The
creators
of

Friends

wish


Matthew
Perry

was
still
here
for
them. 

Marta
Kauffman

and


David
Crane,
along
with
the
series’
executive
producer


Kevin
Bright,
recently
discussed
the
show’s
upcoming
30th
anniversary
Sept.
22
and
how
Perry’s
death
has
changed
the
way
they
see
it.

“It’s
a
huge
loss,”
Kauffman
reflected
to



Today

in
a
Sept.
19
segment.
“It
does
make
the
30th
a
little
fraught.”

She
added,
“He
made
us
laugh
every
day—David
always
said
he
was
the
funniest
man
in
the
room.”

Meanwhile,
Bright
reflected
on
Perry’s
struggle
with
addiction
throughout
his
career,
which
the
late
actor
was
very
open
about
toward
the
end
of
his
life.
The
producer
noted
that
he
had
been
doing
well
at
the
show’s
2021
reunion. 

“He
had
been
fighting
the
good
fight
for
so
long,”
Bright
added.
“It
really
did
feel
like
from
the
reunion
that
he
had
found
some
peace.”

Of
course,
the
creators
and
producer
also
reflected
on
how
special
the
show
and
the
rest
of
the
cast,
including


Jennifer
Aniston,


Matt
LeBlanc,


Courteney
Cox,


David
Schwimmer

and


Lisa
Kudrow,

was
to
its
success.