The Comeback's Final Season Proves Lisa Kudrow's Best Role Isn't Phoebe in Friends

Review: After more than a decade, Lisa Kudrow and 'The Comeback' make a timely, final return

Like the mythical city of Brigadoon, Lisa Kudrow's "The Comeback" has returned to television after many years away, with the difference that time has not stood still for its inhabitants, older in a changing world that values them less and…

The Comeback's final season proves Lisa Kudrow's best role isn't Phoebe in Friends

Add The Comeback to your watchlistLisa Kudrow stars in one of the greatest sitcoms ever made, and I'm not talking about Friends.That's not to say the '90s hit show wasn't special or that Kudrow didn't impress as Phoebe Buffay. There's a reason her breakout role was nominated six times at the Emmys, after all. Plus, it's fair to say that 'Smelly Cat' still remains a banger, three decades on. But if there's any justice in this world, Kudrow's lega…

'The Comeback' is… Back Starring Lisa Kudrow

It's been a decade since Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) skipped her Emmys speech in favor of visiting her beloved Mickey (Robert Michael Morris), a decision that saved her from the lonely life of a career-focused actress. Kudrow and co-creator Michael... Read more...

On "The Comeback," AI gets the last laugh

As Lisa Kudrow’s Valerie Cherish takes the pulse of AI’s Hollywood takeover, so does a new film

10 Shows Like 'The Comeback' You Should Watch Next

Love Lisa Kudrow in HBO's The Comeback? Here are 10 shows spotlighting women of a certain age navigating career challenges...with mixed results.

Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King on the Long-Awaited Comeback of “The Comeback”

The Comeback season 3 follows Lisa Kudrow‘s self-absorbed godmother of cringe, TV actress Valerie Cherish, as she tries to make Hollywood’s first AI-generated sitcom. Created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City), this hilariously bleak comedy (Sundays on HBO Max) pictures a near-future in which a slick network executive (Andrew Scott) talks Valerie into headlining a corny series shot the old-fashioned way—in front of a live stud…