TELEVISION Lisa Kudrow returns as the fearless actress in ‘The Comeback’ Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises Mar 30, 2026 15 hrs ago Lisa Kudrow reprises her role as Valerie Cherish in Season 3 of "The Comeback." HBO Facebook Twitter 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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Actor James Tolkan of 'Top Gun' and 'Back to the Future' fame dies at 94 In "Back to the Future," Tolkan portrayed the bow tie-wearing vice principal Gerald Strickland of the fictitious Hill Valley High School.
Alessandro Nivola talks Calvin Klein, 'Love Story' and son's career | Streamed & Screened The Oscars are in the rearview mirror, which gives us an opportunity to turn our attention back to television and streaming programs.
Lisa Kudrow returns as the fearless actress in ‘The Comeback’ Lisa Kudrow needed a reason to revisit Valerie Cherish and “The Comeback,” and she found it in the emergence of artificial intelligence in Hollywood.
Review: Ryan Gosling scores a touchdown with ‘Project Hail Mary’ “Project Hail Mary” is the first must-see film of 2026.
