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Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)

Lisa Kudrow

Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)

Team Coco

Society & Culture

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Like many of us, Ted Danson had never seen anyone like Lisa Kudrow when she first burst onto the scene. He asks her about her memorable appearance on Cheers, navigating Friends fame, being a trailblazer for quirky people, and how evolutionary biology was actually her first love before acting and comedy. Bonus: Ted reveals his early struggles playing Sam Malone on Cheers. Like watching your podcasts? Visit http://youtube.com/teamcoco to see full episodes.

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0:00.0

I don't go online and then never again.

0:03.4

Yeah I knew I couldn't handle it.

0:05.4

Oh no I couldn't do it.

0:07.0

Well two of them are sexy that other one yeah no blah and I just went, what? Well, all right. Hey everyone welcome back to where everybody knows your name.

0:25.0

Today I'm talking with Lisa Kudro, an amazing actor who we've all seen over the years

0:31.5

and fallen in love with how talented she is.

0:34.6

Maybe it was her role as Phoebe on Friends,

0:37.1

for which she won an Emmy,

0:38.4

or maybe you saw her in Romey in Michelle's High School reunion or the comeback.

0:43.8

You know, the first time I saw her was really up close, was on an episode of Cheers,

0:50.3

and all of us, the entire cast were going wait a minute what is that where did she come

0:56.0

from it was so amazing so unique and different than you know most performances

1:01.2

you were seeing those days.

1:02.6

So I was a huge fan from the moment I met her.

1:05.6

She's now starring in a new Apple TV plus series

1:08.7

that's out now called Time Bandants.

1:11.6

It's based on the book by Terry Gilliam of Monte Python fame, which means it's right up my alley.

1:18.8

Here she is, ladies and gentlemen, Lisa Kudro. I'm always a little embarrassed to see you when we bump into each other in public and I don't know why and I get kind of tongue tied and probably because I really

1:35.2

love your work and all of that. Yeah. Wow. You actually once had to go hello Ted.

1:42.4

I did? Because I was standing there being a wall. actually once had to go, hello Ted.

1:42.5

I did.

1:43.1

Because I was standing there being a wallflower.

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