Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King attended the press convention for the third season of The Comeback. For these unaware, The Comeback Season 1 initially aired on HBO from June 5, 2005, by September 4, 2005. After an extended hiatus, the second season aired almost a decade later, from November 9, 2014, to December 28, 2014. Now, the makers are returning with the third and the ultimate season, premiering on HBO Max from March 22, 2026. New episodes of the eight-episode season will debut weekly.

Opening up on the present, Lisa shared her pleasure about being part of The Comeback once more. When requested concerning the FRIENDS references put within the present, Lisa talked about, “We could not assist it. We have been capturing on the FRIENDS stage. It felt like there was a straightforward soar there that Valerie did not even take note of. She was solely trying on the films on the plaque. She did not even see the TV exhibits. She mentioned, ‘We’ll be the primary hit of stage 24.’ , FRIENDS was successful.”

Creator Michael Patrick King shared, “We have been largely all in favour of how shut we might get to Valerie really saying the phrase ‘buddies’… That was all we have been involved about.

Addressing previous backlash tied to FRIENDS, Kudrow shared how the solid and crew navigated the robust occasions with unhealthy press experiences. She revealed, “There was huge backlash when FRIENDS aired. Folks hated us. So we received collectively and simply mentioned, ‘Alright, we’ve got to only head down, cease doing press and simply do our work.’ We wished to cope with the duty at hand and do our precise job. We wished to say the phrases and do our present.”

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