Will ‘The Comeback’ Season 3 Predict the Future of TV With AI? Odds Are, Yes
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The new season of Lisa Kudrow's Hollywood satire, like the two before it, lays out a too-close-for-comfort depiction of what lies ahead for the entertainment industry — mercifully delivered with plenty of laughs
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Call Me AL Will ‘The Comeback’ Season 3 Predict the Future of TV With AI? Odds Are, Yes The new season of Lisa Kudrow's Hollywood satire, like the two before it, lays out a too-close-for-comfort depiction of what lies ahead for the entertainment industry — mercifully delivered with plenty of laughs By Jennifer Silverman Jennifer Silverman View all posts by Jennifer Silverman March 29, 2026 Arguably, Lisa Kudrow has never been funnier than when she appears as Valerie Cherish on Hot Ones in the new season of The Comeback . Clueless to the format of the (very real) interview show (answering questions while eating ever-increasing spicy hot wings), Cherish’s exasperation, befuddlement, and visceral agony is a comic wonder to watch. It’s almost a throwaway gag — the scene literally runs behind the credits of a late-season episode — but proves that when Kudrow commits to the bit, she’s hard to match. That’s important to remember, because over its two decades, The Comeback hasn’t always been discussed as a pure comedy. Instead, the series receives well-deserved props for its prophetic critique of the television industry. As it follows Valerie, an aging, self-absorbed sitcom star struggling to stay employed and relevant, The Comeback also lays bare the larger problems facing the medium. Season One, which aired in 2005, focused on the coming creep of reality television, while 2014’s Season Two showcased the rise of streamers and prestige TV. Both seasons were painfully funny (often just painful), but the humor sometimes got lost as time has proven even its most over-the-top bits eerily correct. There is a moment in the Season Two premiere where Valerie accidentally-on-purpose runs into reality-TV majordomo Andy Cohen. Having blown her attempt to join The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills earlier because she wasn’t willing to be crazy enough on camera, she leans over to whisper, “I get it now, OK? I took myself too seriously.” Yep. That tracks. Time will tell whether Season Thr...
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