Everyone is trying to figure out what this Friends background extra is chewing on.
On Wednesday, comedian Nick Turner noticed something peculiar going on with one of the background extras in an episode of Friends. The background acting in the scene probably hits an all time low.
And the award for best “Friends” extra goes to woman who sips coffee then chews it. pic.twitter.com/LQtycvoS9w
— Nick Turner (@NicksTurners) July 6, 2016
After Nick Turner posted this photo on the video on Twitter, fans shared their thoughts on the background extra.
@NicksTurners @mashable Clearly. Just my first thought on why she would ever be making a chewing motion in the first place.
— Leigh Torbin (@LTorbin) July 8, 2016
@mashable chewing on a dingle berry.
— Jerome Lewerenz (@jeromelew99) July 8, 2016
@NicksTurners a cup of gum
— nom nom de guerre (@moderate_rabble) July 9, 2016
@ElliJ32398 @NicksTurners @BuzzFeedVideo what the balls omfg
— milana?? (@lanastewie) July 8, 2016
I have worked on several TV shows and movies filmed in Atlanta, Georgia over the past 5 years as a background extra. And one of the most common things you have to do as a background extra is to pretend to eat or drink for hours as the actors go through their lines. But, did you know those background extras are not actually eating any food at all? They are just moving their mouth up and down. So, for hours I would move my mouth up and down like I’m eating a delicious sandwich when I was secretly starving waiting to run to the crafty table. Needless to say, after seeing the cast screw up their lines for hours, starving on the inside while I drink from an empty and watching bad acting tends to get contagious.
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