Debra Messing has opened up about her time on Will & Grace, admitting that some of the plots and jokes wouldn’t be seen in a positive light today.
The iconic series ran for eight seasons between 1998 and 2006, before returning for a further three seasons in 2017.
It focused on the friendship of gay lawyer Will Truman (Eric McCormack) and his closest friend, scatty interior designer Grace Adler (Debra).
Their relationship with Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes) and Karen Walker (Megan Mullally) were also highlights, with many lines still being cited 25 years later.
Will & Grace was widely hailed for incorporating groundbreaking LGBTQ+ inclusion in both its original run and later revised episodes.
However, after Eric stated that one episode had been banned by TV networks, his co-star explained that’many’ sequences would definitely not perform well in the modern era.
On the red carpet of the Just Jack & Will podcast debut at the Tribeca Film Festival on Monday, she was asked if she could recollect any jokes that modern viewers might find offensive.
‘I’m sure there are a lot,’ Debra said. ‘I haven’t seen it all the way through in a long time, but I have no doubt that there are things we did 25 years ago that would be inappropriate now.
‘And I think that’s a good thing!’
We last saw the gang in 2020, at the end of Season 11, with a flashforward showing where they ended up – with Karen and her best friend Jack living together.
Megan recently opened out about her experience on the comedy, admitting that there was talk of a potential spin-off based on her role.
‘There was some talk of me doing a Karen spin-off after the original show,’ she previously told E! News.
‘But I wanted to do a show with [Only Murders in the Building actor] Martin Short that was different.’
Although that again did not go into production, she indicated that this was not the first time a Karen revival had been proposed.
‘They talked to me about doing a Karen spinoff after the last one, too,’ she added. ‘But it wasn’t really real.’
