Friends alum Lisa Kudrow is joined by a major movie star's daughter at the premiere of The Comeback

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Lisa Kudrow was joined by Ella Stiller at the premiere of The Comeback at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival over the weekend.

The Friends alum, 62, exuded elegance in chic attire while attending the premiere of season three of the HBO sitcom in Austin on Sunday. 

She was joined by her fellow costar, the nepo baby daughter following in the shoes of her father Ben Stiller, and the rest of the cast and crew at the film festival.

Kudrow co-created the original series and reprised her role in the revival, which will be airing more than a decade after the last season.

For the premiere, she wore a chocolate brown, button-down dress, which was tied at her waist with a gold belt buckle. 

She looked radiant with her freshly chopped, blonde bob and soft makeup to highlight her natural beauty. 

Lisa Kudrow exuded elegance in a button-down shirt-dress hybrid at the premiere of The Comeback at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival over the weekend

She was joined by her fellow costar, the nepo baby daughter following in the shoes of her father Ben Stiller, and the rest of the cast and crew for the Sunday premiere at the film festival

Meanwhile, Ella, the 23-year-old daughter of Stiller and Christine Taylor, showed off her sense of style in a silk, lace two-piece set. 

She wore a black camisole with lace details and floral embroidery paired with a matching maxi skirt and pointed-toe pumps. 

She pulled her hair back into a slicked-back updo and completed her look with gold, hoop earrings.

She is one of two children her famous father shares with his longtime wife Christine Taylor. 

Both Ella and her 20-year-old brother Quinlin are actors, aspiring to follow in their parents' shoes. 

She joined the cast of The Comeback for its long-awaited third season as well as Kudrow's return as Valerie Cherish. 

In The Comeback, Kudrow stars as the leading character, a B-list sitcom star. 

Initially, the HBO comedy lasted for only a single season in 2005 before returning for its second in 2014.

The third series, which has been revealed to be the show's final chapter, follows on its heels — 12 years after The Comeback last aired. 

Ella, the 23-year-old daughter of Stiller and Christine Taylor, showed off her sense of style in a silk, lace two-piece set

Kudrow co-created the original series and reprised her role in the revival, which will be airing more than a decade after the last season

Ella is one of two children her famous father Ben Stiller  shares with his longtime wife Christine Taylor. Both Ella and her 20-year-old brother Quinlin are actors, following in their parents' shoes; pictured in October 2025

They were joined by the rest of the cast at the film festival and posed for a portrait just one day earlier; pictured from left to right: Laura Silverman, Lisa Kudrow, Ella Stiller, Damian Young, Jack O'Brien, Michael Patrick King and Dan Bucatinsky of The Comeback

The third season of The Comeback will premiere on March 22 on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max

The show takes its name from the plot of series one, which picks up years after Valerie's initial sitcom success

A new trailer has given fans a peek into what to expect in series three. 

It reveals Valerie has landed a lead role in a new sitcom, How's That? — only to be left stunned upon discovering it is being written by AI. 

The Comeback's co-creator is Michael Patrick King, whose other notable work includes writing and directing Sex and the City. 

The show takes its name from the plot of series one, which picks up years after Valerie's initial sitcom success. 

With over a decade having passed since her show, I'm It!, ended, Valerie decided to highlight her return to the television industry in a reality series called The Comeback. 

On aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the first series has a score of 63% across 19 reviews. 

Meanwhile, series two improves significantly on this, with a rating of 85% across 35 reviews. 

Regarding the second series, The Independent wrote: 'The result is one of the best comedies of the year, by turns excruciating and emotionally involving, anchored by a clever script which never laughs at Valerie despite the many small daily deaths she faces and a wonderful central performance from Kudrow who somehow manages to make self-obsession seem both necessary and touchingly brave.' 

The third season of The Comeback will premiere on March 22 on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max. 

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