Paul Rudd felt "strange" when he joined the cast of 'Friends' for its finale

Paul Rudd is right there with any viewers who have ever questioned why he was part of Friends' finale. The Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania actor talked about his experience as Mike Hannigan, Phoebe's (Lisa Kudrow) husband, in the show's penultimate season. On the Heart breakfast radio program, the 53-year-old actor admitted, "It was really fun, and they were great! The whole thing was a bit surreal, I must say. I never knew that I was going to be in as many [episodes] as I was. But it also felt strange." Additionally, Rudd discussed how he felt "strange" when he joined the show for its final episode because he did so near the end after the cast and crew had already worked together for eight seasons. He claimed that as his co-stars became upset at the conclusion of the series, he thought it would have been better if he had taken a backseat. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Image credit: Entertainment Weekly[/caption] "I was in that last episode. And I just thought, 'I shouldn't be here… I'm getting, like, a front-row seat to things I'm not supposed to see," Rudd remembered. "They were all crying. It was all emotional. I was just like, Whoa." "I felt very privileged, but I also was like, I just don't want to sit back here and get in the way," he continued. Also read: Emma Thompson once wrote a “fan letter” and asked Prince William for a kiss

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Paul Rudd will come back to television in the third season of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, where he will join fellow newbie Meryl Streep and the Emmy-nominated cast of Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Rudd expressed his excitement for the part, in which he co-stars with some of his professional heroes, in PEOPLE's most recent cover story. "I came in there, and there's Meryl Streep, who is arguably the greatest of all time," he stated. "And Martin Short, who is one of the funniest people on the planet, and somebody that just, I love, I really love." [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1014"] Image credit: TV Insider[/caption] Rudd added, "And yet to be there with Steve Martin when I think back on people who probably had more of an impact on my life and my wanting to do this, or my understanding that performing or anything was even a career somebody would have, it was him." Lastly, the third season of Only Murders in the Building is presently in production. In addition, Hulu offers the first and second seasons for streaming, while HBO Max offers Friends in full.