TELEVISION Lisa Kudrow returns as the fearless actress in ‘The Comeback’ Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Mar 30, 2026 Mar 30, 2026 Updated 5 hrs ago 0 Lisa Kudrow reprises her role as Valerie Cherish in Season 3 of "The Comeback." HBO Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Lisa Kudrow needed a reason to revisit Valerie Cherish and “The Comeback.”kAm$96 7@F?5 :E :? E96 6>6C86?46 @7 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46 :? w@==JH@@5] x? E96 E9:C5 D62D@? @7 96C 2H2C5\H:??:?8 D6C:6D[ zF5C@H 4@?7C@?ED E96 324<=2D9 E92E 4@F=5 @44FC :7 4@>AFE6C AC@8C2>D DE2CE65 HC:E:?8 E6=6G:D:@? D9@HD] (@F=5 HC:E6CD 364@>6 6IE:?4En r@F=5 @E96C 4C27ED 36 27764E65nk^AmkAm“~FC 8@2= H2D E@ 86E :E @? E96 2:C 367@C6 2 DEF5:@ 25>:EE65 E96J H6C6 FD:?8 px[” D2JD |:4926= !2EC:4< z:?8[ “%96 r@>6324<’D” 6I64FE:G6 AC@5F46C 2?5 4@\4C62E@C]k^Am kAm“x E9:?< E92E’D 2 H2JD @77[” zF5C@H 255D] qFE E96J DE:== H2?E65 E@ 36 :? 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