Lisa Kudrow is more than Phoebe from Friends and these roles are proof

1. The Comeback

Lisa Kudrow was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for her work n The Comeback.

Just a few years after wrapping up Friends, Lisa Kudrow was back on television. Leading the cast of HBO’s The Comeback in 2005, she joined hands with Sex and The City producer Michael Patrick King and created a hilarious sitcom that took a dig at the inner workings of Hollywood. Lisa’s character in the show was a has-been actor who is trying to make a comeback into the business. The show was a satire on the entertainment industry where Lisa’s character is struggling with the culture of ageism. The show returned with a second season in 2014. It has been reported that the show might return for a third season as well.

2. Web Therapy

Web Therapy last for four seasons.

While Web Therapy released in 2011, the show fits the current climate perfectly. Here, Lisa plays Fiona Wallice a woman who offers therapy sessions via the internet. Lisa’s character avoids dealing with her own issues which are creating havoc in her life, but she is too narcissistic to even acknowledge them. Web Therapy ran for four seasons.

3. Feel Good

Lisa Kudrow played the role of Mae’s mother Linda here. While Linda has a short appearance throughout the two seasons of the series, she provides a bit of dry humour that fits the show perfectly. Linda appears disinterested and even harsh at times, but as the show progresses you realise that she is only trying to guard herself.

4. The Good Place

Lisa appears only in the last season of The Good Place but her presence makes a strong impact on the show. She played Hypatia of Alexandria who has lived in the real ‘Good Place’ for a long time and presents the problem of everyone becoming a happiness zombie. Her character questions the goal of the show as until this point, we are made to believe that reaching the ‘Good Place’ is the destination. Lisa had a cameo here and it made a strong impact in a show which was great on many levels.

5. Bojack Horseman

Lisa’s Wanda Pierce was the main love interest of Bojack Horseman in the show’s second season. Wanda is shown to have woken up from a coma after twenty long years so when she falls in love with the self-destructive Bojack, she likes him despite who he is. Wanda’s simple, non-complicated outlook towards life is a breath of fresh air in a show where everyone is consumed with their troubles.