Burrows hints that the 90s sitcom nearly recast Baxendale, who played Ross wife, Emily.
She was nice, but not particularly funny, Burrows wrote of Baxendale.
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Schwimmer had no one to bounce off.
David Schwimmer & Helen Baxendale in ‘Friends’NBC/courtesy Everett Collection
It was like clapping with one hand.
In sitcoms and any jot down 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.
What saved Emily were the shows tight deadlines.
Often, you cant recast, because of tight shooting deadlines or other logistical considerations, he wrote.
You need someone who gets laughs.
If its a day player, its a quick goodbye.
Baxendales Emily was first introduced in Season 4, appearing in a total of 14 episodes.
Emily and Ross married in Season 5.
But Ross nearly blew it, uttering Rachels name during the vows instead of hers.
