"The Larry Sanders Show" (1992) TV series 1992-1998

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creators:

Dennis Klein
Garry Shandling

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

15 August 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Talk-Show

Plot:

A comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show.

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Television | Gay Personal Assistant | Cameo Appearance | Movie Business

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 24 wins & 83 nominations

Cast

Garry Shandling	...	Larry Sanders (89 episodes, 1992-1998)
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Hank Kingsley (89 episodes, 1992-1998)
Rip Torn	...	Arthur (89 episodes, 1992-1998)
Wallace Langham	...	Phil (75 episodes, 1992-1998)
Penny Johnson	...	Beverly Barnes (70 episodes, 1992-1998)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Paula (49 episodes, 1992-1997)

Runtime:

30 min (89 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:M18 (season 1) | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Trivia:

The episode "The Performance Artist" was based on the infamous episode of "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982), in which comedian Bill Hicks' act was cut from the show.

Quotes:

Wendy Traston: [doing a stand-up routine] So I'm licking jelly off of my boyfriend, right? And I'm thinking, ew, I'm turning into my mother.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'The Larry Sanders Show' (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Love Guarantee

Hilarious

A truly amusing spoof on the business of talk show hosting.

"The Garry Shandling Show" was pretty funny, and this one that Shandling does is just as funny or even funnier as it flows a lot easier.

All the supporting characters are great. Tambor and Torn are inanely ridiculous as their characters, and give Shandling a solid base for him to play his own character. And excellent cameos from various actors and whatnot playing themselves interacting with the talk show host character Larry Sanders.

This is definitely an adult-oriented series as vulgarities "not really appropriate for a workplace environment" get bandied about. I'm usually not much of a fan for the use of profanity, but in this situation, the profanity actually adds to the comedy flow.

Two dead hooves up from me on the series as a whole. Don't flip around!

Post edit: I ended up watching the whole series. Consistently absurd all the way through. Kudos to everyone who made it the success it was and is.