Whitney Cummings to Host ‘Friends’ Game Show for Max

Whitney Cummings is ready to host the upcoming Max Mates fan-competition sport present, titled Quick Mates.

The four-part particular, introduced earlier this week amid the thirtieth anniversary of the hit NBC sitcom’s 1994 premiere date, is ready to start out filming subsequent month in New York on the metropolis’s flagship location of the Mates Expertise interactive exhibit.

The placement options a lot of Mates set items, creating a well-known backdrop for collection superfans to check how nicely they know the beloved present.

The present’s description reads, “From racing by means of Rachel and Monica’s condominium to darting throughout Joey and Chandler’s bachelor pad and grabbing a espresso at Central Perk, followers will re-live their favourite moments whereas being put to the check with trivia, puzzles and video games that can preserve even essentially the most die-hard Mates followers on their toes. The quickest staff will win the title of ‘Final Mates Fan.’”

In a press release, Cummings stated she was “past thrilled” about her new gig, referring to herself as a “longtime fan” of Mates.

“After 30 years, the fandom surrounding this beloved collection solely continues to develop and now I’ve the good pleasure of awarding the final word followers with bragging rights for all times,” she added.

Friends premiered on NBC on Sept. 22, 1994, working for 10 seasons and turning into one of many community’s greatest exhibits, with followers persevering with to observe the present in syndication and streaming. Max turned the unique streaming residence of the collection in 2021 and has additionally marked the Mates thirtieth anniversary with themed collections of episodes.
 
Along with her work as a comic, Cummings is an actress, author, producer, director and host of the Good for You podcast. She created and starred within the collection Whitney, which ran from 2011-2013 on NBC, and co-created and co-wrote the CBS sitcom Two Broke Women, which ran from 2011-2017. She launched her memoir, I’m Tremendous … And Different Lies, in 2017 and her sixth stand-up particular Mouthy in 2023.

Cummings is repped by UTA and Jackoway Austen.

Quick Mates is produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Tv in affiliation with Warner Horizon. The present is govt produced by Dan Sacks, Bridgette Theriault and Dan Norris, with Richard Burgio serving as co-executive producer.