NEW YORK (AP) — James Burrows loves sitcoms, and he should. The 81-year-old has directed more than 1,000 episodes of TV sitcoms, including fan favorites such as “Friends,” “Cheers,” and Will & Grace." ...

Actor Matthew Perry had a lot in common with his "Friends" character Chandler Bing, including a witty, inventive delivery, ...

Director James Burrows said the magic behind Friends came down to the cast, but also the fact that, at the time, the cast was relatively unknown. Burrows said having an unknown cast, with serious ...

Friends director James Burrows revealed the reason Emily was written out of the show. Why was Emily removed from Friends? Burrows cited the performance of actress Helen Baxendale as why Emily was ...

NEW YORK -- Jennifer Aniston calls James "Jimmy" Burrows an American treasure, but the master of the TV sitcom has never been as famous as the shows he directed, including "Friends," "Frasier," "Will ...

The storied television director spoke on the 'Today' show about the immense loss of Perry, who died at age 54. By Jackie Strause Managing Editor, East Coast Looking back on the very first episode of ...

Friends director James Burrows never found Helen Baxendale, who played Ross Geller’s wife, “particularly funny,” and felt she lacked chemistry with actor David Schwimmer. That’s one of the revelations ...

NBC celebrated the director with "Must See TV: An All-Star Tribute to James Burrows" on Sunday night. A scene from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in which "Happy omemaker" Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White) ...

Former Friends director James Burrows recalls a transformative trip he took with the cast to Las Vegas in his upcoming memoir Directed by James Burrows For the cast of Friends, what happened in Vegas ...