who stars with Aniston in the new film Office Christmas Party, even donned a wig resembling the iconic, layered, shoulder-length "Rachel" hairstyle. "What are you doing here?" Bayer asked. "For the last 12 days you've been texting me every day to come and visit you," Aniston said. "Listen, honey, I know you love Friends and we had such a great time making our movie together but ya gotta really try to stop texting...
- 12/4/2016
- E! Online
When Rachel met Rachel.
Vanessa Bayer‘s Saturday Night Live impression of Rachel Green from Friends has been a fan-favorite in the year of ’90s television reboots, but Jennifer Aniston isn’t so impressed. The real Friends castmember, 47, stopped by the show with a few critiques for her Office Christmas Party costar.
“Friends was like five million and five years ago, so I think we just got to move on,” Aniston suggested to Bayer, who was dressed head to toe as Rachel to talk about the influx of television nostalgia during “Weekend Update.”
Bayer, 35, felt that she couldn’t give up the “great bit.
Vanessa Bayer‘s Saturday Night Live impression of Rachel Green from Friends has been a fan-favorite in the year of ’90s television reboots, but Jennifer Aniston isn’t so impressed. The real Friends castmember, 47, stopped by the show with a few critiques for her Office Christmas Party costar.
“Friends was like five million and five years ago, so I think we just got to move on,” Aniston suggested to Bayer, who was dressed head to toe as Rachel to talk about the influx of television nostalgia during “Weekend Update.”
Bayer, 35, felt that she couldn’t give up the “great bit.
- 12/4/2016
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Emma Stone hasn’t hosted Saturday Night Live in five years — a fact that was used as the basis for one of the worst opening monologues of this season’s fall run.
RelatedAlec Baldwin to Trump: Release Tax Returns, I’ll Quit Mocking You on SNL
Be that as it may, the episode promptly turned itself around some, ending up a more memorable outing than Kristen Wiig’s mediocre affair just two weeks ago. Unfortunately, little of what made it good was due to Stone who, despite being an excellent host, largely blended into the background (or was completely...
RelatedAlec Baldwin to Trump: Release Tax Returns, I’ll Quit Mocking You on SNL
Be that as it may, the episode promptly turned itself around some, ending up a more memorable outing than Kristen Wiig’s mediocre affair just two weeks ago. Unfortunately, little of what made it good was due to Stone who, despite being an excellent host, largely blended into the background (or was completely...
- 12/4/2016
- TVLine.com
Jennifer Aniston has nothing but fond memories of Friends. The NBC sitcom, which ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004, still delights longtime fans as it finds new viewers. Friends now airs in syndication on other networks, and it streams as Netflix. Aniston, who played Rachel Green, weighed in on the series' legacy on ITV's Lorraine Thursday. "Not only was it a gift for us, but it's something that people have been able to carry with them. It's comfort food and it makes them feel better when they're feeling down when they want to distract themselves, because it is always on!" she said. "You can pretty much find it anywhere!" Fans have often clamored for a reunion, but...
- 12/1/2016
- E! Online
It’s been more than a decade since Jennifer Aniston last hung up her baby tees as Rachel Green on Friends, but the actress will never fully be able to shake her character. If she’s not getting asked about a reunion (she’s doubtful) or The Rachel haircut (she’s anti), she’s hanging out with Courteney Cox and giving us ’90s nostalgia. But today might be the biggest Rachel Green throwback yet: She visited The Ellen DeGeneres Show wearing an outfit that could have been ripped right out of Rachel’s (giant, rent-controlled) closet.
The actress stopped by...
The actress stopped by...
- 11/30/2016
- by Alex Apatoff
- PEOPLE.com
The battle of Lala and James vs everyone else continued on Vanderpump Rules Season 5 Episode 4.
DJ James Kennedy has a girlfriend who is coming to visit and crash on the couch he's sleeping on. Lucky girl.
I played a little Beyonce and I wound up with a girlfriend.
James Permalink: I played a little Beyonce and I wound up with a girlfriend. Added: November 28, 2016
Ariana's brother is also in town and crashing with her and Tom. Maybe they should be roommates and star on Pump Rules: The Next Generation.
Raquel must have missed the episode where James spit on Kristen. That or she just wants to be on TV, so she's sucking it up and dating Mr. DJ.
