The Larry Sanders Show
Bitterly, brutally, blatantly hilarious.
Created by Garry Shandling, Dennis Klein
On HBO
A caustic, character-driven sitcom that uses the talk show setting to excavate insecurity, ego, and the gap between public persona and private desperation.
Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.
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