Lisa Kudrow, left, performs "Smelly Cat" as 'Friends' c0-star Courteney Cox laughs during the "Rock a Little, Feed a Lot" benefit concert for Feeding America.
Photograph by: Matt Sayles
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The 45-year-old actress - who played kooky masseuse Phoebe on the US TV show – believes a big screen reunion is unlikely because “everyone is busy”.

Referring to the show's original writer-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, Lisa said: “I guess they don't think it's a good idea? It would be fun, but I don't know. How? Why? Really? Everyone is busy!"

Lisa previously admitted it would be “fun” to shoot a movie if the other main cast members wanted to.

She said: “If there was a way to figure it out then it could happen."

Courteney Cox-Arquette – who played Monica on the show – was reportedly desperate to star in a movie version too.

A source said: "Courteney has already spoken to a lot of the old gang and most of them are eager to do it. Courteney has seen the success of the 'Sex and the City' movie and is sure a 'Friends' movie would be even bigger."

The six regular cast members of ‘Friends’ – Courteney, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Lisa – were made into global stars by the series, which ended in 2004.

By the time of its last run they had been earning up to $1 million per episode.