Scheana not being allowed to talk to Lala at work because of Katie is absurd considering they're all on a reality show together. It's so hard to take Katie, Stassi and...
DJ James Kennedy has a girlfriend who is coming to visit and crash on the couch he's sleeping on. Lucky girl.
I played a little Beyonce and I wound up with a girlfriend.
James Permalink: I played a little Beyonce and I wound up with a girlfriend. Added: November 28, 2016
Ariana's brother is also in town and crashing with her and Tom. Maybe they should be roommates and star on Pump Rules: The Next Generation.
Raquel must have missed the episode where James spit on Kristen. That or she just wants to be on TV, so she's sucking it up and dating Mr. DJ.
Scheana not being allowed to talk to Lala at work because of Katie is absurd considering they're all on a reality show together. It's so hard to take Katie, Stassi and...
- 11/29/2016
- by Sarah Hearon
- TVfanatic
Warning: Do not eat this at home.
To give everyone a much needed laugh in the middle of a possibly-stressful holiday season, People Food recreated the most iconic Thanksgiving food moment in pop culture history: the Friends Thanksgiving trifle.
In case you need a refresher, Rachel Green’s holiday dessert — which Ross said tasted like “feet” — consisted of a layer of ladyfingers, a layer of jam, custard (made from scratch), fresh raspberries, more ladyfingers, beef sautéed with peas and onions, a little more custard, sliced bananas and whipped cream.
After following Rachel’s recipe as best we could, our taste...
To give everyone a much needed laugh in the middle of a possibly-stressful holiday season, People Food recreated the most iconic Thanksgiving food moment in pop culture history: the Friends Thanksgiving trifle.
In case you need a refresher, Rachel Green’s holiday dessert — which Ross said tasted like “feet” — consisted of a layer of ladyfingers, a layer of jam, custard (made from scratch), fresh raspberries, more ladyfingers, beef sautéed with peas and onions, a little more custard, sliced bananas and whipped cream.
After following Rachel’s recipe as best we could, our taste...
- 11/22/2016
- by acalderone1271
- PEOPLE.com
If you can’t resist watching reruns of “Friends”, it turns out you’re not alone! Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel Green on the hit show from 1994 to 2004, visited “BBC’s The One Show” on Monday night to promote her upcoming comedy “Office Christmas Party” when talk quickly turned to her time on “Friends”. More: Matt LeBlanc and […]...
- 11/22/2016
- by Will Reid
- ET Canada
If you can’t resist watching reruns of Friends, it turns out you’re not alone!
Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel Green on the hit show from 1994 to 2004, visited BBC’s The One Show on Monday night to promote her upcoming comedy Office Christmas Party when talk quickly turned to her time on Friends.
When one host asked her if she will stop and watch a rerun of the classic sitcom when she sees it, she replied, “Yeah! I can’t help it. First, I’m trying to remember which episode it is and half the time I’m saying to myself, ‘I don’t remember that.’ You get sucked into the nostalgia of it.”
More: Matt LeBlanc and Dakota Fanning Have an Adorable 'Friends' Reunion -- Watch!
And though she may love her time on the show, there’s one thing that the entire cast didn’t exactly enjoy.
“No one was...
Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel Green on the hit show from 1994 to 2004, visited BBC’s The One Show on Monday night to promote her upcoming comedy Office Christmas Party when talk quickly turned to her time on Friends.
When one host asked her if she will stop and watch a rerun of the classic sitcom when she sees it, she replied, “Yeah! I can’t help it. First, I’m trying to remember which episode it is and half the time I’m saying to myself, ‘I don’t remember that.’ You get sucked into the nostalgia of it.”
More: Matt LeBlanc and Dakota Fanning Have an Adorable 'Friends' Reunion -- Watch!
And though she may love her time on the show, there’s one thing that the entire cast didn’t exactly enjoy.
“No one was...
- 11/22/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Jennifer Aniston's iconic roles have landed her an honor on the Amalfi Coast! The actress was honored at the 46th Annual Giffoni Film Festival in Italy, where she talked about her career with the festival's jurors on Saturday. She accepted the honor wearing a midi black dress and bright red heels. "Beloved by an entire generation who grew up watching her play Rachel Green in the celebrated television series Friends (1994-2004), Aniston will discuss her inspirational career with the biggest and most diverse jury of youth in the world," the festival organizers said in a press release on their website.
