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Friends at 25: Producer Kevin S. Bright looks back on the success of the hit sitcom

Kevin S. Bright, one of the executive producers of Friends, shares why he thinks the show is still so wildly popular today.
The cast of Friends. From top left: Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston. (Getty Images)

Twenty-five years ago this week, Friends premiered on TV. There's been a lot of discussion recently about how the show has aged, but it's undeniable that the sitcom had a huge cultural impact throughout the '90s and early 2000s. Kevin S. Bright, one of the executive producers of Friends, joined q's Tom Power back in 2017 to talk about why the show has remained so popular long after its series finale.

— Produced by Emma Godmere