The Comeback

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"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.moreless
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S 1 :  Ep 13 Aired 9/4/05
S 1 :  Ep 12 Aired 8/28/05
S 1 :  Ep 11 Aired 8/21/05
S 1 :  Ep 10 Aired 8/14/05
S 1 :  Ep 9 Aired 8/7/05

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  • What i like about this show that it's Raw and extremely Funny and on top of that their is Liza who is brilliant and god she is so funny love her ..moreless

    9.0
    "Superb"
    By Bond-GirL, Mar 15, 2009
    The show is about an actress Valerie Cherish who had a big TV hit a few years ago and she was TV's IT girl and now she's back and she straggling with her reality TV show, her marriage And trying to get back to the entertainment business with another show where she feels unappreciated and old with all the young actors and actress with her. What you will expect from this amazing show is %100 of raw hilarious comedy yeah Liza play wonderfully but also the cast are awesome too. It's an awesome TV show and Hope they bring it back.moreless

  • I don't want to see that...but I do...I do!

    10
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    By Stevil907, Jan 16, 2009
    The Comeback was a little slice of TV brilliance that came and went all too quickly. Valerie Cherish is fading sit-com star. She had a minor hit in the late 80s - I'm It. The Comeback follows the "It" girl as she tries to make a comeback and realizes her hairstyle may be the same, but Hollywood isn't. The show, shot like a reality TV show, is a parody of everything in Hollywood from actors, publicists, the hair people to reality tv itself. I found Valerie not to be the most likeable character at the start but after watching all thirteen episodes I began to understand her and root for her to succeed.

    The humor is in the same style as The Office - those awkward moments that make you both cringe and giggle. It definitely was ahead of its time and it's a shame it wasn't given more time to grow.moreless

  • It was so hard to choose a classification, "trensetter" or "needs fine tuning" or "absolutely fabulous" or "what did I watch that?" I think the only thing good about this show was Lisa Kudrow's freakishly amazing performance.moreless

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    By charlie888, Jan 03, 2009
    It was so hard to choose a classification, "trensetter" or "needs fine tuning" or "absolutely fabulous" or "what did I watch that?" I think the only thing good about this show was Lisa Kudrow's freakishly amazing performance. But that's just about it for me. It's like watching a circus act blowing fire, juggling chainsaws, on a unicycle accross a tightrope. It was acting bravura. So convincing, so real, that it was probably too real to find anything funny about it. It was cringe moment after cringe moment, and I'm not into circuses, or america's funniest videos: I do not find it entertaining to watch a chain of incredible feats or painfully embarassing moments. Some people think it's funny to watch what happens to Valerie cherish, I don't know what kind of cruel people they are, some people find this format so ahead of its time and intelligent and watch it just for that,deem everyone else as dumb and think that to flaunt that they are fans of The Comeback makes them look smart. Well, I watch TV to be entertained, I would watch The Comeback if I were in acting class. Lisa Kudrow is a genius, but so was Einstein, I wouldn't watch him either. 9 is for Lisa Kudrow's performance. The show is still worth watching for that...if you have time to spare. I don't know, I'm totally torn. You just have to see it for yourself and it wouldn't be a waste of time even if you didn't totally like it.moreless

  • I love The Comeback but I'm not sure I get it.

    8.5
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    By Hex_fan, Nov 28, 2008
    The Comeback is a really great show, but I think the reason it only had one season is that it fails as a comedy.

    Lisa Kudrow is incredible (as always) and Valerie Cherish is a fantastic character. The series does have its funny moments, but it's a lot like the original version of The Office, and I find myself just cringing through a lot of the it.

    Valerie is a very sympathetic character, and I think the problem is that she's too sympathetic. I rarely laugh when I'm watching the show, because I feel way too bad for Val. I just can't laugh at her. She's so nice, and she doesn't deserve any of what happens to her.

    I like the series as a drama, and the two shows-within-a-show, "The Comeback" and "Room and Bored" are a great touch and (I think) very original. I can't think of another show that does this. Extras does, but not to the same extent as The Comeback and I find it very refreshing and a pleasure to watch. If only poor Valerie had better luck.moreless

  • Lisa Kudrows stars in The Comeback as Valerie Cherish, a washed up sitcom star determined to regain her fame by starring in a new sitcom called 'Room and Bored' and in a reality show 'The Comeback' that documents her bumpy return to the limelight.moreless

    8.1
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    By jonathan3691, May 20, 2008
    There have been quite a lot of shows that feature how show business works. The Comeback is a satisfying addition to them. The show effectively derives its humor from satirizing the mean world of show business, a business especially nasty to Valerie Cherish as she experiences the unglamorous and humiliating life of a hasbeen.
    Valerie is a very flawed character. She is pretentious and a bit self-absorbed. Lisa brings depth and feeling to Val and highlights her negative side with every spot on expression, movement and manner of speaking, but at the same time, she weaves a certain likability about her character that makes us root and feel for her despite her negativities.
    The Comeback is funny and endearing, and eventhough it lasted for only 13 episodes, these 13 episodes never failed to entertain.moreless
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