Jennifer Aniston has said that “an entire generation” will look back on “Friends” episodes and find them “offensive”.
aniston Says culture has changed dramatically since the days of the hit sitcoms of the 1990s and early 2000s.
It has become “tricky,” she told AFP in Paris, because “you have to be very careful, it’s really hard for comedians because the beauty of comedy is that we can make fun of ourselves, make fun of ourselves.” Life”.
The 54-year-old star said people used to be able to “make jokes about paranoia and laugh – it was hysterical”.
Reflecting on the show, Aniston added: “There’s a whole generation, kids, who now look back at episodes of ‘Friends’ and find them distasteful.
“There are some things that were never intended, and some that… well, we should think about it – but I don’t think it was as sensitive back then as it is now.”
The actress, who is promoting her new comedy film “Murder Mystery 2,” adam sandler Say, “We can’t take ourselves too seriously.
“Everyone needs humor! The world needs humor!”
The show has come under scrutiny over the years for its lack of diversity and the presence of more black and Asian characters.
David Crane and Marta Kauffman created the hit show about the lives of six 20-something friends living in Manhattan, New York.
In 2020, co-creator Kaufman admitted she was “not doing enough” to encourage diversity in the hit TV comedy.
it featured a star Courteney Cox, aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer – All white.
Said at a TV festival that year, Kaufman says: “I wish I knew then what I know today. I’m sorry, I just wish I knew then what I know now. I would have made a very different decision.
“I mean, we’ve always encouraged diversity in our company, but I haven’t done enough, and now all I can think about is, what can I do?”
Friends at the 2002 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.Image: Associated Press
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Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay, defends the show It’s “very progressive.”
She told The Sunday Times in 2020 that fans should view the show as a “time capsule” and said it would be “completely different” now.
She said: “Well, it’s definitely not going to be an all-white cast. I’m not sure what else, but to me it should be seen as a time capsule and not because they did something wrong.”
The popular sitcom ran for 10 seasons between 1994 and 2004 and won numerous awards, including a Golden Globe for Outstanding Performance by a Show and an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series.