Stars: Lisa Kudrow

Summary: One-time sitcom star and minor celebrity Valerie Cherish desperately tries to revive her flagging career by starring in reality television show The Comeback.

Agreeing to star in a reality television show called The Comeback might be considered a bad career move by some, but for one-time sitcom star Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow, FRIENDS), it’s the perfect vehicle to kick-start her flagging career and refocus the media spotlight squarely on her. Adopting the same ‘mockumentary’ style made popular by CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, THE COMEBACK breaks the traditional sitcom mould, taking a post-modern swipe at the ubiquitous reality TV phenomenon and the lengths people will go to in pursuit of fame.

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How wickedly ironic--and delicious--that Lisa Kudrow's single season of The Comeback provided the talented actress with enough meat for her to be nominated for an Emmy--after the show was canceled by HBO. Kudrow went for the Anti-Phoebe role after the demise of Friends, demonstrating her spectacular acting chops and range of comic abilities. The show centered on Kudrow's playing an actress, once the ingénue of the moment, trying ever more desperately to get back into the limelight. The vehicle of choice: a reality "series" that follows Kudrow's Valerie Cherish into scenarios with the deck more than stacked against her. Kudrow's acid delivery and willingness to show Valerie's raw pain, ambition, and obsequiousness make for engrossing and poignant, if squirm-inducing, viewing. Valerie's fond memory of being on Leno: when a fellow guest's monkey unexpectedly relieves himself on her head. "It was a real water-cooler moment," she says, desperately spinning. "And you know, this was Leno's first year. So it was a real important show for him too!" The boxed set includes all 13 episodes and some yummy extras, including a new "interview" with Valerie Cherish, an appearance by Valerie backstage at Dancing with the Stars, and backstage dish with series creators Kudrow and Michael Patrick King. The series, though short-lived demonstrates why Kudrow is one of our most talented actresses; here's hoping for a succession of more Comebacks. --A.T. Hurley

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Release Date:	September 18, 2006
Runtime:	377 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 082548
Keywords:	Season, Comedy, Two, General, Comeback, Tv, Discs
Genre:	Comedy