Remembering Garry Shandling's influence on comedy
Comedian Garry Shandling has died. He recently appeared in such projects as 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and his 1990s HBO program 'Sanders' has been called one of the best TV comedies ever.
Comedian Garry Shandling has died. He recently appeared in such projects as 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and his 1990s HBO program 'Sanders' has been called one of the best TV comedies ever.
Comedian Garry Shandling聽was best known for his HBO program 鈥淭he Larry Sanders Show,鈥� which was on television during the 1990s. Mr. Shandling co-created and starred in the show, which centered on a late-night program.聽
A.V. club writer Kyle Ryan聽named 鈥淭he Larry Sanders Show鈥� 鈥渙ne of the best comedies of the 鈥�90s.鈥澛�
鈥淢any television series have satirized show business, but none more realistically or successfully than HBO鈥檚 鈥楾he Larry Sanders Show,鈥欌�� Mr. Ryan wrote. 鈥溾�or six seasons on HBO, 鈥楾he Larry Sanders Show鈥� made some of the best comedy on television 鈥� Shandling, [Rip] Torn, and [Jeffrey] Tambor could carry it with their performances alone, but snappy writing, smart direction, and an excellent supporting cast mean they don鈥檛 have to.鈥�
And聽Telegraph writer Philip Horne聽wrote that it was possibly the best TV program of all time.
He also starred in the Showtime program 鈥淚t鈥檚 Garry Shandling鈥檚 Show,鈥� which debuted in 1986 and which he also co-created.聽
Shandling served as a writer on the programs 鈥淲elcome Back, Kotter鈥� and 鈥淪anford and Son.鈥� In addition to 鈥淭he Larry Sanders Show鈥� and 鈥淚t鈥檚 Garry Shandling鈥檚 Show,鈥� he appeared in such projects as the TV program 鈥淭he Ben Stiller Show鈥� and the movies 鈥淶oolander,鈥� 鈥淥ver the Hedge,鈥� and 鈥淐aptain America: The Winter Soldier.鈥澛�
He appeared earlier this year on Jerry Seinfeld鈥檚 Web series 鈥淐omedians in Cars Getting Coffee,鈥� during which the two visited the CBS Studio Center. The two reminisce about their careers in comedy.