Thursday, the Hollywood Reporter mentioned that Matthew Perry has a new project at Showtime. Perry will co-write, executive produce, and star in The End of Steve, a comedy about an "egomaniacal local talk show host who is on a reluctant path to redemption." Well good for him! God knows that things haven't exactly gone swimmingly for the Friends alums since the show was euthanized in 2004, leaving a few of Hollywood's biggest names with career curses in its wake. Let's catch up with the cast and this storied Friends curse:

Matt LeBlanc: Really, it all comes down to one word here: Joey. We laughed at it, not with it. LeBlanc hasn't worked since the show was killed in 2006. He has a horror movie in development at New Line that involves a demon and a Nazi bridge. Outlook: bleak.

Lisa Kudrow: The Comeback was a pretty hilarious show, way better than Joey, even if it didn't last. She's been in some cringe-worthy movies (ie. P.S. I Love You), but she always seemed to be the most talented of the lot and there could always be something better on the horizon.

David Schwimmer: He directed the occasional zany episode back in the days, and it seems he's hoping directing will be his post-Friends salvation. We didn't see that Run, Fatboy, Run flick he directed, but then, nobody did. He's slated to direct (and likely ruin) the upcoming Little Britain USA show, based on the enormously popular British series. This fall, he'll reprise his role as Melman the giraffe in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and also star in a big kid movie, Nothing But the Truth, alongside fellow TV-curse-sufferer Noah Wylie. At least he's busy.

Courtney Cox: Her TV show, Dirt, was just canceled after two seasons, but hey, it was no Joey. She says that she and hubby David Arquette are "developing all kinds of stuff right now." One such project is The Big Change. She'll play a Southern socialite having a hard time with her daughter's embracing of hip-hop culture. Hold up—that actually sounds like it could be good, and she has that uptight thing down after playing Monica for 10 years. We're rooting for you, Court!

Matthew Perry: Studio 60 looked for a moment like it could be a good show, but it quickly devolved into Aaron Sorkin broadcasting his neuroses across the country. Awkward. But wait! He's also got a smallish role in a movie with High School Musical's Zac Efron. Piggybacking the pretty boy is still considered work.

Jennifer Aniston: Do we even need to talk about her? Seriously. Go to the multiplex. Browse the tabloids when you're in line at the grocery store. She's starring in a bunch of movies right now! Of course, some way hotter chick with a faux hawk baby stole her man, and, for now, that Lothario John Mayer is serenading her with her own special version of "Your Body Is A Wonderland." On second thought, maybe she's the curse's most hapless victim.