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The Comeback (2005– ) 7.5
Valerie Cherish, a one-time sitcom star, tries to resuscitate her career with a camera crew documenting her progress. |
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Cast
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Valerie Cherish
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| Malin Akerman | ... |
Juna Millken
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| Robert Bagnell | ... |
Tom Peterman
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| Lance Barber | ... |
Paulie G.
(13 episodes, 2005)
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| Robert Michael Morris | ... |
Mickey Deane
(13 episodes, 2005)
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| Laura Silverman | ... |
Jane
(13 episodes, 2005)
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| Damian Young | ... |
Mark Berman
(13 episodes, 2005)
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| Kellan Lutz | ... |
Chris MacNess
(13 episodes, 2005)
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| Jason Olive | ... |
Jesse Wood
(13 episodes, 2005)
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| Kimberly Kevon Williams | ... |
Shayne Thomas
(13 episodes, 2005)
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| Vanessa Marano | ... |
Franchesca
(12 episodes, 2005)
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| Bayne Gibby | ... |
Gigi
(8 episodes, 2005)
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Bill Escudier | ... |
Milo
(7 episodes, 2005)
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| Tom Virtue | ... |
Eddie
(7 episodes, 2005)
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| Nathan Lee Graham | ... |
Peter
(6 episodes, 2005)
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Valerie Cherish is a D list actress who was in A lister back in the early 90s. Now, she has become unemployed, married, and has a much harder time getting recognized in the Hollywood scene. Valerie is now embarking on making a comeback with a camera crew documenting her trials and triumphs of her journey on doing so. Written by Anonymous
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5 June 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Lisa Kudrow said in 2010 that if the show were picked up for a season two the character Paulie G. would've ended up getting fired, Gigi would've been in charge of the sitcom and it would've became a huge mess, and Valerie's marriage would've been on the rocks. See more »Quotes
Valerie Cherish: Note to self: After a long day at work, I *don't* want to see that!See more »
I was initially unimpressed with The Comeback. Never having been a fan of Friends, I didn't feel any particular connection with Lisa Kudrow. But since I watch Entourage and it is the lead-in show, I kept the TV on. The first few shows had me wondering why Lisa Kudrow would want to do such a crappy show...but for some unexplainable reason, I kept watching. I feel like, now at nearly the end of the first season, that I "get" the show. I am glad that I stuck it out. There have been some very funny moments on the show. In fact I decided to watch the season over again with a different perspective and have gained more from the second viewing, (with On-Demand). The Palm Springs episode really did it for me. Since then the show has only gotten better. There are a lot of long pauses to the show. I think this is indicative of the character's inability to say what is really on her mind, but usually ends up putting her foot in her mouth anyway. The premise of the show seemed a little confusing at first, but it's not hard to put it all together. Valerie Cherish is a washed up TV actress trying to gracefully get back in the groove, but she really isn't all that graceful. At the same time a reality show is being made to follow her on her comeback trail. The characters grow on you--Valerie Cherish, her husband, step-daughter and text- messaging friends; Valerie's young cast-mates on her TV show Room and Bored, and the humorless writers; her longtime gay hairstylist who is still only half-way out of the closet; her always present reality crew waiting for something awful to happen so they can boost ratings on the possibly-dying reality TV genre. It is subtle comedy and it just needed a little bit of a chance to find its ground. Without the irritating laugh-tracks and corny music of most TV comedies, the quiet pauses on the show are not the negative, uncomfortable ones that I first disliked--now it is off and running. And I really do look forward to the show!