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Be careful which questions you ask.

Lisa Kudrow called out Andy Cohen — and Bravo and Real Housewives — for a piece of all-out trickery.

During the confrontation, she acknowledged deceptive editing that portrayed one Housewife in a terrible light.

The Dorit Hive is thanking Kudrow. Bravo fans are roasting RHOBH for twisting the facts.

‘You don’t want me to discuss it’

Like so many of us, plenty of celebrities are Bravoholics. Kudrow is no exception.

During a recent episode of Watch What Happens Live, Andy asked the The Comeback star if she still watches Housewives.

When Kudrow confirmed — very coolly — that she has seen Season 15 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, he asked what she thought.

“You don’t want me to discuss it,” she told him bluntly.

“I’m just gonna say, black Mercedes Sprinter [van] … twins,” she told him when he pressed the question. “Caught that.”

Andy Cohen did not give much of a response. And, honestly, how could he?

What Kudrow is referring to is the RHOBH storyline about Dorit Kemsley “abandoning” Kyle Richards and Erika Jayne.

As you may recall, the cast’s trip to Italy involved Dorit departing — with Kyle and Erika supposedly stranded without a ride.

But Kudrow noticed what other viewers have pointed out: two identical vehicles.

Dorit left in one of them. Kyle and Erika certainly had another ride on hand, even if — at worst — this meant having to share a vehicle with producers.

‘Caught that’

As you can see, those who were unaware of this quickly got a full explanation on social media.

Admittedly, some folks don’t seem to grasp the full picture.

There are some who believe that this was “scripted” — that producers coached each Housewife on her lines, told Dorit to depart, etc.

That is not the case. In fact, it is almost never how reality television works.

As we have seen on numerous series — particularly specific storylines on 90 Day Fiance — most reality TV fakery happens in the editing room. Nuance is erased, and a mild inconvenience is made to look like stranding someone.

Dishonest editing like this can be a real pain for reality stars.

In some cases, they are contractually barred from exposing dishonesty. That could mean Dorit needing to defend “stranding” them, rather than to simply point out that she didn’t — she just left.

But dishonest edits can also be a real pain for viewers.

There is so much excellent scripted television out there. But when someone watches Real Housewives, they want editors who show contrasting moments back-to-back and give drama and meme-worthy clips the time that they deserve.

Reality stars are, with some exceptions, deeply ludicrous people with either behavioral problems, emotional disregulation, or both. They really don’t need editors’ help being messy.

And viewers (Kudrow included) will find out — and hate it.