Jennifer Aniston has stated there’s a “whole generation” of people who find themselves going to look again at Friends episodes and discover them “offensive”.
Aniston stated the tradition has modified dramatically because the days of the hit sitcom within the Nineties to early 2000s.
Speaking to AFP in Paris she stated it has turn out to be “tricky” as a result of “you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life”.
The 54-year-old star stated prior to now folks may joke “about a bigot and have a laugh – that was hysterical”.
Reflecting on the present, Aniston added: “There’s an entire era of individuals, youngsters, who are actually going again to episodes of Friends and discover them offensive.
“There were things that were never intentional and others… well, we should have thought it through – but I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now.”
The actress, who’s in the course of selling her new comedy film, Murder Mystery 2, with Adam Sandler stated, “we can’t take ourselves too seriously.
“Everybody wants humorous! The world wants humour!”
Over the years, the present has come below a lot scrutiny for its lack of variety and for not that includes extra black and Asian characters.
The hit present adopted the lives of six associates of their 20s dwelling in Manhattan, New York and was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman.
In 2020, co-creator Kauffman admitted she “didn’t do enough” to encourage variety on the hit TV comedy.
It featured stars Courteney Cox, Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer – who’re all white.
Speaking at a TV pageant that 12 months, Kauffman stated: “I wish I knew then what I know today. Sorry, I just wish I knew then what I know now. I would’ve made very different decisions.
“I imply, we have all the time inspired folks of variety in our firm, however I did not do sufficient and now all I can take into consideration is, what can I do?”
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Kudrow who performed Phoebe Buffay defended the present and stated it was “very progressive”.
She instructed The Sunday Times in 2020 that followers ought to take a look at the present as a “time capsule”, saying it will be “completely different” now.
She stated: “Well, it would not be an all-white cast, for sure. I’m not sure what else, but, to me, it should be looked at as a time capsule, not for what they did wrong.”
The widespread sitcom went on for 10 seasons between 1994-2004 and received many awards, together with the Golden Globe for finest efficiency and Emmy for excellent comedy collection.
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