The Comeback(2005)
It's time to face reality.
For Valerie Cherish, no price is too high to pay for clinging to the spotlight. Desperate to revive her career, she agrees to star in a reality TV series, allowing cameras to follow her every move as she lands a part on a new network sitcom.
- Created by:
- Michael Patrick King, Lisa Kudrow
- First aired:
- 2005-06-05
- Country:
- US
- Network:
- HBO
Episodes
1. Valerie Gets a New Chapter
★ 9.02026-03-22 · 32m
Valerie is offered a role in a new multi-cam sitcom – but is hesitant to accept when she learns it will be written by AI.
2. Valerie Has a Secret
2026-03-29 · 35m
Valerie meets her human showrunners and tries to convince a TV vet to direct the pilot.
3. Valerie Faces Reality
2026-04-05 · 33m
Valerie discovers that being back on a soundstage makes her miss her old sitcom team of one: Mickey – whose death she never processed.
4. Valerie Does It All
2026-04-12 · 28m
When AI churns out an unusable script, Valerie is forced to lean into her executive producer role to do damage control.
5. Valerie Lights a Candle
2026-04-19 · 30m
Faced with a new and unqualified showrunner, Valerie does everything she can to save the day and keep her show afloat – even if it means making a deal with a very familiar devil from her showbiz past...all to Jane's disapproval.
6. Valerie's Home Alone
2026-04-26 · 29m
As Mark heads off to Burning Man, Valerie finds herself alone amid a media meltdown after news of her AI written show is somehow leaked to the public. Later, Val is further shocked to discover that a member of her team has not signed the studio's NDA.
7. Valerie Chases the Truth
2026-05-03 · 29m
Valerie tries to repair the damage caused by negative AI press – and save Mark's reality show job by making an appearance on Finance Dudes.
8. Valerie Cherish
2026-05-10 · 45m
Urged by NuNet to make a public statement in defense of AI, Valerie contemplates her future...with or without How's That?!
Where to watch
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Cast
Lisa Kudrow
Valerie Cherish
Laura Silverman
Jane
Damian Young
Mark Berman
