ENCORE: The One Where We Say Goodbye to Matthew Perry
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4.0 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
It’s always sad when we have to say goodbye to a “friend.” Hollywood was recently rocked by the news that “Friends” star Matthew Perry had died at the age of 54. Not only was Matthew an incredibly gifted actor, he also helped a lot of people who struggled with addiction - just as he had throughout his life. Celeb tributes poured in for the man who made Chandler Bing one of the most beloved TV characters of all time. And as much as his memory warms our hearts, we still can’t believe that he’s gone.
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| 0:00.0 | So Arisha, one of our favorite things about hosting Rich and Daily is that it gives us a chance to talk about all of our favorite celebs. |
| 0:06.2 | Absolutely, but then there are those very sad days that we have to talk about them in ways we hoped we would never have to. |
| 0:13.4 | Yeah, which is the case today. |
| 0:15.2 | The world lost Matthew Perry in 2023 and his death hit |
| 0:19.1 | really a lot of us hard because we were kind of raised on him, you know? |
| 0:23.0 | Yeah, 100%, but even though Maddie, as his friends called him, is gone. |
| 0:27.4 | He definitely is not going to be forgotten. |
| 0:29.9 | Not only does he leave behind an incredible comedy and acting legacy, but maybe even more importantly, one as an advocate too. |
| 0:37.0 | A man with big-time comedy chops and an even bigger heart, Riches this week as we revisit some of our most popular episodes from |
| 0:44.1 | 2023, please join us as we celebrate the incredible life of Matthew Perry. Wruh. I really don't want to do this episode. It's so sad. But there is truly nothing more devastating than having to say a final |
| 1:06.2 | goodbye to a good friend. I know especially when their life is cut drastically |
| 1:11.8 | short and they're taken from us way way too soon. |
| 1:15.0 | Way too soon and over the weekend we got some truly heartbreaking news about |
| 1:20.8 | one of our favorite friends. We're saying goodbye to Matthew Perry, |
| 1:24.8 | aka Miss Chenandler Bong, who died on Saturday. Yeah and even though Matthew |
| 1:30.4 | battled plenty of personal demons for a while, |
| 1:33.0 | his death still comes as a huge shock to everyone. |
| 1:36.4 | I still am like processing it. |
| 1:39.2 | Like I can't believe it. |
| 1:40.9 | And now loving tributes are pouring in from family, friends and |
| 1:45.1 | fans. Yep this is going to be a really hard one from Wundery. I'm |
| 1:49.2 | Aresha Skidmore Williams and I'm Brooks Diffran it's Monday |
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