The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show
GenreSitcom
Satire
Created by
Starring
ComposerFrank Fitzpatrick
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes90 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Cinematography
  • Peter Smokler
  • Christian Santiago
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time21–26 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseAugust 15, 1992 (1992-08-15) –
May 31, 1998 (1998-05-31)
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The Larry Sanders Show is an American television sitcom set in the office and studio of a fictional late-night talk show. Created by Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein, the show ran for six seasons and 90 episodes on the HBO cable television network from August 15, 1992, to May 31, 1998.

The show stars Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, and Rip Torn and features celebrities playing exaggerated, parodic versions of themselves. The show has its roots in Shandling's stand-up comedy background, his experience as a guest host on The Tonight Show, and his earlier sitcom, It's Garry Shandling's Show. The program has had a marked and long-lasting influence on HBO as well as on television shows in the US and UK such as Curb Your Enthusiasm (which also aired on the same network), 30 Rock, and The Office. The supporting cast includes Janeane Garofalo, Wallace Langham, Penny Johnson, Linda Doucett, Scott Thompson, and Jeremy Piven.

The show received universal critical acclaim and is often regarded as an influential and landmark series. It ranked 38 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, the only HBO comedy to make the list,[1] and was also included in Time magazine's list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time".[2] The show won 24 major awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, five CableACE Awards, four American Comedy Awards, two British Comedy Awards, two Peabody Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Satellite Award. It also received 86 nominations, including 56 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, five Directors Guild of America nominations, six Writers Guild of America nominations, six American Comedy Awards nominations, three Golden Globe nominations, three Satellite Awards nominations and a GLAAD Award nomination.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference tvguide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Poniewozik, James (September 6, 2007). "The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Awards for "The Larry Sanders Show"". IMDb. Retrieved December 4, 2010.