Lisa Kudrow, of Friends fame, recently exposed the dark reality of the disturbing atmosphere the writers created on the show's set. In an April interview with The Times, the actor candidly shed light on the "mean stuff going on behind the scenes." Kudrow noted that among the 12-15 staff in the writers' room, most were men who frequently made derogatory comments about the Friends' main female cast, which included Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Kudrow herself. Lisa Kudrow says that male writers often made derogatory comments about Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and herself.