The Comeback
The Comeback

The Comeback

2005 3 Seasons 29 Episodes ⭐ 7.4 Comedy Drama

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pilot

Actress Valerie Cherish agrees to be filmed for a reality show in an effort to get a part in a new sitcom.

EP 2

Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts

Valerie, Mickey and the cast of 'Room and Bored' are introduced to the media.

EP 3

Valerie Bonds with the Cast

After a table read for 'the first official episode,' Valerie invites her co-stars to a 'bonding lunch.'

EP 4

Valerie Stands Up for Aunt Sassy

Valerie enlists a new writer, Gigi, to help pitch a less offensive line for her character.

EP 5

Valerie Demands Dignity

The network tries to spice up Valerie's reality show by bringing in the star of another reality show.

EP 6

Valerie Saves the Show

With the cast in a funk, Valerie tries to boost morale with a late-night cookie delivery.

EP 7

Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode

Valerie gets a 'name' actor for a 'Room and Bored' episode about her character.

EP 8

Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs

Valerie and Mark head for a long weekend at a Palm Springs resort--with strings attached.

EP 9

Valerie Hangs with the Cool Kids

At the network's insistence, 'Room and Bored' gets a makeover and two new cast members.

EP 10

Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover

With Juna getting all the hype, Valerie enlists a new publicist to land a magazine cover.

EP 11

Valerie Stands Out on the Red Carpet

Valerie gets a new dress and a new look after 'Room and Bored'--and Juna--earn nominations for a familiar TV-awards show

EP 12

Valerie Shines Under Stress

Jane pulls rank on Tom and Paulie G to get Valerie more lines on 'Room and Bored.'

EP 13

Valerie Does Another Classic Leno

Valerie makes a memorable guest appearance on 'The Tonight Show.'

EP 1

Valerie Makes a Pilot

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

EP 2

Valerie Tries to Get Yesterday Back

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

EP 3

Valerie Is Brought to Her Knees

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

EP 4

Valerie Saves the Show

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

EP 5

Valerie Is Taken Seriously

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

EP 6

Valerie Cooks in the Desert

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

EP 7

Valerie 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.

EP 8

Valerie 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.

EP 1

Valerie Gets a New Chapter

Valerie is offered a role in a new multi-cam sitcom – but is hesitant to accept when she learns it will be written by

EP 2

Valerie Has a Secret

Valerie meets her human showrunners and tries to convince a TV vet to direct the pilot.

EP 3

Valerie Faces Reality

Valerie discovers that being back on a soundstage makes her miss her old sitcom team of one: Mickey – whose death she

EP 4

Valerie Does It All

When AI churns out an unusable script, Valerie is forced to lean into her executive producer role to do damage control.

EP 5

Valerie Lights a Candle

EP 6

Valerie's Home Alone

As Mark heads off to Burning Man, Valerie finds herself alone amid a media meltdown after news of her AI written show is

EP 7

Valerie Chases the Truth

Valerie tries to repair the damage caused by negative AI press – and save Mark's reality show job by making an appeara

EP 8

Valerie Cherish

Urged by NuNet to make a public statement in defense of AI, Valerie contemplates her future...with or without How's That

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