They say good things come in threes—and former “It” girl Valerie Cherish is determined to prove it. Lisa Kudrow posted a video today to announce the long-rumored third (and supposedly final) season of The Comeback, the “fictional reality show comedy hybrid” she created with Michael Patrick King. The announcement coincides with the 20th anniversary of the premiere of the series, which aired on HBO for two seasons in 2005 and 2014, respectively.
At the end of season two, Cherish learned that she’d won an Emmy award despite skipping out on the ceremony. Kudrow herself is an Emmy winner for her star-making role in Friends, but while she was nominated for both seasons of The Comeback, she never won for the series. Third time’s the charm?
In her post, Kudrow appears as Cherish, recreating the meme-able moment from season one of The Comeback where Jane (Laura Silverman), the producer of her reality show, prods her to be more excited during an on-camera interview. In the new clip, Cherish insists this will be “the last one”:
The third and final season of The Comeback will begin production this summer and air on HBO and HBO Max in 2026.
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