It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986–1990)

Creators:

Garry Shandling, Alan Zweibel

Stars:

Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Michael Tucci

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Garry Shandling	...	Garry Shandling (71 episodes, 1986-1990)
Molly Cheek	...	Nancy Bancroft (67 episodes, 1986-1990)
Michael Tucci	...	Pete Schumaker (66 episodes, 1986-1990)
Scott Nemes	...	Grant Schumaker (63 episodes, 1986-1990)
Paul Willson	...	Leonard Smith (47 episodes, 1986-1990)
Bernadette Birkett	...	Jackie Schumaker (41 episodes, 1986-1990)
Barbara Cason	...	Ruth Shandling (30 episodes, 1986-1990)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sitcom | breaking the fourth wall | spoof | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1986 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Our Production Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (72 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fred Savage tried out for the part of Grant.

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Connections

Spoofed in Saturday Night Live: Garry Shandling/Los Lobos (1987)

User Reviews

Highly Entertaining

While not quite up to the quality of Shandling's later hit, "The Larry Sanders Show", this was also a very entertaining parody of television conventions. Shandling knew how to have fun with the idea of series television and this show never took itself too serious on the outside, but you could tell a lot of thought went into it behind the scenes. A unique blend of talk-show, sitcom & satire.