{"id":49649,"date":"2024-04-16T12:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T10:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2025641"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:30:38","slug":"friends-actress-recalls-producer-yelling-at-co-star-on-set-youre-not-funny","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/friends-actress-recalls-producer-yelling-at-co-star-on-set-youre-not-funny\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends actress recalls producer \u2018yelling\u2019 at co-star on set: \u201cYou\u2019re not funny\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olivia Williams guest starred in Friends for the season 4 finale. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 16 April 2024 at 10:12 AM<\/p>

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It\u2019s the sitcom that may have aired its final episode back in 2004, but Friends<\/a> remains one of the big comfort watches and comedies of our time.<\/p>\n

Lasting 10 seasons and with an iconic cast that included the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and the late Matthew Perry, Friends holds a sweet spot in many people\u2019s hearts \u2013 aside from guest star Olivia Williams.<\/p>\n

Known for her portrayal of Camilla Parker Bowles in The Crown<\/a>, Williams also guest starred in Friends as Felicity in the two-part season 4 finale but called her time on the show \u201charrowing\u201d and \u201calarming\u201d.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Independent<\/a>, Williams opened up about her experience on the set of the hit comedy, saying: \u201cWell, just as an example, I was taken to the studio in a shared car with a wonderful actress whose character, I think, was called \u2018Old Woman\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt one point, a producer \u2013 who shall remain nameless \u2013 just yelled at her: \u2018You\u2019re not funny!\u2019 And she didn\u2019t come back the next day. So that was alarming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Olivia Williams as Felicity, Helen Baxendale as Emily Waltham, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, and Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in Friends.<\/span><\/figcaption> Joseph Del Valle\/NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

She continued: \u201cOh, and Friends was a brand<\/em>, and you had to fit the\u00a0brand<\/em>. You go into hair and make-up and you\u2019re told, \u2018There\u2019s a look here, this is what we do.\u2019 And that involved, essentially, plucking off all of your eyebrows.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams revealed that she politely \u201cbegged\u201d in the make-up chair, saying: \u201cLiterally, \u2018Please don\u2019t take my eyebrows off, I might need them in another job!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cBut yes, that\u2019s the sense in which it was harrowing.\u201d<\/p>\n

RadioTimes.com<\/a> has approached Warner Bros for comment.<\/p>

Williams starred in the well-known season 4 finale as one of Emily\u2019s bridesmaids in The One With Ross\u2019s Wedding. The double episode saw Ross and Emily about to get hitched but infamously, Ross said Rachel\u2019s name at the altar, resulting in the ending of Ross and Emily\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n

Aside from her role in Friends, Williams is known for her roles in Emma, Counterpart and of course The Crown as Camilla Parker Bowles. Williams is also set to star in Dune: Prophecy<\/a>, a television spin-off of Denis Villeneuve\u2019s Dune film franchise where she will star as Tula Harkonnen.<\/p>\n

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