Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King Talk The Comeback Season 3, Sex and the City, and More

HBO Max’s series The Comeback has come back again — but for the last time. “It wasn’t a big debate” that this third season would be the last of Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City) and Lisa Kudrow’s (Friends) satirical series. Talking with Weintraub, Kudrow says, “We knew what we wanted to leave people with.” From the very beginning, when the show first premiered over two decades ago, The Comeback was ahead of its time with semi-famous sitcom star Valerie Cherish (Kudrow) and her determination to recapture the spotlight through a reality TV show. After being cancelled, the show resurfaced for Season 2 in 2014, capitalizing on a resurgence of reality television. Now, in Season 3, “Valerie finally is offered a leading role on a multi-camera sitcom, but it's written by AI.” Womp womp. While this is most definitely a fly in Valerie’s ointment, King says The Comeback won’t be approaching this topical issue in a “hacky” way. He tells Weintraub: “A.I. is moving fast. We talked to a lot of experts, and one of the things that was very clear very early is that A.I. is moving so fast that people don't even know what it's really capable of. So, we tried to leave that hacky ChatGPT-can't-write-jokes way behind, because that was literally two years ago. People were doing their Oscar speeches, and the joke was that ChatGPT wrote it. So, we didn't want to [dismiss] A.I. by making it dumb. What it is is constantly moving.” Don’t miss the full conversation in the video below, where Kudrow and King reflect on just how ahead of its time The Comeback Season 1 truly was, referencing Netflix’s recent docuseries Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, and discussing their approach to Season 3 and how they filled the ensemble cast with guests like Andrew Scott (Fleabag), Abbi Jacobson (Broad City), Brittany O’Grady (It’s What’s Inside), and John Early (Search Party). King also looks back on the success of Sex and the City and shares his thoughts on the series’ future, and Kudrow gives an exciting update for the Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion sequel. 01:05 - Lisa Kudrow Revisits Being on the Set of Cheers 02:19 - Kudrow says the Romy and Michele sequel is “laugh out loud” funny. 03:34 - Michael Patrick King says, “Right now, it’s closed for me,” about Sex and the City. 06:05 - King says “everybody is Valerie Cherish” now, 20 years after she was vilified. 07:01 - Kudrow explains why The Comeback had to pivot with its 2026 return. 07:40 - The duo discuss how The Comeback tackled reality TV before it became commonplace on screens. 10:06 - How The Comeback Season 3 decided on eight episodes. 10:54 - King explains how the show has evolved over the years in the editing room. 12:23 - The pair explain how a “seismic shift in the business” turned into The Comeback Season 3. 13:47 - King confirms this is the final season. 14:39 - Andrew Scott changed a principal rule for The Comeback with Season 3. 17:06 - The Comeback doesn’t “dismiss” AI. 18:20 - King and Kudrow discuss how AI will alter entertainment in the future. 22:44 - Kudrow shares the moment she asked Ron Howard for his autograph. #thecomeback #thecomebackseason3 #LisaKudrow #MichaelPatrickKing #sexandthecity For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit https://collider.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL   / collider     / collider     / collider