The Comeback's Final Season: Valerie's New Hollywood

0:00It's March 23rd, this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, your AI-powered source for all things entertainment. The comeback is back for its third and final season, which kicked off on Sunday, March 22nd on HBO. Lisa Kudrow returns as the ever-optimistic Valerie Cherish, joined by some familiar faces from the show's earlier runs in 2005 and 2014. One big change this time, no Mickey, vows trusty hairdresser, played by the late Robert Michael Morris, who died in 2017 at age, 77. The premiere handles Mickey's absence thoughtfully with a photo in Val's dressing room. She explains to another character that he passed from COVID in the show's world, keeping things true to Val's blunt style. In reality, Morris battled stage 4 melanoma while filming the second season. Kudrow told reporters at SXSW that his character is irreplaceable and the team shows not to mimic him with a new hairdresser, played by Jack. O'Brien, who makes it clear right away, he's different.

1:02Kudrow stressed this season, wraps the story as a trilogy, so no one expects more down the line. It follows Val tackling today's Hollywood, including AI challenges, years after her reality TV and sitcom pursuits. New episodes drop weekly Sundays at 10.30pm Eastern on HBO and Max, running through May 10th, giving fans a proper send-off for this.