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The Larry Sanders Show

  • TV Series
  • 1992–1998
  • TV-MA
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
10K
YOUR RATING
Garry Shandling in The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
The Larry Sanders Show
Play trailer1:29
2 Videos
99+ Photos
ParodySatireSitcomComedy

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

  • Creators
    • Dennis Klein
    • Garry Shandling
  • Stars
    • Garry Shandling
    • Jeffrey Tambor
    • Wallace Langham
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Dennis Klein
      • Garry Shandling
    • Stars
      • Garry Shandling
      • Jeffrey Tambor
      • Wallace Langham
    • 40User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 47 wins & 152 nominations total

    Episodes

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    Top Cast99+

    Garry Shandling
    Garry Shandling
    • Larry Sanders
    • 1992–1998
    Jeffrey Tambor
    Jeffrey Tambor
    • Hank Kingsley
    • 1992–1998
    Wallace Langham
    Wallace Langham
    • Phil
    • 1992–1998
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Arthur
    • 1992–1998
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    • Beverly Barnes
    • 1992–1998
    Janeane Garofalo
    Janeane Garofalo
    • Paula
    • 1992–1997
    Linda Doucett
    Linda Doucett
    • Darlene Chapinni
    • 1992–1998
    Sid Newman
    Sid Newman
    • Sid
    • 1992–1998
    Scott Thompson
    Scott Thompson
    • Brian
    • 1995–1998
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Jerry Capen
    • 1992–1998
    Kathryn Harrold
    Kathryn Harrold
    • Francine Sanders
    • 1993
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    • Marylou Collins
    • 1996–1998
    Megan Gallagher
    Megan Gallagher
    • Jeannie Sanders
    • 1992–1995
    Bob Odenkirk
    Bob Odenkirk
    • Stevie Grant
    • 1993–1998
    Deborah May
    Deborah May
    • Melanie Parrish
    • 1992–1998
    John Riggi
    John Riggi
    • Mike Patterson…
    • 1992–1994
    Jon Stewart
    Jon Stewart
    • Jon Stewart
    • 1996–1998
    Doug Ballard
    Doug Ballard
    • Dennis
    • 1993–1996
    • Creators
      • Dennis Klein
      • Garry Shandling
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews40

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    Related interests

    Bill Pullman, John Candy, Joan Rivers, Daphne Zuniga, and Lorene Yarnell Jansson in Spaceballs (1987)
    Parody
    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    Satire
    Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew Perry in Friends (1994)
    Sitcom
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    Comedy

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Shandling based the show on his experience as the Monday night guest host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) from 1986 to 1987. Shandling was offered numerous deals to host his own late-night talk show, but turned them all down.
    • Quotes
      • Hank Kingsley: What about the time I chipped my tooth on the bathroom urinal? What the FUCK is so comical about that!
      • Larry: It was a back tooth Hank.
      • [under his breath]
      • Larry: I don't know how you did it.
    • Connections
      Edited into Shandling Talks... No Flipping! (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Love Guarantee
      Written by Diana Williamson and Frank Fitzpatrick
      Performed by Diana Williamson

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 15, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El show de Larry Sanders
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
      • Columbia Pictures Television
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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