Courteney Cox (Monica) stars in ABC's "Cougar Town" (and also gets executive producer credit). Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe) is executive producer of NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" and producer and star of the Internet series "Web Therapy," which has been picked up by Showtime. And soon Matt LeBlanc (Joey) and Matthew Perry (Chandler) will be back on TV, too, LeBlanc in Showtime's "Episodes" and Perry in the lead of ABC's "Mr. Sunshine," set for midseason.

A few days after LeBlanc met with TV critics to introduce "Episodes," set for January, Perry turned up to talk about "Mr. Sunshine," a surrealistic comedy-drama in which he plays the self-absorbed manager of a small-time sports arena.

"The genesis of the show was all Matthew," executive producer Mark Firek said. "He had an idea for his character and for the setting and this personal journey that he was about to go on. And he came to us, and we worked on it together and made it this office comedy with him at the center."

Working with Aaron Sorkin on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" made Perry think he'd like to try writing, he said. So far, he's been hanging out in the writers room "all the time" and will sort out the division between writer and actor once shooting starts, he said.

But back to "Friends." Nobody needed to ask what Jennifer Anniston (Rachel) is up to. So -- Cox is working, Kudrow is working and now LeBlanc and Perry are working, too. So what about David Schwimmer (Ross)?

"Do you ever see David, and does he talk to you about his goals?" one questioner wondered.

"I have not seen David in a while," Perry responded, trying not to laugh, "but I would assume he’s doing exactly what he wants to be doing. You know, he loves directing. He loves the theater. So he’s probably doing a bunch of that lame stuff."

(For the record, post-"Friends," Schwimmer has appeared on stage in London, Chicago and New York, voiced a character in the "Madagascar" movies and directed the movie "Run Fatboy Run." TV viewers have seen him on "30 Rock" and "Entourage.")