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"The Larry Sanders Show" (1992): :  -- A comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
15 August 1992 (USA) more
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Plot:
A comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 24 wins & 83 nominations more
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Cast

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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 (76 episodes, 1992-1998)
Penny Johnson ... Beverly Barnes (70 episodes, 1992-1998)

Janeane Garofalo ... Paula (49 episodes, 1992-1997)
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Runtime:
30 min (89 episodes)
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Fun Stuff

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. more
Quotes:
Larry: So...
Dana Carvey: I'll host.
Larry: Don't host... host.
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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
The Larry Sanders Show, 22 May 2005
10/10
Author: charlie-benjamin from United Kingdom

Larry Sanders hosts a show named after himself. At the same time, we watch a show about that show, which is also called The Larry Sanders Show. We get to see actors such as Jeff Goldblum playing themselves, and just as the show that we watch parodies the Hollywood film and television industry, so the actors parody themselves, revealing themselves to have the quirks, neuroses, and flaws that make us all human and funny. While all the characters are funny, for me, the funniest character in the show is Hank Kingsley. He worships the ground that Larry walks on, yet carries around a repressed anger and frustration at the levels of sycophancy he can't help but stoop to. He is essentially a nice person, yet can express howlingly incorrect attitudes towards women, with absolutely no insight into why women might be offended, for example when he asks Drew Barrymoore to lift her blouse for the camera. My favourite moment, of all time, was when Hank met the Wutang Clan, and tried to engage them in an urban conversation, but got the "cool" handshakes and lingo all wrong. This was simply one of the funniest comedy moments ever.

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