- 7/23/2016
- by Blake Bakkila, @bcbakkila
- PEOPLE.com
Jennifer Aniston's iconic roles have landed her an honor on the Amalfi Coast! The actress was honored at the 46th Annual Giffoni Film Festival in Italy, where she talked about her career with the festival's jurors on Saturday. She accepted the honor wearing a midi black dress and bright red heels. "Beloved by an entire generation who grew up watching her play Rachel Green in the celebrated television series Friends (1994-2004), Aniston will discuss her inspirational career with the biggest and most diverse jury of youth in the world," the festival organizers said in a press release on their website.
- 7/23/2016
- by Blake Bakkila, @bcbakkila
- PEOPLE.com
When you're sick, sometimes lying in bed all day is the last thing you want to do. And sometimes binge-watching a new series -- perhaps one you've never seen before -- is just what you need. So take a moment to get cozy, make some hot tea, put up your feet, and check out these five shows that will have you laughing, crying, and feeling better in no time.
'Downton Abbey' (2010 - 2015)
"Downton Abbey" is one great to watch when you're not feeling quite like yourself and all you want to do is be outside. The idyllic setting, music, costumes, and simplicity of early 1900s England makes your day, or days, at home ever more peaceful. On top of it all, drama of its aristocratic small town -- full of murder, mayhem, and tea service -- will have you laughing, crying, and forgetting all about your sick day.
'Downton Abbey' (2010 - 2015)
"Downton Abbey" is one great to watch when you're not feeling quite like yourself and all you want to do is be outside. The idyllic setting, music, costumes, and simplicity of early 1900s England makes your day, or days, at home ever more peaceful. On top of it all, drama of its aristocratic small town -- full of murder, mayhem, and tea service -- will have you laughing, crying, and forgetting all about your sick day.
- 5/28/2016
- by Lauren Vargo-Gallaway
- Moviefone
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You can't yada yada this. Below, watch "real" New Yorkers Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Seinfeld) and Rachel Green (Vanessa Bayer as Jennifer Aniston's Friends' character) question Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) and Senator Bernie Sanders (Larry David) at the Brooklyn debate. The sketch is from the April 16, 2017 episode of Saturday Night Live, on NBC. Louis-Dreyfus hosted with Nick Jonas as musical guest.
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You can't yada yada this. Below, watch "real" New Yorkers Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Seinfeld) and Rachel Green (Vanessa Bayer as Jennifer Aniston's Friends' character) question Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) and Senator Bernie Sanders (Larry David) at the Brooklyn debate. The sketch is from the April 16, 2017 episode of Saturday Night Live, on NBC. Louis-Dreyfus hosted with Nick Jonas as musical guest.
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- 4/18/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Our host for tonight is Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known for her work on Seinfeld and Veep and for being something of an all-around comedy goddess. She held her own tonight in an episode that was a bit hit-or-miss, with pre-taped segments outshining weaker live sketches, but overall containing several memorably funny moments. Let’s dig in! Cold Open: Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton go toe to toe in the latest democratic debate, in which they are faced with audience questions from New Yorkers Elaine Benes and Rachel Green. I’m ready for the primaries to be over not just because they’ve been so exhausting, but also because I want SNL to have some new material to play with in their cold opens. Right now, it’s pretty much Donald Trump isracist and repulsive, Ted Cruz is evil and repulsive, Bernie Sanders is poor and kooky, Hillary Clinton wants it real bad,...
- 4/17/2016
- by Emilie Sowers
- Hitfix
Saturday Night Live held a mini-Seinfeld reunion as host Julia Louis-Dreyfus reprised her beloved Elaine Benes character alongside series co-creator Larry David, who once again filled the role of Bernie Sanders on SNL.
In the cold open sketch, revolving around this week's Democratic debate in Brooklyn, Elaine asks David's Sanders just how exactly he plans on breaking up the big banks, to which the Vermont senator replies, "I'll go to the big banks, I'll sit them down, and yada yada yada, they'll be broken up."
"You can't 'yada, yada' at a debate,...
