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Miami Herald
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Lisa Kudrow's ‘The Comeback' is finally coming back
LOS ANGELES - Two decades after "The Comeback" premiered on HBO, the Lisa Kudrow-led comedy is returning for one last season. The mockumentary show, created by Kudrow and "Sex and the City" executive producer Michael Patrick King, debuted in 2005 to lukewarm reception. Though the series was canceled after its initial 13-week run, it returned again in 2014 for a surprise second season. It's since gained a cult-like following and critical acclaim. Now, "The Comeback" is staging another comeback, with the third and final season expected in 2026. "The Comeback" follows washed-up sitcom star Valerie Cherish (Kudrow) as she documents her return to the spotlight on a reality show aptly called "The Comeback." While little has been revealed about the upcoming season, the teaser video suggests Cherish is working on another "new show" - one she doesn't seem too excited about. "Valerie Cherish has found her way back to the current television landscape," King and Kudrow said in a joint statement. "Neither of us are surprised she did." "No matter what the industry throws at her, Valerie Cherish is a survivor," said Amy Gravitt, executive vice president of comedy programming at HBO and Max. "On the 20th Anniversary of her debut, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow have brilliantly scripted her return to HBO and we can't wait to see that." Kudrow's potrayal of Cherish has earned her two Emmy nominations for lead actress in a comedy series. Earlier this year, the "Friends" star also made Variety's list of the best television performances of the 21st century, coming in at No. 4. Alongside Kudrow, Dan Bucatinsky, Laura Silverman and Damian Young will be returning to the series. Notably absent is Robert Michael Morris, who played Cherish's hairdresser, Mickey Deane, and died in 2017. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Los Angeles Times
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Lisa Kudrow's ‘The Comeback' is finally coming back
Two decades after 'The Comeback' premiered on HBO, the Lisa Kudrow-led comedy is returning for one last season. The mockumentary show, created by Kudrow and 'Sex and the City' executive producer Michael Patrick King, debuted in 2005 to lukewarm reception. Though the series was canceled after its initial 13-week run, it returned again in 2014 for a surprise second season. It's since gained a cult-like following and critical acclaim. Now, 'The Comeback' is staging another comeback, with the third and final season expected in 2026. 'The Comeback' follows washed-up sitcom star Valerie Cherish (Kudrow) as she documents her return to the spotlight on a reality show aptly called 'The Comeback.' While little has been revealed about the upcoming season, the teaser video suggests Cherish is working on another 'new show' — one she doesn't seem too excited about. 'Valerie Cherish has found her way back to the current television landscape,' King and Kudrow said in a joint statement. 'Neither of us are surprised she did.' 'No matter what the industry throws at her, Valerie Cherish is a survivor,' said Amy Gravitt, executive vice president of comedy programming at HBO and Max. 'On the 20th Anniversary of her debut, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow have brilliantly scripted her return to HBO and we can't wait to see that.' Kudrow's potrayal of Cherish has earned her two Emmy nominations for lead actress in a comedy series. Earlier this year, the 'Friends' star also made Variety's list of the best television performances of the 21st century, coming in at No. 4. Alongside Kudrow, Dan Bucatinsky, Laura Silverman and Damian Young will be returning to the series. Notably absent is Robert Michael Morris, who played Cherish's hairdresser, Mickey Deane, and died in 2017.
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback Season 3 Sets Release Date Window in Video
HBO has officially announced Season 3 release date window in a new announcement video, confirming when the Lisa Kudrow-led series will air. The Comeback Season 3 will release sometime in May 2026, according to HBO. The third and final season of the series comes 20 years after the show first debuted on the network back in 2005 and 10 years after its second season aired in 2015. Production on Season 3 is set to begin this summer and will see Lisa Kudrow, Dan Bucatinsky, Laura Silverman, and Damian Young all return as series regulars. Check out the Season 3 announcement video below: 'Valerie Cherish has found her way back to the current television landscape. Neither of us are surprised she did,' said creator Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow in a statement. The Comeback originally premiered in 2005 and was created by both Kudrow and King. The series was a satirical look inside the entertainment television industry and is presented as found footage. The show follows Valerie Cherish (Kudrow), a veteran B-list sitcom actress who is looking to revive her career in a Hollywood that is getting increasingly younger. The show originally ran for just one season but was revived in 2014 for a second season. Throughout its run, The Comeback was nominated for four Primetime Emmys, with Kudrow being nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series twice. The post Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback Season 3 Sets Release Date Window in Video appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
'The Comeback' starring Lisa Kudrow to return for 3rd and final season
Production for the highly anticipated third season will begin this summer. 3:07 "The Comeback" is making a comeback. HBO has renewed the Lisa Kudrow -starring comedy series for a third and final season. The renewal announcement comes 20 years after the first season of the beloved HBO show debuted in 2005 and 10 years after season 2. Michael Patrick King, the show's creator, is reuniting with Kudrow for the third and final chapter in Valerie Cherish's story. They both will also executive produce the season. Other returning series regulars include Dan Bucatinsky, Laura Silverman and Damian Young. "Valerie Cherish has found her way back to the current television landscape. Neither of us are surprised she did," Kudrow and King said in a press release. Max also released an official video announcement celebrating the upcoming season 3. "This is the last one. All right? Last time. Never doing this again," Kudrow says in character as Valerie Cherish. "Well, I've got a new show. How's that? And I'm so excited about it." A person off-screen tells her to read the line again, this time more excited. She ends up reading the line several times, before she gets upset and storms off the set. "You know what, I'm not fooling around anymore," she says as she walks away. Amy Gravitt, the executive vice president of HBO and Max comedy programming, called the character of Valerie Cherish a survivor. "On the 20th Anniversary of her debut, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow have brilliantly scripted her return to HBO and we can't wait to see that," Gravitt said. Season 3 of "The Comeback" will debut on HBO and HBO Max in 2026. It begins production this summer.
