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Matthew Perry is coming home.

At the network upfronts in NYC, the star of NBC’s new fall comedy Go On told us that it feels “oddly familiar” after his years on the network’s hit sitcom Friends.

He’s also feeling…purple?!

Read on to find out what he means—as well as why he’s “kind of glad” his ABC comedy Mr. Sunshine didn’t succeed and whether he agrees with former costars Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc that a Friends reunion is “never going to happen.”

“I always like to think of myself as being the purple feather” in the NBC Peacock, Perry deadpanned when we asked about his homecoming.

He definitely deserves a feather in his cap after 10 seasons playing Chandler Bing on one of the network’s most successful series.

Unfortunately, his last two TV outings, Studio 60 and Mr. Sunshine, didn’t, um, go on as long. But, he told us candidly, “I was kind of glad Sunshine didn’t go as long…I was in charge of that show. Now I’m just an actor again and it’s nice.”

Go On “is about a guy named Ryan King who looks a lot like me,” Perry joked. “He is a sportscaster who loses his wife in tragic way and is forced to go to group therapy, where there’s a bunch of kooky characters…Zany hilariousness ensues.” As for more zaniness to come from the Friends gang, Perry calls his costars’ comments “probably a fair assessment.” But he didn’t completely shoot it down, saying his answer is really “I don’t know.”

To hear more comedic stylings from Perry and his Go On costar Laura Benanti, watch the video above!

Source: EOnline

Matthew Perry has scored a recurring role on the CBS drama “The Good Wife,” playing “an extremely charming Chicago attorney” with possible shady motives.

The former “Friends” star’s guest run will begin on March 25.

Perry’s character, Mike, is “tasked with heading up a blue-ribbon panel that’s investigating a suspicious police shooting.” Series star Julianna Margulies’ character, Alicia, “begins to question the actions he is taking as the chairman” after being assigned to the panel.

Perry’s most recent regular TV gigs were the short-lived ABC sitcom “Mr. Sunshine,” which ran from February to April 2011, and the Aaron Sorkin-penned “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” which ran from September 2006 to June 2007.

via Deadline.com

Matthew Perry, Dean Cain, Kristy Swanson and Dominique Swain have joined Kevin Sorbo, Stelio Savante and Jeffrey Vincent Parise in the romantic comedy based on Deb Norton’s play. Perry and Cain will appear in cameo roles in the project which begins shooting late this month in Los Angeles. The Whole Banana revolves around struggling artist Fran (Swanson) who is unhappy with the men in her life. For help, she prays to Greek god Hermes (Sorbo). Enraptured by her appeal, Hermes enters Fran’s life and sweeps her off her feet. However, Hermes can only stay on earth for two weeks. Swain plays Swanson’s best friend and confidant and Savante portrays Swain’s long suffering husband. The indie comedy is from Magik Shoppe Pictures, and Stephen Wallis (Rain From Stars) will direct and produce. Also producing are John Bennett Perry, Stelio Savante and Tom Fox.

Swanson, the original Buffy The Vampire Slayer in the 1992 feature film, recently appeared in the indie What If. She is repped by David Shapira and Inphenate. Sorbo starred in last year’s biographical drama Soul Surfer and is repped by Innovative Artists and Marsh Entertainment. Swain, repped by Buchwald/Fortitude and Leverage is best known for roles in Lolita and Face Off. SAG nominee Savante recently appeared in the play 110 Stories and South African film A Million Colours. He is repped by Buchwald-Fortitude and Elevate Entertainment.