In the cold open sketch, revolving around this week's Democratic debate in Brooklyn, Elaine asks David's Sanders just how exactly he plans on breaking up the big banks, to which the Vermont senator replies, "I'll go to the big banks, I'll sit them down, and yada yada yada, they'll be broken up."
"You can't 'yada, yada' at a debate,...
- 4/17/2016
- Rollingstone.com
There are just some things you can't throw away. In Jennifer Aniston's case, it's bits and pieces from her days on Friends. "I have certain things I have yet to throw away from my days on Friends," the actress, 47, says in a new interview with Vogue magazine. "My red squared-toe loafers might actually be making a comeback, that's awesome. See, it's coming back -- I knew it. I also have those nice high-waisted jeans. I'm so glad I didn't throw any of those out. I loved the '90s." While we all remember and love the time that Aniston...
- 4/2/2016
- by Christina Dugan, @Christina_Dugan
- PEOPLE.com
There are just some things you can't throw away. In Jennifer Aniston's case, it's bits and pieces from her days on Friends. "I have certain things I have yet to throw away from my days on Friends," the actress, 47, says in a new interview with Vogue magazine. "My red squared-toe loafers might actually be making a comeback, that's awesome. See, it's coming back -- I knew it. I also have those nice high-waisted jeans. I'm so glad I didn't throw any of those out. I loved the '90s." While we all remember and love the time that Aniston...
- 4/2/2016
- by Christina Dugan, @Christina_Dugan
- PEOPLE.com
Watch out, Rachel Green, there's a new Rachel in town and she's already taken your seat. Actress Rachel Bilson gave the popular Friends set a visit yesterday (we're super jealous, too), and while being warped back into the world of the hit '90s sitcom, Bilson decided to make a coffee stop at the show's staple hangout spot Central Perk, where she took a breather on the famous orange couch to enjoy a cup of joe—and an obvious photo opp. Posing with mug in hand and a somber smile, Bilson paired the picture the absolute perfect caption: "Ross?" Given Bilson's spot-on Friends reference, we're guessing she's just as bummed as the rest of us to hear that a reunion...
- 4/2/2016
- E! Online
"Should I get bangs?" It's a question every woman faces in her lifetime, and more often than not, she goes for it. Who wouldn't want Rachel Green's side-swept bangs in the final season of Friends? Who wasn't intrigued by Zoë Deschanel's forehead bangs? We all were. Unfortunately, most of us can't pull them off (and we're still upset about it). Miley Cyrus recently got a new haircut and opted for bangs, but it looks like she's already regretting it. Taking to Instagram Wednesday, the "Wrecking Ball" singer shared a selfie where her hair is in a ponytail and her bangs are pinned back. "When you feel weird about yo new bangzzzzzzz ...... Practicing non attachment!...
- 3/30/2016
- E! Online
Courteney Cox almost played Rachel Green on Friends, so it's fitting that the actress would go on to try out her own version of "The Rachel" haircut. The former Cougar Town actress stepped out of Benjamin Salon in Los Angeles Tuesday, debuting fresh highlights and an even fresher cut. Cox donned a lob during the taping for Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows, which aired Sunday, so it's no wonder she waited until after the special aired to unveil her new 'do. While we definitely think she pulls it off, we're kind of surprised she went in this direction given how much Jennifer Aniston has gone on the record about how much she hated "The Rachel." Seeing as they're BFFs,...
- 2/24/2016
- E! Online
The cast of Friends - minus Matthew Perry - recently reunited for an NBC special, and the news has had a lot of fans freaking out. We first got a glimpse of the meetup from Kaley Cuoco, who shared a photo of her and her The Big Bang Theory castmates posing with Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow at the taping of the upcoming James Burrows tribute, and a video preview of the Friends cast doing an interview with Andy Cohen also hit the Internet this week. It wasn't long before fans noticed similarities between a snippet of the clip and a scene from a 2001 episode in which Joey brings Rachel as his date to the Soapie Awards. The cute throwback Gif made the rounds on Tumblr with a reference to "gal pal Rachel Green" - Jennifer Aniston's character hilariously gives herself the moniker...
