But could Friends have been the same without him? Absolutely not. Chandler wasn’t just a character who cracked jokes, he was the glue that kept the group connected. Matthew Perry’s performance ...

Under Chandler, the Times became a major newspaper, prompting jokes about the ad-filled Sunday edition, when thrown on subscribers’ doorsteps, being heavy enough to crush a small dog.

Like so many Friends fans — and characters — Lisa Kudrow says she initially thought the joke-cracking character Chandler Bing was gay. It was a running joke in the beloved ’90s sitcom’s ...