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15 August 1992 (USA)
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A comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show. full summary
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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
Another 24 wins
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83 nominations
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You don't need an American version of The Office - Just get into Larry Sanders!
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(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 77)| 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) |
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30 min (89 episodes)
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Singapore:M18 (season 1) |
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David Duchovny's appearances on the show focused on his attraction to Larry. This is a joke that has outlived the Sanders show itself, resurfacing, among other places, on Duchovny's show "The X Files" (1993) (in the episode "Hollywood A.D.", Garry Shandling, appearing as himself, develops a crush on Agent Mulder) and in a skit filmed for The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004) (TV).
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Featured in Ricky Gervais Meets... Garry Shandling (2006) (TV)
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Love Guarantee
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The award winning Larry Sanders show is subtle genius. Brilliantly written, superbly acted and hilarious, it took the documentary style comedy of Spinal Tap and re-tuned it to define a new sitcom style that inspired many other shows including Brit comedy The Office.
It ran alongside Sienfeld during the 90s but seems to have been overlooked by the mainstream and is in danger of slipping into obscurity.
The series follows the days in the lives of everybody involved in the production of a popular late night American talk show. The action centers around the three main characters, Larry Sanders the star and host of the show, Rip Torn's hilarious producer, Artie and the wonderful Hank Kingsley, Larry's sidekick.
The action is split into two styles, the behind the scenes docu-drama and the actual broadcast talk show. The two formats cleverly cut to tell the story of the characters. I don't know how they do it but the show is subtle and understated but at the same time fast moving and in your face.
I haven't seen the American version of The Office yet, but I strongly suggest that you don't even bother with it - just watch this instead. There are at least 7 or 8 series of it and you have to watch them in sequence too, because the stories cleverly develop and come to almost apocalyptic climaxes.
Do it!