The Comeback: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: The Comeback
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2005-06-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-05-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 31 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 144

Cast and credited roles

• 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

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-06-05; final listed air date 2005-09-04; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-11-09; final listed air date 2014-12-28; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2026-03-22; final listed air date 2026-05-10; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Comeback on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.