The Comeback

  • Premiered: Jun 2005
  • Episodes: 21
  • Followers: 231
  • Ended
  • HBO
  • Sunday at 22
  • Comedy

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Season 1
1x1
The Comeback
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 05, 2005
Valerie wants a role in a new sitcom pilot called "Room and Bored", about four hip singles living in a condo, but can only get it if she allows cameras to follow her for a reality show. .. show full overview
1x2
Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 12, 2005
The cast of "Room and Bored" is flown to New York City to introduce the media to Aunt Sassy and her attractive young charges. The ever bubbly Valerie gets a reality check on just how far her star has fallen.
1x3
Valerie Bonds With the Cast
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 19, 2005
After a table read for "the first official episode," Valerie invites her co-stars to a "bonding lunch," but Juna doesn't show up. The two make up later with a one-on-one lunch, where Valerie learns why Juna is such a paparazzi favorite.
1x4
Valerie Stands Up for Aunt Sassy
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 26, 2005
Concerned that Paulie G. has written an unflattering line that will turn audiences against her character, Valerie enlists a new writer, Gigi, to help pitch a less offensive one. Meanwhile, Valerie rethinks her impulsive decision to adopt a puppy.
1x5
Valerie Demands Dignity
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 10, 2005
Valerie worries that her comeback storyline isn't "enough," as the network tries to spice up her reality show by cross-breeding it with another one - and by pulling a highway prank that nearly sabotages Valerie's lunch with a TV Guide editor.
1x6
Valerie Saves the Show
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 17, 2005
With the cast in a funk following "Room and Bored"'s lackluster premiere, Valerie tries to boost morale with a late-night cookie delivery that gives new meaning to her trademark line, "I don't want to see that!"
1x7
Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 24, 2005
Excited about a "Room and Bored" episode dedicated to her character, Valerie pulls some strings to get a "name" actor to play Aunt Sassy's romantic interest. A celebration at the Viper Room proves typically embarrassing for Valerie.
1x8
Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 31, 2005
Valerie and Mark head to the desert for a long weekend at a Palm Springs resort - with strings attached. While Mark draws the line with Jane's crew on the golf course, Valerie finds a new mentor in an old acquaintance.
1x9
Valerie Hangs With the Cool Kids
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 07, 2005
At the insistence of the network, "Room and Bored" gets a makeover and two new cast members, spurring talk of a coup by the "original five". Meanwhile, Valerie spends some quality time with her stepdaughter, Franchesca, and her rotten little friends.
1x10
Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 14, 2005
With Juna getting all the hype and magazine covers, Valerie enlists a new publicist, Billy Stanton, to land her a cover. Billy scores her a shoot for Be Yoga, forcing Valerie to remodel her fitness room and take a yoga crash course.
1x11
Valerie Stands Out On The Red Carpet
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 21, 2005
Valerie is pleased as spiked punch when "Room and Bored" gets nominated for a People's Choice Award. After a rigorous fast and a painstaking wardrobe selection, Valerie is ready to make .. show full overview
1x12
Valerie Shines Under Stress
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 28, 2005
Jane pulls rank on Tom and Paulie G. to get Valerie more lines on "Room and Bored". A stalker threat forces extra security on the set, exposing Valerie's old back problems as she's prepping for a big pratfall scene.
1x13 Season finale
Valerie Does Another Classic Leno
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 04, 2005
After hosting a memorable coming-out party for the premiere of The Comeback, Valerie marks an even more memorable guest appearance on The Tonight Show. Valerie Cherish's "comeback" appears to be official... could she really be "it" again?

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