NBC’s sensational sitcom Friends is still one of the most beloved television shows to date all thanks to its relatable storylines and hilarious characters — James Burrows, however, doesn’t consider one character to be exactly a barrel of laughs.The acclaimed director, who has worked on hits such as Friends, Frasier, Will & Grace, Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, has recently released his memoir Directed by James Burrows, where he took readers behind the scenes of numerous beloved shows. Burrows, who directed 15 episodes of Friends, also revealed one character that he himself never liked and wanted to recast, and that’s Ross Geller’s second wife, Emily Waltham, played by Helen Baxendale, according to Radio Times.The director described the actress as “nice, but not particularly funny” — at least not in the Friends sense of funny — and stated that she didn’t make her on-screen husband David Schwimmer’s job any easier due to their lack of chemistry. “Schwimmer had no one to bounce off. It was like clapping with one hand,” he wrote.RELATED: Former Friends Writer Says Working on the Sitcom Wasn’t Great
NBC’s sensational sitcom Friends is still one of the most beloved television shows to date all thanks to its relatable storylines and hilarious characters — James Burrows, however, doesn’t consider one character to be exactly a barrel of laughs.
The acclaimed director, who has worked on hits such as Friends, Frasier, Will & Grace, Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, has recently released his memoir Directed by James Burrows, where he took readers behind the scenes of numerous beloved shows. Burrows, who directed 15 episodes of Friends, also revealed one character that he himself never liked and wanted to recast, and that’s Ross Geller’s second wife, Emily Waltham, played by Helen Baxendale, according to Radio Times.
The director described the actress as “nice, but not particularly funny” — at least not in the Friends sense of funny — and stated that she didn’t make her on-screen husband David Schwimmer’s job any easier due to their lack of chemistry. “Schwimmer had no one to bounce off. It was like clapping with one hand,” he wrote.
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