- 2/5/2016
- by Brittney Stephens
- Popsugar.com
Before Jennifer Aniston was Rachel Green on Friends she was just a young actress on a short-lived show called Molloy. The Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik shared a throwback photo Thursday that probably beats every old pic to hit Instagram and Twitter considering it not only shows off Aniston pre-Friends but also because it reveals Bialik in her awkward phase. Basically, it has all the qualities of a legendary #Tbt. Thank you, 1990. "Yes this is me and Jennifer Aniston in my childhood bedroom. We did a show together before I did "Blossom." #tbt !!!," Bialik captioned the hilarious pic. She also shared it on her Twitter page. Bialik is wearing a black turtleneck sweater and is rocking...
- 12/3/2015
- E! Online
Who knew these two were Friends?
Mayim Bialik posted an epic #ThrowbackThursday photo of herself with a surprising A-lister: Jennifer Aniston!
"Yes this is me and Jennifer Aniston in my childhood bedroom. We did a show together before I did 'Blossom.' #tbt !!!" the Big Bang Theory star captioned her sepia-toned Instagram of the young actresses hugging and smiling.
Video: Justin Theroux Talks Married Life with Jennifer Aniston
Aniston, 46, and Bialik, 39, costarred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Molloy in 1990. The series told the story of 11-year-old child of divorce Molloy Martin (Bialik), who had to move from New York to...
Mayim Bialik posted an epic #ThrowbackThursday photo of herself with a surprising A-lister: Jennifer Aniston!
"Yes this is me and Jennifer Aniston in my childhood bedroom. We did a show together before I did 'Blossom.' #tbt !!!" the Big Bang Theory star captioned her sepia-toned Instagram of the young actresses hugging and smiling.
Video: Justin Theroux Talks Married Life with Jennifer Aniston
Aniston, 46, and Bialik, 39, costarred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Molloy in 1990. The series told the story of 11-year-old child of divorce Molloy Martin (Bialik), who had to move from New York to...
- 12/3/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- People.com - TV Watch
When it comes to cooking, Thanksgiving dinner is the Super Bowl.
But for every Ina Garten and Giada De Laurentiis on TV, there's a (fictional) "lethal chef" who could ruin Turkey Day.
Here, the TV characters who are sure to set any turkey aflame.
Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City
The woman uses her oven as sweater storage. Who wants to eat charred cashmere on Thanksgiving? No one, that's who.
Olivia Pope, Scandal
She can handle anything – except figuring out her kitchen. Sadly, popcorn and red wine does not make for a great Thanksgiving dinner.
Rachel Green, Friends
The only...
But for every Ina Garten and Giada De Laurentiis on TV, there's a (fictional) "lethal chef" who could ruin Turkey Day.
Here, the TV characters who are sure to set any turkey aflame.
Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City
The woman uses her oven as sweater storage. Who wants to eat charred cashmere on Thanksgiving? No one, that's who.
Olivia Pope, Scandal
She can handle anything – except figuring out her kitchen. Sadly, popcorn and red wine does not make for a great Thanksgiving dinner.
Rachel Green, Friends
The only...
- 11/27/2015
- by Diana Pearl, @dianapearl_
- People.com - TV Watch
When it comes to Thanksgiving episodes, nobody does them better than Friends … or do they?
For years, TV addicts everywhere turned to the Central Perk gang whenever they wanted to see turkey-related hijinks, hear loving descriptions of elaborate holiday feasts and watch the characters they love find their way in and out of complicated romances, flirtations, awkward situations and – in one memorable instance – an actual box.
But recently, one very weird, very loving family has made a move on that beloved family holiday, offering up its own set of strange traditions, unwanted guests and even a Thanksgiving song or two (yes,...
For years, TV addicts everywhere turned to the Central Perk gang whenever they wanted to see turkey-related hijinks, hear loving descriptions of elaborate holiday feasts and watch the characters they love find their way in and out of complicated romances, flirtations, awkward situations and – in one memorable instance – an actual box.
But recently, one very weird, very loving family has made a move on that beloved family holiday, offering up its own set of strange traditions, unwanted guests and even a Thanksgiving song or two (yes,...
- 11/26/2015
- by Julia Emmanuele, @julesemm
- People.com - TV Watch
Friends ran on NBC from September, 1994 until May, 2004, for 238 episodes, over the course of ten seasons. While the network would have continued the series, the cast decided ten seasons was a good place to stop, effectively cancelling the show.