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘The Comeback' is officially coming back to HBO for Season 3
Valerie Cherish is ready for her close-up… again! HBO gave fans the beloved sitcom 'The Comeback,' starring Lisa Kudrow, twenty years ago in 2005 and a second season nearly a decade later in 2014, and now, Season 3 is finally happening. In a clip posted to Instagram on Friday, Kudrow, 61, as Valerie, sits in an interview chair and announces her new show, with her signature line 'How's that?' before the producers make her do another take. 8 Lisa Kudrow announces Season 3 of 'The Comeback.' Max 8 'The Comeback' is set to return to HBO in 2026. Max In typical Valerie style, she walks away, with producers saying they are sure she'll come back. Off camera, Valerie quips, 'I know what I'm doing. I'm a grown-up now!' The streaming platform captioned their post: 'How's that?! The third and final season of #TheComeback premieres in 2026 on HBO Max.' 8 Promo for 'The Comeback' reboot. Max Fans flocked to the comments section to share their excitement, with one social media user writing, 'THIS IS THE MOST EXCITING NEWS I HAVE RECEIVED IN A VERY VERY LONG TIME!!!' A second viewer exclaimed, 'THIS IS THE BEST NEWS!!!!!! Ahhhh.' 'Valerie Cherish has found her way back to the current television landscape. Neither of us are surprised she did,' the show's creators, Michael Patrick King and Kudrow, said in a joint statement. 8 HBO announced Season 3 of 'The Comeback.' Max 'No matter what the industry throws at her, Valerie Cherish is a survivor. On the 20th Anniversary of her debut, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow have brilliantly scripted her return to HBO, and we can't wait to see that,' Amy Gravitt, EVP of HBO & Max Comedy Programming, also shared. Meanwhile, earlier this month, Dan Bucatinsky, who played Billy Stanton, Valerie's publicist who struggled to control his anger, recently got candid on whether a reboot was possible. 'I would love it,' the actor, 59, exclusively told The Post at the 2025 Astra Awards. 'I would love it. It gets talked about all the time. So just know — I hope so.' 8 Lisa Kudrow in 'The Comeback.' HBO 'We talk about it all the time,' Bucatinksy continued. 'If there are talks happening, I can't answer, but we talk about it all the time and we all would love it.' The sitcom also featured Damian Young, Lance Barber, and Robert Bagnell. Robert Michael Morris, who played Kudrow's hairdresser Mickey Deane, passed away in 2017 at age 77. The 'Scandal' alum also reflected on a favorite memory of shooting 'The Comeback' with Kudrow. 8 Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish. HBO 'We worked together a lot over the years,' Bucatinsky explained. 'But certainly shooting 'The Comeback' was one of them. I think one of the scenes I loved the most with her, was going into her trailer in Season 2 when Billy has just had it and is quitting and throws his phone across the room.' 'That was a really iconic moment for a publicist who could never really keep his rage to himself,' he went on. 'We had a really good time doing that.' Kudrow was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2006 for Season 1 and again in 2015 for Season 2. 8 Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish in 'The Comeback.' HBO King, 70, who created the satirical comedy that poked fun at reality television and the entertainment industry, has previously opened up about wanting to tell Valerie's story once more. 'There's always a meeting, every now and then, where we put ideas on the table,' he elaborated to Variety in honor of the 20th anniversary of the program earlier this month. 'It has to be a really intricate combination of things to get us both to the place where we think, 'Oh, God.' We laugh at anything.' King continued. 'Valerie could be funny anywhere. But the thing we're always looking for is, what would make an event worthy of Valerie coming back? So we're constantly meeting — 'Hey, what about this?'' 8 'The Comeback.' HBO Now is as good a time as ever, as Kudrow realized the show would resonate even deeper with those trying to make it on reality television. 'It's much more identifiable,' the 'Friends' star confessed. 'I've seen 'Housewives.' We have another point of reference for a woman and what she's willing to do. Every one of those Housewives, they know what they're doing; they're playing a role in order to get their brand out there, and it's a means to an end.'
