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Release Date:
5 June 2005 (USA) moreTagline:
Valerie Cherish was TV's IT Girl. Now IT's a different story. morePlot:
A one-time sitcom star (Kudrow) tries to resuscitate her career.Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Kudrow Sparks Reports Of TV Comeback (From WENN. 11 November 2008, 8:09 AM, PST)
Kudrow's 'Comeback' Canceled
(From WENN. 22 September 2005)
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A brilliant comedy with incisive touches moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 17 of 34) | Lisa Kudrow | ... | Valerie Cherish (13 episodes, 2005) |
 | Laura Silverman | ... | Jane (13 episodes, 2005) |
 | Damian Young | ... | Mark Berman (13 episodes, 2005) |
 | JT Alexander | ... | Comeback Crew (13 episodes, 2005) |
 | Craig DeSilva | ... | Announcer (13 episodes, 2005) |
 | Malin Akerman | ... | Juna Millken (12 episodes, 2005) |
 | Robert Michael Morris | ... | Mickey Deane (12 episodes, 2005) |
 | Robert Bagnell | ... | Tom Peterman (11 episodes, 2005) |
 | Lance Barber | ... | Paulie G. (11 episodes, 2005) |
 | Bayne Gibby | ... | Gigi (8 episodes, 2005) |
 | Kellan Lutz | ... | Chris MacNess (8 episodes, 2005) |
 | Jason Olive | ... | Jesse Wood (8 episodes, 2005) |
 | Kimberly Kevon Williams | ... | Shayne Thomas (8 episodes, 2005) |
| Bill Escudier | ... | Milo (7 episodes, 2005) |
 | Tom Virtue | ... | Eddie (7 episodes, 2005) |
 | Nathan Lee Graham | ... | Peter (6 episodes, 2005) |
 | Vanessa Marano | ... | Franchesca (6 episodes, 2005) |
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USA:30 minCountry:
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1.33 : 1 moreCertification:
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Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Valerie Cherish: *This* is my comeback. All right, let me take that again... So *this* is my come - Jane, I'm sorry, the, um, camera keeps moving in and out.Jane: It's always going to be moving, just keep going.
Valerie Cherish: No, yeah, oh, I know, I know, it's just - I didn't know if I should wait for it to settle or... That's right. Yeah. Oh, right. Yeah. This one's always going to be moving, because that one is stationary. Got it. Okay. Here we go. *This* is my comeback! You know, I want to do another.
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Isn't Valerie Cherish to young to play Aunt Sassy?What are the names of Valerie's old and new sitcom?
In the final episode of the series, does it leave off with a cliff hanger or does it wrap up the show?
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I ran into this one on my HBO on demand last Sunday. For the first time I can remember, I was riveted to my TV. I watched all six or so (the total taped) episodes in one sitting.
The show is an interesting mix of TV-land looking at, and poking fun at itself. Keep in mind that this is a show within a show. We are supposed be be watching the outtakes from a reality show where the reality is a washed up, over aged (by TV standard) actress gets the nod to first star in, and then have a bit role in a new TV show. The show within the show is an updated version of Three's Company.
We get to watch the Kudrow character's attempt at being the center of attraction until she wises up that she's not the center of this universe as she was on her show of 20 years ago. The catch is watching this actress play an actress who evolves and adapts quickly to her new situation. She absorbs a lot of ridicule along the way - more than most folks could take. Rather than lash out and risk her gig, she smiles, pretends to go along with the gags where she is the butt of the joke and then makes minor adjustments based on her new perception of her role in this new world where she is no longer the star, but the comedic relief.
Like a Woody Allen movie, Kudrow's place both as the star and producer of the show give her too much time to make a lot of noise and too much screen time emoting monologues. However, even at her worst, she's not the ego maniac that Allen is so at worst, it's a bit too much, but still tolerable.
Whatever the outcome of this show, I think Kudrow has proved that she has range and talent well beyond what most folks thought she had.