Lisa Kudrow has revealed that the Friends cast still earns around $20 million a year in residual payments, more than two decades after the show ended. Kudrow confirmed the figure during an interview with The Times of London, joking it was “because Phoebe Buffay was so great.” The six lead actors famously negotiated their salaries as a group throughout the show’s 10 season run, starting at $22,500 per episode and eventually reaching $1 million each by the final seasons. The show continues to air in syndication on Nick at Nite and TBS in the United States and remains one of the most watched comfort shows in the UK. Kudrow also opened up about rewatching the series after the death of Matthew Perry in 2023, saying it was the first time she truly appreciated how great the show was. She praised each of her co-stars individually, calling Perry “a genius” and adding that “whatever any of us do in the future, we will never experience something like that again.” #reelheadline #pubity #viral