The Comeback was a show.
The Comeback ( also known as The Day the Screaming Stopped ) is a 1978 British horror film directed by Pete Walker . The Comeback (TV series) . Kudrow and King are also screenwriters and executive producers of the series , with King also serving as the director of some episodes . The series premiered on HBO on June 5 , 2005 and aired for a single , 13-episode season before being canceled . The series was revived nine years later and an eight-episode second season aired on HBO beginning on November 9 , 2014 .