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• 2026
• Season 3
• 8 episodes

• Comedy

Summary

New run of the mockumentary starring Lisa Kudrow.

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Episodes

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  Episode 8
  
  Valerie Cherish

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  Episode 7
  
  Valerie Chases the Truth

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  Episode 6
  
  Valerie's Home Alone

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  Episode 5
  
  Valerie Lights a Candle

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  Episode 4
  
  Valerie Does It All

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  Episode 3
  
  Valerie Faces Reality

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  Episode 2
  
  Valerie Has a Secret

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  Episode 1
  
  Valerie Gets a New Chapter

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Review

Michael Hogan

Rather aptly, The Comeback is making a comeback of its own. Again. Friends star Lisa Kudrow first co-created the cult HBO mockumentary way back in 2005.

Following washed-up sitcom actress Valerie Cherish — wonder where Kudrow got that idea? — as she attempted to revive her TV career, it combined goofy cringe comedy with brutal Hollywood satire. It was cancelled after one season but returned in 2014.

Now comes a surprise third and final series. Valerie finds her way back onto TV in a comedy called How’s That?, but is shocked to find that her new show is being written by AI. It doesn’t get much more 2026 than that.

How to watch

Next showing

There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming providers below.

Streaming

• NOW
• HBO Max

News & features about The Comeback

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  The Comeback season 3 confirmed 10 years after last episode
  
  Lisa Kudrow will be reprising her acclaimed role as Valerie Cherish in a third run of the HBO comedy.

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  Best LGBTQ+ shows of 2026 so far – from Tip Toe to Half Man
  
  Halfway through the year, we're already spoiled for choice.

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  What's worth watching on HBO Max - from award-winning The Pitt to beloved Friends star's returning comedy
  
  From buzzy new launches to timeless TV classics.

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  What time is BTS: The Comeback Live streaming on Netflix in the UK?
  
  It's almost time!

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  The Comeback's final season proves Lisa Kudrow's best role isn't Phoebe in Friends
  
  Valerie Cherish is back one last time – and if you haven't met her yet, you're in for a treat.

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  Silent Witness' Amanda Burton rules out future appearances after comeback
  
  Burton is returning as Dr Sam Ryan for the show's 25th season.

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  Kids from Fame reunite for comeback concerts - and new single
  
  Doris, Coco, Bruno and the gang perform in the UK for the first time in 35 years

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  Apparently Lindsay Lohan thought Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback was a reality show – and pitched herself for it
  
  The former Friends star relayed the bizarre tale during an appearance on James Corden's US chat show

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  Lisa Kudrow's HBO comedy The Comeback is... coming back
  
  Valerie Cherish will still be seeking the spotlight when the cult comedy returns with six new episodes later this year

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  Friends icon confirmed as guest on The Claudia Winkleman Show – and it's only weeks away
  
  Friday nights will soon be getting the Claudia Winkleman treatment.

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  Hollywood thought their careers were over but these 12 stars proved everyone wrong
  
  We've taken a look at some of the most impressive career comebacks made by actors who proved their doubters wrong.

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  Slow Horses has 23 Emmy nominations but just 3 wins – what keeps beating one of TV's most acclaimed dramas and why?
  
  Much like its titular spies, the Apple TV series keeps delivering – and keeps getting overlooked.

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  Friends and Cheers director James Burrows dies aged 85 – David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc pay tribute
  
  The TV legend co-created Cheers.

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  What channel is Bournemouth v Everton Premier League match on? TV details and kick-off time
  
  Check out how to watch Bournemouth v Everton in the Premier League, including TV channel, radio coverage and kick-off time.

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  Michael Sheen and Severance favourite among flurry of new stars cast in Murderbot season 2
  
  Steve Buscemi and Tramell Tillman also join the Apple TV sci-fi hit's stacked second run.

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  Friends icon Lisa Kudrow reveals surprising opinion of beloved character: "He was horrible"
  
  The comedy star isn't mincing her words in a new interview.

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  Jennifer Aniston reveals which Friends co-stars she would reunite with for a new sitcom
  
  Aniston and former co-star Lisa Kudrow also discussed the Friends reunion project that never saw the light of day.

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  Blake's 7 – beloved '70s BBC sci-fi series – confirmed for reboot with Doctor Who director
  
  This is not a drill!

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  EastEnders airs emotional return for iconic character in early BBC iPlayer release
  
  Warning: Contains spoilers for Monday's episode of EastEnders, which airs tonight on BBC One at 7:30pm or can be streamed now on BBC iPlayer.

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  HBO boss reveals how hit medical drama The Pitt recaptures a "lost art" in television
  
  HBO's Casey Bloys says The Pitt is bringing back a "lost art" – a punchy, 15-episode medical drama built to return, year after year.

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  The Grand Tour season 7 review: Our verdict on the trio of new hosts in the Prime Video hit ★★★★☆
  
  After a baton-passing pilgrimage with Jeremy Clarkson, it's business as usual on the Prime Video show with new hosts James Engelsman, Thomas Holland and Francis Bourgeois.

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  A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner confirms show's fate after adapting published Dunk and Egg novellas
  
  “George has laid out… He has a document of everything that happens, basically, for 13, 14, 15 of these novellas.”

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  Taika Waititi on why he gender-swapped Lisa Kudrow's Time Bandits character
  
  The Friends star's character was originally written as a man.

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  Oasis 'set to reunite for 2025 gigs' as Liam Gallagher responds to reports
  
  Will the comeback actually happen? We'd say definitely, maybe.

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