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Lisa Kudrow Says Today’s Multi-Cam Sitcoms Play It Too Safe

Her returning HBO series The Comeback now satirizes AI-written scripts.

Overview

  • Kudrow, in Interview Magazine coverage published Sunday, said new multi-camera comedies feel cautious and left her “not drawn” to them.
  • She argued writers avoid jokes that might make viewers uncomfortable and said the strongest laughs come from surprise.
  • She contrasted newer shows with 30 Rock, Seinfeld and Friends, which she called funnier and better written, citing her decade on Friends and a 1998 Emmy.
  • Deadline reported that The Comeback’s third season includes a sitcom within the show that is secretly written by an AI program.
  • The Comeback debuted in 2005, returned in 2014, and its new season premiered last month on HBO.