Today, Friends lives on in syndicated reruns, as well as on Netflix, not to mention in fans' hearts. One eagle-eyed binge watcher got a gander of something fans never thought they'd see: someone other than Jennifer Aniston playing Rachel Green. Read More…...
Today, Friends lives on in syndicated reruns, as well as on Netflix, not to mention in fans' hearts. One eagle-eyed binge watcher got a gander of something fans never thought they'd see: someone other than Jennifer Aniston playing Rachel Green. Read More…...
- 11/17/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
If you were anywhere near the Internet this week, you might have seen a very unsettling story about the accidental inclusion of a stand-in on Friends. If you're like us, you may have squinted, stared intently, and decided that the woman who briefly replaced Rachel Green looks awfully familiar. That's because she does look like someone we've seen before. Or, more specifically, someone we see on a pretty regular basis. Upon closer inspection of the subject, we've decided that the lady in question is none other than the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. Either that, or she's a seriously convincing doppelgänger. Don't believe us? Read on for the evidence.
- 11/15/2015
- by Ryan Roschke
- Popsugar.com
Eagle eyes! Jennifer Aniston was replaced by a stand-in on an episode of Friends, and it wasn’t until recently that a particular fan noticed. Jordan D’Amico took to the website RecentlyHeard to document his stealthy observation. He explained that during a marathon viewing, he noticed that Aniston — who played Rachel Green — was replaced during one scene in the Season 9 episode entitled “The One With the Mugging.” “Only a few minutes into the episode, an enthusiastic Rachel rushes into Monica’s apartment to tell Joey that he [...]...
- 11/13/2015
- Us Weekly
James Franco tackles more TV institutions and the A-list actresses that star in them. In TheWrap’s exclusive preview of a new episode of his AOL Original Series “Making A Scene,” Franco takes on the NBC juggernaut “Friends” — playing both Jennifer Aniston‘s Rachel Green and Matt LeBlanc‘s Joey Tribbiani. Watch Franco rock the “Rachel” cut and dancing to the “Friends” theme song here. Also Read: Scott Haze, James Franco Discuss Their New La Theater, Upcoming Projects (Exclusive) He and a group of graduate students combined the characters of the series with a major television trope — the “Very Special Episode.
- 10/20/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
Ross + Jane forever? Jane Krakowski hit the 2015 Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, and dropped a major pop-culture bombshell. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star, 46, told E!'s Giuliana Rancic that she auditioned for the part of Rachel Green on Friends. Say what?! "I, like almost every actor in the world, auditioned for Friends," Krakowski said. "I wish I had gotten that one. I actually auditioned for Rachel and didn't go very far." The actress, wearing a Bibhu Mohapatra gown, joked that her business manager was "very [...]...
- 9/20/2015
- Us Weekly
Could this Be any more terrifying!? Friends will always be there for you — in your nightmares. That's because the people behind WorldWideInterweb traded in smelly cats for something far worse. A new video reimagines the hit NBC series as a horror movie trailer, which would make for a great conversation starter at Central Perk. Dead Friends: "Friends" Recut As A Horror Movie... by worldwideinterweb The hilarious black-and-white clip titled "Dead Friends" features all six characters: Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Chandler [...]...
- 9/11/2015
- Us Weekly
This week’s So You Think You Can Dance practically deserved its own post on Craigslist.
You were the All-Star wearing beige who kept gesticulating wildly with your arms… I was the Team Stage dancer trying to keep my head above water in a complicated routine… You were Medusa, and how the heck am I supposed to make that work?
Yes, I’m exaggerating a wee bit, and no, I am not Michael Slezak. (More on that in a moment.) But the gulf that existed between some of this season’s Top 8 and their All-Star partners was considerable as the week’s routines unfolded,...
You were the All-Star wearing beige who kept gesticulating wildly with your arms… I was the Team Stage dancer trying to keep my head above water in a complicated routine… You were Medusa, and how the heck am I supposed to make that work?
Yes, I’m exaggerating a wee bit, and no, I am not Michael Slezak. (More on that in a moment.) But the gulf that existed between some of this season’s Top 8 and their All-Star partners was considerable as the week’s routines unfolded,...
- 8/25/2015
- TVLine.com
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