The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott

Newsweek

Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott delivers your weekly dose of pop culture with the Parting Shot. Every week you’ll get celebrity interviews, award show coverage, and the rundown on exactly what to watch, read, and listen to in culture. Consider the Parting Shot your one stop shop for everything pop culture.

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The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott

Episodes (407)

Sat Mar 21st Michael Patrick King on Writing ‘The Comeback’ and Why Lisa Kudrow's Performance Is One of a Kind
Fri Mar 20th Dan Bucatinsky on The Comeback, Billy's Big Moment, and Why Valerie Cherish Is Actually a Heroine
Thu Mar 19th Lisa Kudrow on Valerie Cherish, AI and Why ‘The Comeback’ Always Arrives Right on Time

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott

Mar 21, 2026
30 minutes
27 MB

The Comeback is back, and Michael Patrick King is here to talk about it. The co-creator and director joins Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to break down how he and Lisa Kudrow arrived at the idea of Valerie Cherish being cast in the first sitcom written by AI, what it means to finally see Valerie in the real world without cameras, and why they only return to the show when there's a seismic cultural shift worth exploring. He also gets into the origin of his creative partnership with Lisa, what makes her performance genuinely one of a kind, and wh...

The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott

Michael Patrick King on Writing ‘The Comeback’ and Why Lisa Kudrow's Performance Is One of a Kind

Newsweek

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