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Although nan Hollywood strikes successful nan Season 3 premiere of The Comeback are fake, nan support was perfectly real.
While visiting Deadline’s SXSW Studio past weekend, nan formed and creators of nan HBO show had a laughter astir nan wide disorder they incited while recreating nan 2023 Hollywood strikes for a segment successful beforehand of nan Warner Bros. lot.
“I drove to group that day. I brought my hubby to sojourn for nan first time, and he’s like, ‘Oh my god, there’s group picketing,'” recalled Laura Silverman, who reprises her domiciled arsenic documentarian Jane. “And I was like, ‘Oh wait! No, that’s us.'”
Picking up successful 2023, The Comeback sees Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) support nan WGA and SAG-AFTRA, foreshadowing her soul conflict and nan chaos that ensuse pinch starring successful a caller sitcom written by AI. The segment moreover features a cameo from erstwhile SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher.
Dan Bucatinsky, who is backmost arsenic Valerie’s head and co-producer Billy, noted, “Cars were honking nan full time.”
Kudrow’s co-creator Michael Patrick King added, “Every honk you perceive is personification going by, supporting whoever is striking successful beforehand of Warner Bros.” (Something to support successful mind, perhaps?)
In nan 3rd and last play of The Comeback, Valerie accepts nan lead domiciled connected a caller sitcom, How’s That?, which is secretly being written by an AI program. As reality show cameras travel her astir erstwhile again for this latest shape of her career, nan character and shaper has to navigate nan galore taste landmines of Hollywood successful 2026.
After premiering successful 2005, nan mockumentary reality show returned for a agelong overdue 2nd play successful 2014. Season 3 premieres Sunday astatine 10:30pm ET connected HBO, besides disposable to watercourse connected HBO Max.
Deadline Studio astatine SXSW presented by Redbreast Irish Whiskey.
