Fresh Air · 2026-08-24 · 46 min · 7,029 words

Lisa Kudrow

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This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. Before my guest Lisa Kudro was famous back when she was doing improv, she created a character. An actress determined to stay in show business no matter what it cost her. That character eventually became Valerie Cherish, the relentlessly optimistic actress who's been chasing her comeback since 2005. Here she is in the show's first season trying to get the title of her new reality show just right.

This Is my come back. Alright, I'm gonna take that again. Okay. Mm. So this is my cup Jane. I'm sorry. The um

Camera keeps moving in and out. It's gonna be moving. Just keep going. No, yeah, oh I know. I know. It's just I don't know if I should wait for it to settle or That's right, yeah. Oh right, yeah, that's right. This one's always gonna be moving'cause that one is stationary. Got it. Okay. Here we go.

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