The Comeback: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: June 5, 2005

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Laura Silverman, Damian Young

Summary: "The Comeback" stars Lisa Kudrow as a one-time sitcom star who is trying to revive her career. Kudrow and Michael Patrick King (executive producer of Sex and the City) co-wrote the pilot script and will executive produce the series. Kudrow's producing partner Dan Bucatinsky is set to executive produce through the duo's production company,"The Comeback" stars Lisa Kudrow as a one-time sitcom star who is trying to revive her career. Kudrow and Michael Patrick King (executive producer of Sex and the City) co-wrote the pilot script and will executive produce the series. Kudrow's producing partner Dan Bucatinsky is set to executive produce through the duo's production company, Is or Isn't Entertainment.… Expand

Creator: Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Valerie Does Another Classic Leno
Air Date: September 4, 2005
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S1:E12. Valerie Shines Under Stress
Air Date: August 28, 2005
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S1:E11. Valerie Stands Out On The Red Carpet
Air Date: August 21, 2005

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Tom Shales

Mar 12, 2014

The show truly teeters on wonderful. This is probably TV's most poignant half-hour comedy in years, a masterfully modulated combination of shrewd satire and a tender, even tearful, central story. [5 June 2005, p.N01]

Terry Kelleher

Jun 28, 2013

The Comeback is funny, especially when it skewers the tasteless and false in reality TV. Read full review

Sid Smith

Mar 13, 2014

She's self-flagellating, but in a nuanced, funny-sad and heartbreaking way, mixing slapstick and pathos with intelligence and the sharpest of comic instincts. [4 June 2005, p.C25]

Gillian Flynn

Jun 18, 2013

The indignities suffered by Valerie are cringy but not very funny — the show strives for the precision awkwardness of The Office but settles for general peevishness. Read full review

Robert Bianco

Mar 16, 2014

HBO is asking you to spend a half-hour a week with a deluded loser, watch her be degraded by reality and sitcom hacks, and pay for the privilege. Doesn't sound like a good way to make a comeback. Read full review

Mar 16, 2014

The mock documentary has funny moments -- small, keenly observed sendups of the entertainment industry -- but for the most part The Comeback is the saddest comedy on television. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Mar 16, 2014

Kudrow seems to be aiming for ``The Larry Sanders Show'' or ``Curb Your Enthusiasm'' territory but only gets as far as ``Reba'' with the f-word. [2 June 2005, p.47]

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Tony

Jan 15, 2011

Awkward, hilarious, and generally brilliant. Lisa Kudrow gives an inspired performance, and the whole ensemble is great. It is a damn shame that HBO cancelled this after its first season.

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LowbrowCinema

Nov 11, 2014

Brilliant, amazing, funny, sad, pathetic, horrible, and nothing like it anywhere, THE COMEBACK is back and just as good as ever. An astounding achievement.

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Seasons & Episodes

68

Series Overview
Season 3

80
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 22, 2026
Season 2

71
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: November 9, 2014
Season 1

58
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 5, 2005
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  S1:E13. Valerie Does Another Classic Leno
  Air Date: September 4, 2005
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  S1:E12. Valerie Shines Under Stress
  Air Date: August 28, 2005
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  S1:E11. Valerie Stands Out On The Red Carpet
  Air Date: August 21, 2005
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  S1:E10. Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover
  Air Date: August 14, 2005
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  S1:E9. Valerie Hangs With the Cool Kids
  Air Date: August 7, 2005
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  S1:E8. Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs
  Air Date: July 31, 2005
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  S1:E7. Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode
  Air Date: July 24, 2005
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  S1:E6. Valerie Saves the Show
  Air Date: July 17, 2005
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  S1:E5. Valerie Demands Dignity
  Air Date: July 10, 2005
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  S1:E4. Valerie Stands Up for Aunt Sassy
  Air Date: June 26, 2005
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  S1:E3. Valerie Bonds With the Cast
  Air Date: June 19, 2005
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  S1:E2. Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts
  Air Date: June 12, 2005
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  S1:E1. The Comeback
  Air Date: June 5, 2005