HBO · Ended

The Comeback

Comedy · 2005 · Rated 6.5/10

Last aired: S3 E8, Valerie Cherish · 2026-05-10

The limited comedy series stars Lisa Kudrow as the embattled Valerie Cherish, a fading TV "It Girl" who was once so desperate to stay in the spotlight that she allowed cameras to follow her every move as she appeared on a new sitcom - with disastrous results. Now, it's ten years later, and Valerie thinks she has it all figured out this time. She doesn't.

Cast

Damian Young Mark Berman

Lisa Kudrow Valerie Cherish

Laura Silverman Jane Benson

Lance Barber Paulie G

Robert Michael Morris Mickey Deane

Dan Bucatinsky Billy Stanton

Malin Akerman Juna Milken

Robert Bagnell Tom Peterman

Jack O'Brien Tommy Tomlin

Season 3

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3

E1 Valerie Gets a New Chapter 2026-03-22 · 33 min 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.

E2 Valerie Has a Secret 2026-03-29 · 30 min Valerie meets her human showrunners and tries to convince a TV vet to direct the pilot.

E3 Valerie Faces Reality 2026-04-05 · 30 min Valerie discovers that being back on a soundstage makes her miss her old sitcom team of one: Mickey – whose death she never processed.

E4 Valerie Does It All 2026-04-12 · 30 min When AI churns out an unstable script, Valerie is forced to lean into her executive producer role to do damage control.

E5 Valerie Lights a Candle 2026-04-19 · 30 min 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.

E6 Valerie's Home Alone 2026-04-26 · 30 min 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.

E7 Valerie Chases the Truth 2026-05-03 · 30 min 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.

E8 Valerie Cherish 2026-05-10 · 45 min Urged by NuNet to make a public statement in defense of AI, Valerie contemplates her future...with or without How's That?!

TV listings and show data from TVmaze.