Friends director James Burrow has branded actress Helen Baxendale 'not funny' revealing that he wanted to recast her during her time filming the popular sitcom
Cold Feet actress Helen Baxendale has been labelled "nice but not funny" by Friends director James Burrow, who worked with the actress on the fourth series of the popular sitcom.
Reflecting on his time directing the show in his memoir Directed by James Burrows, James wrote that while Helen was "nice", she didn't have much comedic energy, and other cast members struggled in scenes with her as they "had no one to bounce off." "In sitcoms and any type of romantic comedy, the funny is just as important as the chemistry. We discovered that any new girlfriend for Ross needed to be as funny as Rachel.
Helen ended up leaving the show earlier than she and producers had originally intended after she announced that she was expecting her first child and wanted to move home to the UK.
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