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Kelsey Grammer Explains Why Lisa Kudrow Was Fired From ‘Frasier’

Putting an end to streaming television’s glaring lack of sherry consumption and farcical misunderstandings, the reboot of Frasier returns for its second season this week. Fans should be pleased that Peri Gilpin is returning as Roz Doyle, following her brief appearance in last year’s finale. Hopefully, Frasier will spend all 10 episodes of Season Two apologizing to Roz for being such a dick in the ‘90s.

In order to promote the show, Gilpin and Money Plane star Kelsey Grammer recently sat for an interview with The Daily Beast. And it wasn’t long before Lisa Kudrow’s name came up, owing to the fact that the Friends actress was originally cast as Roz.

Here’s What Burt Reynolds Thought of Norm Macdonald’s Turd Ferguson Impression

Norm Macdonald’s most popular impression on Saturday Night Live was Burt Reynolds, the ‘70s action-comedy star who… Wait, what’s this? Mr. Reynolds has entered a new name on the podium. He’d now like to be referred to as “Turd Ferguson.”

By his own admission, Macdonald wasn’t much of a sketch comedian, preferring to stay behind the Weekend Update desk and deliver one-liners. But he made an exception when it came to Reynolds. “I knew that if I did an impression of him it would get a laugh because he has such great comic timing and delivery,” Macdonald told Paste Magazine in 2018 after Reynolds’ passing.

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