# Friends reunion in May **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [February 22, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343 "2020-02-22T12:21:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343/61 "2021-06-04T14:44:59Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Yes, his comments about how anxious he would get if his lines didn’t get a laugh was quite telling. It wasn’t just a passing quip; I believe he said something like “I wanted to die. It was definitely not healthy” > [@MrAtoz](#): > > I thought one of the most revelatory moments of the reunion–and I’m a little surprised that it hasn’t gotten more attention–was Perry confessing that he got very depressed if the studio audience didn’t laugh at one of his lines as much as he was expecting, that he felt like he was going to die if he couldn’t get people to laugh. Lisa Kudrow said “You never told us that.” It speaks to the kind of pressure he was feeling, even while starring on the biggest show on TV at the time. Yeah, this sounds like far more than typical job oriented pressure that many people may feel. I don’t think he was being dramatic, that was some of the reality coming through. He can be quite funny, and he might otherwise be a wonderful person, but I can all too well understand how the things you can’t control about yourself can still haunt you even as you find success that others envy. The whole world can look very different when seen through the other side of another’s eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343/62 "2021-06-04T14:47:56Z")
That’s certainly true. Even professional success beyond your wildest dreams is no guarantee of happiness and fulfillment. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343/63 "2021-06-21T20:20:13Z")
Gunther gonna die. > **[‘Probably going to get me’: James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on...](https://www.wspa.com/entertainment-news/probably-going-to-get-me-friends-actor-says-he-has-prostate-cancer/)** > > James Michael Tyler, the actor who played Gunther on “Friends,” has announced he has stage 4 prostate cancer, sharing his story in hopes of saving others. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343/64 "2021-06-21T20:44:45Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Hankin was indeed the junkyard guy. Perhaps you’re thinking of [Robert Forster](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001233/), the vacuum cleaner repairman/disappearer? He died not long after filming the Breaking Bad movie _El Camino._ No, it would have been someone that looked like Larry, not someone he was in something else with. I’ve been familiar with Robert Forster since Jackie Brown. To me, he’s never been one of those ‘actors that pop up here and there but I don’t know their names’, but he pops up on those lists from time to time. I probably just misremembered. > [@MrAtoz](#): > > I thought one of the most revelatory moments of the reunion–and I’m a little surprised that it hasn’t gotten more attention–was Perry confessing that he got very depressed if the studio audience didn’t laugh at one of his lines as much as he was expecting Something I’ve mentioned in the past is that when I watch Friends bloopers, when someone does something wrong and everyone laughs about it, Matt would do the exact same thing, but hugely exaggerated on the next take. For example, Courtney accidentally glanced at the camera, on the next take Matt said his entire line into the camera (breaking the 4th wall style) until someone noticed. While not specifically addressing that, he did bring up the behavior mentioning that if someone did something that got a laugh he had to make sure he got a laugh as well. In fact, they played the scene with Joey tripping trying to find his mark and it included a great example of Chandler trying monopolize on Joey doing something funny (Chandler running in and sitting in his chair first). ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343/65 "2021-06-21T20:53:35Z")
I would probably have put it in a better tone, but sad to see. I had been wondering why he wasn’t at the reunion in person. A person in his condition probably would not have wanted to go out to begin with, let alone during a pandemic. Here’s hoping anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343/66 "2021-06-22T20:00:07Z")
Yes, here’s a full recovery for the poor guy, if at all possible. Always enjoyed him as Gunther. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343/67 "2021-07-06T22:13:45Z")
“Here’s to,” that is. And see: > **[David Schwimmer Ripped By ‘Friends’ Monkey Trainer: “He Just Really Resented...](https://decider.com/2021/07/06/david-schwimmer-ripped-by-friends-monkey-trainer/)** > > “I have never ever watched Friends because of Schwimmer’s comments about the monkeys,” Marcel’s trainer said. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343/68 "2021-07-17T03:35:02Z")
I finally got around to watching this tonight. I tend to be uncynical about these things and go along for the ride, and I enjoyed it end to end, and teared up in some places. Their obvious affection for each other, and the sort of rhythm they strike when they’re all talking together, are just very fun to watch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-reunion-in-may/848343.md?page=3)