TV veteran Michael Patrick King has had a long, lively career, writing, directing and producing on shows including Murphy Brown, Will & Grace and 2 Broke Girls. But this month sees the return of one of his most loved, and perhaps most underwatched, shows: The Comeback. And although King says “we never expected to come back”, here he is, promoting The Comeback’s triumphant, and steadfastly final, new season. King immediately saw an opportunity: the Writers’ Guild had forewarned that its next big negotiation, in 2026, would be about AI. “We got cancelled and we’re here 21 years later,” says King, before dipping into an impression of Valerie: “It’ll come around!”

Source: The Guardian April 01, 2026 22:26 UTC