‘Twilight’ Star: What It's Like to Hit on Lisa Kudrow

Obsessed: The Podcast

The Daily Beast

Tv & Film

4.5 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Obsessed, hosts Kevin Fallon and Dan Bucatinsky continue their rewatch of The Comeback with a special guest: Kellan Lutz, who played the lovable Chris MacNess. Lutz reflects on landing one of his first major acting roles alongside Lisa Kudrow, sharing behind-the-scenes memories of the show and how the experience helped launch his career. The conversation also dives into Chris’s funniest and most memorable moments—from early-season chaos on “Room and Board” to his confident movie-star return years later. Along the way, Lutz opens up about Hollywood, gratitude, and why revisiting the series still means so much to him. Follow Kevin Fallon on Instagram ⁠@kpfallon⁠ Follow Matt Wilstein on Instagram ⁠@mattjwilstein⁠ New episodes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; ⁠early drops on YouTube⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My mom did not like that I, through college, sort of a way to pursue this acting thing,
0:06.3	until I booked this show and she found out that Lisa M.F. Kudrow was on this show.
0:14.7	She has the lead, that she's like, okay, my son's going to do well.
0:19.7	Like, he's on Lisa's this show.
0:23.7	Hello, and welcome to another episode of Obsess the Podcast.
0:28.1	Wait, Kevin, Kevin, listen, you, you didn't say hello, hello, hello, like the special
0:34.7	little welcome that you give to our comeback rewatch podcast. Oh my gosh.
0:39.3	You got to say it. The shame I, Valerie Teresh would be so ashamed. Hello, hello, hello. This is
0:45.2	obsessed the podcast and we are here to do another comeback rewatch. I'm Kevin Fallon here to guide you
0:51.5	through all the TV shows, movies and celebrity hoopla that we think is unmissable. I'm here with my co-host, Dan Bukotinsky. Hi, Dan. Hi, Kevin. Thanks for having me yet again. This is such a blast. Yes, as a reminder, we've been doing these once a week. We're bringing on our favorite actors from the show, getting all the behind-the-scenes scoop and their favorite stories from filming it.
1:13.5	And as a reminder, you can watch seasons one and two right now on HBO Max.
1:18.1	They're hilarious.
1:19.4	Go do it.
1:20.2	Yes.
1:20.9	This is the perfect time to catch up on season one and season two because they've just announced season three premieres March 22nd on HBO Max.
1:28.7	So watch the series from the beginning and you'll catch up as faster than you think.
1:33.0	Yes.
1:34.0	And Dan, our guest today was such a delight.
1:37.1	Oh my gosh, it was so great.
1:38.4	Kellyn Lutz.
1:39.6	He's just a find.
1:41.3	He was like, it was one of his first jobs ever.
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