Kathryn Hahn portrays comedy icon Joan Rivers in The Comeback Girl

In addition to starring as Rivers, Hahn will executive produce “The Comeback Girl,” Greg Berlanti will direct and executive produce and Cosmo Carlson will write and executive produce. The Comeback Girl will be a limited series and will tell the story of Rivers, who died at age 81 on Sept. 4, 2014, several days after she’d stopped breathing during a routine endoscopy on her throat. She’d been a revolutionary figure in the world of stand-up comedy, especially as a woman — and particularly during the 1960s, when her star began to rise in New York’s comedy scene.


Joan Rivers

After being nominated for an Emmy for portraying Agatha in Disney+' Marvel's WandaVision, Kathryn Hahn is now ready for her next role: Joan Rivers.

The Mrs. Fletcher and Transparent actress will shine as the comedy icon for Showtime's limited series The Comeback Girl. Greg Berlanti (The Flash) will direct and executive produce and Cosmo Carlson will write and executive produce. The Comeback Girl comes from Warner Bros Television.

The logline for “The Comeback Girl” is: “Trailblazer. Adored. Cruel. Diva. Joan Rivers had a life like no other. At age 54, she was a superstar comedienne…and then it all fell apart. THE COMEBACK GIRL is the awe-inspiring untold story of how Joan Rivers persevered through near suicide and professional abyss to rebuild herself and her career to become a global icon.”


Kathryn Hahn