The Comeback(TV show/series, 2005-2014)

Name: The Comeback
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2005
Rating: 3.8

TV-MA

| 30min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 21 episodes

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 21 votes)

The Comeback is an American comedy-drama television series produced by HBO that stars Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles. It was created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King, a former executive producer of Sex and the City. Kudrow and King are also screenwriters and executive producers of the series, with King also serving as the director of some episodes. The series originally aired for a single season of 13 episodes from June 5 to September 4, 2005, before being cancelled. Nine years later, The Comeback was revived for a second season of eight episodes that aired from November 9 to December 28, 2014. The Comeback is a satirical and comedic look inside the entertainment television industry. It was shot by a two-camera crew. The first season is presented as found footage shot for the fictional reality show within the series, also called The Comeback. The second season is presented as found footage shot by a camera crew originally commissioned by Valerie to pitch a pilot to noted reality TV producer Andy Cohen, later repurposed as behind the scenes web content,... ()

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About The Comeback

For Valerie Cherish, no price is too high to pay for clinging to the spotlight. Desperate to revive her career, she agrees to star in a reality TV series, allowing cameras to follow her every move as she lands a part on a new network sitcom.

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Trailer for The Comeback + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Comeback - Season 1: Trailer - Official HBO UK(Trailer, 1:19)

The Comeback Seasons and Episodes

11/09/2014Season 2 - 8 episodes

Valerie Cherish is back...for eight new episodes of ‘The Comeback.' Cameras follow Cherish as she makes yet another leap toward TV stardom, this time playing a version of herself on HBO's drama ‘Seeing Red.'

#1 | 11/09/2014Valerie Makes a Pilot

Valerie learns that her old nemesis Paulie G. is creating a character based on her for a new HBO series.

#2 | 11/16/2014Valerie Tries to Get Yesterday Back

HBO tasks Valerie to bring back Jane to produce a behind-the-scenes documentary.

#3 | 11/23/2014Valerie Is Brought to Her Knees

1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Valerie meets her co-star, and becomes increasingly anxious about shooting an intimate scene.

#4 | 11/30/2014Valerie Saves the Show

Valerie learns that some of her 'Seeing Red' scenes may be cut, and takes an improv class at The Groundlings.

#5 | 12/07/2014Valerie Is Taken Seriously

Valerie frets about Paulie G.'s agitated behavior, and scores an exclusive interview with The New York Times.

#6 | 12/14/2014Valerie Cooks in the Desert

Valerie's plans for a special date night with Mark are thwarted by a day-long desert reshoot.

#7 | 12/21/2014Valerie Faces the Critics

While Valerie and her team ramp up for the Emmys(R), Valerie's marriage is put to the test by the film crew.

#8 | 12/28/2014Valerie Gets What She Really Wants

Valerie gets her first real taste of success, and wonders if Mark will be there on the biggest night of her life.

06/05/2005Season 1 - 13 episodes

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08/01/2006Specials - 2 episodes

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Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Los Angeles (California)

Made by: Home Box Office (HBO), Warner Bros. Television, Is or Isn't Entertainment

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 06/05/2005

Last episode released on: 12/28/2014

Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Malin Åkerman, Damian Young, Robert Michael Morris, Laura Silverman, Lance Barber, Willa Holland, Kellan Lutz, Jason Olive, Vanessa Marano, Lillian Hurst, Dan Bucatinsky, Mark L. Young, Tom Virtue, Nathan Lee Graham, Brian Delate, Zoë Chao, Rose Abdoo, Kate Comer, Winnie Holzman, Jhoni Marchinko, Seth Rogen, Carlos Jacott, David Hunt, Matt Cook, Nik Dodani, Brad Goreski, Stephanie Courtney, Gil Glasgow, Jon Sklaroff, Brady Smith, Maulik Pancholy, Amir Talai

Creator: Michael Patrick King

Directors: Michael Patrick King, Michael Lehmann, John Riggi, Clark Mathis, Greg Mottola, David Steinberg

Producer: Michael Patrick King

Screenwriter: Michael Patrick King, Lisa Kudrow, John Riggi, Michael Schur, Linda Wallem, Heather Morgan

Keywords: fictional reality tv, entertainment industry, career resurrection, found footage, mockumentary, network television, sitcom, aging actor, comeback

Camera Setup: Single-camera setup

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