The Comeback (HBO)

2005

2 Seasons

comedy

original

The Comeback (HBO):

Lisa Kudrow is a B-list actress who agrees to do a reality show that follows her efforts to land a part in a sitcom in this comedy series.

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Episodes

Lisa Kudrow is a B-list actress who agrees to do a reality show in Season 1 of this comedy series.

Pilot

1. Pilot

In the series premiere, actress Valerie Cherish agrees to be filmed for a realit...

Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts

2. Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts

Valerie, Mickey and the cast of 'Room and Bored' are introduced to the media.

Valerie Bonds with the Cast

3. Valerie Bonds with the Cast

After a table read for 'the first official episode,' Valerie invites her co-star...

Valerie Stands up for Aunt Sassy

4. Valerie Stands up for Aunt Sassy

Valerie enlists a new writer, Gigi, to help pitch a less offensive line for her ...

Valerie Demands Dignity

5. Valerie Demands Dignity

The network tries to spice up Valerie's reality show by bringing in the star of ...

Valerie Saves the Show

6. Valerie Saves the Show

With the cast in a funk, Valerie tries to boost morale with a late-night cookie ...

Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode

7. Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode

Valerie gets a 'name' actor for a 'Room and Bored' episode about her character.

Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs

8. Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs

Valerie and Mark head for a long weekend at a Palm Springs resort--with strings ...

Valerie Hangs With the Cool Kids

9. Valerie Hangs With the Cool Kids

At the network's insistence, 'Room and Bored' gets a makeover and two new cast m...

Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover

10. Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover

With Juna getting all the hype, Valerie enlists a new publicist to land a magazi...

Valerie Stands Out on the Red Carpet

11. Valerie Stands Out on the Red Carpet

Valerie gets a new dress and a new look after 'Room and Bored'--and Juna--earn n...

Valerie Shines Under Stress

12. Valerie Shines Under Stress

Jane pulls rank on Tom and Paulie G to get Valerie more lines on 'Room and Bored.'

Valerie Does Another Classic Leno

13. Valerie Does Another Classic Leno

In the Season One finale, Valerie makes a memorable guest appearance on 'The Ton...

Valerie Makes a Pilot

While shooting footage for a reality TV pilot, Valerie Cherish learns that her nemesis Paulie G. is creating a series for HBO about a sitcom writer and his relationship with a neurotic older actress--a redhead named 'Mallory Church.' After dropping in on Andy Cohen's lunch at the Chateau Marmont, an incensed Valerie crashes the HBO offices to get them to cease and desist.

Valerie Tries to Get Yesterday Back

Preferring she use a professional crew for behind-the-scenes footage of 'Seeing Red,' HBO asks Valerie to bring back Jane, the producer who followed her on 'Room and Bored.' Meanwhile, Val's publicist Billy gets her an appointment with celebrity stylist Brad Goreski for the Golden Globes.

Valerie Is Brought to Her Knees

The first day on set for 'Seeing Red,' Valerie is excited tomeet her A-list co-star, who will be playing the fictionalized Paulie G. When line producer Ron says they may have to cut some of Mallory's scenes, Valerie offers up her own house as a location, to Mark's chagrin. After brushing up on her improv skills, Valerie becomes anxious about filming an intimate scene.

Valerie Saves the Show

Valerie makes an impulsive decision when she learns that some of her 'Seeing Red' scenes may be cut. Later, Valerie brushes up on her improv skills at The Groundlings Theatre.

Valerie Is Taken Seriously

On the set of 'Seeing Red,' a new director's decision to use a green screen takes Valerie out of her comfort zone. Billy flips out when HBO publicity sets up an exclusive interview for Valerie with The New York Times. Later, worried about an increasingly agitated Paulie G., Valerie pays a visit to his old writing partner.

Valerie Cooks in the Desert

Valerie tries to plan a special date night for her and Mark, but a grueling day-long reshoot in the desert thwarts her plans. Meanwhile, Valerie sets off Paulie's anxiety by talking about 'Seeing Red's early reviews.

Valerie Faces the Critics

After an appearance on 'The Talk,' Valerie's marriage is tested when Jane convinces her to wear a mic on a reconciliatory dinner with Mark. After a pit stop to check up on Mickey, who was a no-show earlier that day, Valerie is grilled by bloggers while doing an Emmy(R) press junket for 'Seeing Red.'

Valerie Gets What She Really Wants

Season Two Finale. It's Emmy(R) weekend and Valerie is getting her first real taste of success thanks to her popular performance in 'Seeing Red.' At Juna's big Hollywood party, Valerie turns a few heads, but wonders if her husband Mark, despite all their differences, will be there with her on the biggest night of her life.

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The Comeback (HBO)

Genres

comedy, original

Episodes

2 Seasons Available (21 Episodes)

Release Year

2005

Rating Information

About This Series

For Valerie Cherish, no price is too high to pay for clinging to the spotlight. From award-winning 'Sex and the City' writer Michael Patrick King comes this comedy series starring Lisa Kudrow as Valerie--a former B-list television actress so desperate to revive her career that she agrees to star in a reality show that follows her efforts to land a part in a new sitcom.

Cast and Crew

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Robert Michael Morris, Laura Silverman, Damian Young, Lance Barber, Dan Bucatinsky, Malin Akerman, Mark L. Young

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