The BEST episodes of The Comeback season 1
Every episode of The Comeback season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Comeback season 1!
"The Comeback" stars Lisa Kudrow as a one-time sitcom star who is trying to revive her career. Kudrow and Michael Patrick King (executive producer of Sex and the City) co-wrote the pilot script and will executive produce the series. Kudrow's producing partner Dan Bucatinsky is set to executive produce through the duo's production company, Is or Isn't Entertainment.
#1 - Valerie Does Another Classic Leno
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/4/2005
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?
#2 - Valerie Shines Under Stress
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/28/2005
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.
#3 - Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/24/2005
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.
#4 - Valerie Saves the Show
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2005
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!"
#5 - Valerie Hangs With the Cool Kids
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/7/2005
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.
#6 - Valerie Stands Out On The Red Carpet
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/21/2005
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 a big impact on the red carpet... if only the paparazzi will oblige.
#7 - Valerie Relaxes in Palm Springs
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/31/2005
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.
#8 - Valerie Bonds With the Cast
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2005
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.
#9 - Valerie Demands Dignity
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2005
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.
#10 - Valerie Stands Up for Aunt Sassy
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/26/2005
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.
#11 - Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/14/2005
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.
#12 - The Comeback
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2005
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. She lands the part but soon discovers that it's not the one she was expecting.
#13 - Valerie Triumphs at the Upfronts
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/12/2005
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.