
'The Comeback" Creators Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King
From IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit by Chris O'Falt
May 15, 2026 · 34 min
About this episode
Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King discuss the final season of 'The Comeback' and its commentary on AI in entertainment.
Ten years ago, "The Comeback" was one of the first shows to satirize the rise of reality TV. Last Sunday the show aired its final episode, concluding a season that tackles the rise of the next trend promising to change entertainment forever: AI. Creator and star Lisa Kudrow and creator Michael Patrick King sat down with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt to share what they learned about AI making this third season, and reflect on the show's unique ten year history. Read our review of the final season of "The Comeback" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-comeback-season-3-review-lisa-kudrow-1235184789/ This week on the Screen Talk podcast, IndieWire editors Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio are live from Cannes, catching you up on the buzz around the festival and which movies are making waves. - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Chris O'Falt
Guests: Lisa Kudrow, Michael Patrick King
Topics covered
- AI in entertainment
- The Comeback
- Reality TV satire
- Final season review
- Television history
Keywords
- The Comeback
- Lisa Kudrow
- Michael Patrick King
- AI
- reality TV
- final episode
- television satire
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Organizations: IndieWire, Cannes
Books & works: The Comeback
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