‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap: Everything Breaks

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‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap: Everything Breaks

Valerie has been terrible at keeping the A.I. thing a secret. Almost as terrible as Billy is at being her manager.

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Valerie (Lisa Kudrow) is in damage control mode after spilling the A.I. beans once again.

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Noel Murray

April 26, 2026,

11:10 p.m. ET

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Season 3, Episode 6: ‘Valerie’s Home Alone’

Well, it was only a matter of time. Given how many people Valerie has told about the A.I. element of “How’s That?!,” it was inevitable that the story would eventually leak. Sure enough, by the end of this week’s episode, the word is out. Social media, the show business press and even cable news are buzzing about Valerie’s ethically questionable sitcom.

“The entire world is tearing me apart!” Valerie wails. To which an unconcerned Patience shrugs, “It’s just Hollywood.”

But here is the big question: Who is the leaker?

Initially, Jane is the top suspect. Earlier in the episode, Jane’s girlfriend, Peri (Clea DuVall), publicly yells at her for quitting her Trader Joe’s job and working full-time with “this woman who you told me was a very destructive energy in your life.” During that fight, it comes out that Jane has not yet signed one of NuNet’s N.D.A.s — nor will she. After Jane admits that she also has not cashed any of NuNet’s checks, Billy has security remove her.

But although Jane confesses that she was always planning to make a film about A.I. — and not, as Valerie expected, “an actor’s uplifting return while she navigates a whole new television landscape” — she goes on CNN after the scandal breaks to defend Valerie. Scratch her off the list.

If not Jane, who? Valerie suspects Paulie G., given their history. (CNN even shows the old viral clip of her punching him in the stomach on “Room and Bored.”) Myself, I have my eyes on Marco, who might be jealous of how Valerie is letting Evan, the A.I. tech guy, pitch jokes.

But let’s not lose the plot here. The real culprit is Valerie, who has been terrible at keeping this secret. In this episode, she accidentally tells the “How’s That?!” cast what’s going on. Walter has called an actors-only meeting to accuse Valerie of trying to take over the whole production, warning that he has seen this kind of thing before. But before he can explain what he means, Valerie asks, “There’s another A.I. show?” Whoops.

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