Customer Reviews
I DON'T NEED TO SEE THAT! - By: Debra Sarwar, 23 Dec 2008 
This show is what can be described as a short lived treasure, It lasted for 13 episodes, but I think that's what makes it more special, it's short but sweet. This isn't your typical comedy as the humour is a lot more subtle & some people may not find it funny at all, but I think it is genious, The awkwardness you feel when Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) gets herself into strange situations has mein hysterics, & this DVD will be apart of my permanent collection!
i agree with OH DEAR - By: Ms. Claire J. Wheeler, 13 Jul 2007 
i only got this because of the reviews, & because of Lisa Kudrow.
soooooooooooo bouring................ what a waste of a huge talent!
i have cancelled viewing Part 2! & have fast forwarded most of Part 1, sorry Lisa, i luv ya, but u are worth so much more.
Note to self...I DO need to see that!! - By: D. Cowan, 06 Jun 2007 I bought The Comeback as soon as the DVD came out & after catching a couple of episodes on Living TV. This show is so good. All the cast are fantastic, especially Lisa Kudrow & the comedy is spot on. I really can't understand why this show didn't get a second series. It combines great comic acting with the crazy world of reality tv. Cherish Valerie as she tries to normalise some very embarrassing situations like having her partin a sitcom totally rewritten & told that instead of one of four sexy singles sharing an apartment, she has been recast as the Auntie who lives upstairs & wears a jogging suit from hell!!
This show is quite knowing & although Valerie is a self-conscious embarrassment, you can't help having a soft spot for her,in her desperation.
Some nice extras too, with Valerie caught backstage at Dancing with the Stars & there are also some live commentaries with Lisa & some of the show's creators. Buy it, you won't regret it!!!
Very interesting comedy - By: Paul Smith, 29 May 2007 True, this comedy is completely different to that of Friends, but Lisa Kudrow shows real versatility as an actress by playing a character that is completely different to Phoebe, & she was rewarded with the first major award nomination (for an Emmy) of all Friends cast members since Friends ended. It's not hard to see why.
What makes this show funny isn't what is said, it's not the jokes, it's the way it's acted & the things that happen, & the expressions on people's faces. It reminded me of "The Office"in a way, but instead of mocking the sad character of office manager David Brent, it's has-been Valerie Cherish.
This is a very clever & entertaining show.
Novel and Hillarious - By: Trey Mercartné, 09 May 2007 In "The Comeback" Lisa Kudrow plays Valerie Cherish, a Z-List ex-Sitcom star who is desperate to resuscitate her flagging career. She lands a role on a tacky new sitcom (although her 'lead' role quickly descends into a recurring cameo), but only under the proviso she also starin a low-rent Reality series documenting her return to the spotlight. "The Comeback" is comprised of scenes presented as 'raw' footage from the fictional reality show that the programme is based around. Much of the show's humour comes from the idea that we are watching un-edited, raw footage of an over-the-hill actress & her constant attempts to regain dignity, which always fail.
First to be applauded for this marvellous series is Kudrow who putsin the flawless performance only ever hinted at on the sterile apartment sets of "Friends". The comparisons between Kudrow & the character she playsin this series are obvious, & add greatly to the overall appeal of the programme. Kudrow's decision to knowingly mock herself is both self-assured & inspired. In "The Comeback", Kudrow is at her best; subtle, with impeccable timing & always completely hilarious. The wayin which she constructs her characters gradual unravelling as she's faced with a variety of embarrassing situations is fascinating & presents a masterclassin how comedy acting should be done. Valerie Cherish will make you cringe, laugh and, here's what makes Kudrow's performance really superb, you'll also feel desperately sorry for her.
Along with Kudrow, the camera style of "The Comeback" is what makes it so funny & entertaining. There's something continually funny about seeing the reality show's Producer dipin & out of frame & ask Valerie pressing questions off camera; as she's stitching poor Valerie up like a kipper whilst making her a laughing stock. The constant parodies of current American Reality shows are great, especially because they expose the entire premise of Reality TV to be complete garbage. The world of network sitcom is also taunted throughout the series. Even the fake sitcom's name - 'Room & Bored' - is so awful that you can imagine seeing it pop upin next week's TV Guide.
If you're a Film or Television producer, you'll find endless humour at the sight of camera crew's bashing through doors & falling down stairs to keep up with the 'star'. There is definitely a perverse pleasure to be had, for thosein the business, to see a crew struggle with those irritating logistical problems that you've faced before & will no doubt face again on the next shoot. Laura Silverman, by the way, is excellent as the mild-mannered, but totally ruthless, Reality Show Producer who you'll want to work on your next production! She's completely believable.
"The Comeback" is an outstanding comedy series that ended well before it's time. For thosein Film & Television, especially, it offers an entire new level of humour that has rarely been shown before. The writing is great, the performances stellar, & the idea actually very novel; although it might not seem so at first glance. Without a doubt, this is a must-see series that I can't recommend highly enough.
