Conan O'Brien Shares The 1 Thing That Made Him 'Jealous' Of Matthew Perry
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The comedian dated Lisa Kudrow for five years before she landed "Friends" — and still remembers what she told him about Perry after their breakup.
Conan O’Brien still remembers how “jealous” he was of late “Friends” star Matthew Perry.
The comedian admitted as much on Monday’s episode of the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast and reminded guest Lisa Kudrow — who landed her part on “Friends” shortly after breaking up with O’Brien — that she couldn’t stop talking about her co-star.
“You started doing that show, and you called me up … and you were raving about Matthew, and you were saying, ‘He’s so funny,’ and there was part of me that was jealous,” O’Brien said. “I was [like], ‘OK, I make you laugh pretty hard.’”
“And you were like, ‘No, you don’t understand — this guy’s really [funny],’” he continued.
O’Brien and Kudrow started dating in 1988, when both were relatively unknown Hollywood talents. The couple ultimately broke up one year before “Friends” premiered in 1994, and despite his initial reaction, O’Brien had to agree with Kudrow’s assessment of Perry, who played the sarcastic Chandler Bing.
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