10 Times Actors Broke Character In TV Shows
2. Matt LeBlanc - Friends
There are numerous instances of actors breaking character throughout Friends, but none more howlingly obvious than Matt LeBlanc totally losing his composure in the season four episode "The One with the Worst Best Man Ever."
At the end of the episode, Ross (David Schwimmer) confronts a stripper (Lisa Rotondi) who he believes stole his dead grandmother's wedding ring, and when Chandler (Matthew Perry) says to Ross, "Way to be cool, man," Joey (LeBlanc) can be seen cowering behind them, desperately trying to mask his laughter with his mouth.
If you're wondering how you never caught LeBlanc cracking up before, that's likely because this character break was cropped from the original 4:3 airing of the episode, and only became visible when the show was given a 16:9 widescreen remaster for streaming.
Much as Joey might be a fun-loving guy, given that he's totally stone-faced in the shot before this when Ross shouts at the stripper, it's 100% a character break.