

Bitterly, brutally, blatantly hilarious.
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.
Dennis Klein
HBO
90
30 min

Over Larry's strong protests, network executives force him to do a live commercial on the show for one of his sponsors.
Aug 15, 1992

Larry is annoyed that David Spade is booked on another show and Hank's fan club visits.
Aug 22, 1992

Larry battles his reluctance when real live spiders are scheduled for the show, and tries to find a sketch to do with guest Carol Burnett.
Aug 29, 1992

Larry goes on holiday and Dana Carvey takes over. Hank is not pleased.
Sep 5, 1992

A friend of Larry's temporarily replaces Artie as producer but schemes to make the job permanent.
Sep 12, 1992

Jeannie becomes very jealous and accuses Larry of flirting with a playful Mimi Rogers on the show.
Sep 19, 1992

It's contract negotiation time for Hank and he's going for a raise ... and a golf cart.
Sep 26, 1992

Larry feels out of touch when he's the last to know that his headwriter is having a torrid office affair.
Oct 3, 1992

An argument at home with Jeannie causes Larry to lose his concentration during the show that night.
Oct 10, 1992

Larry's little dinner at home with Arthur, initiated by Jeannie, escalates into a full-blown party and causes Larry to become extremely paranoid.
Oct 17, 1992

Worried about his ratings, Larry hires a focus group to help him tighten up the show.
Oct 24, 1992

Larry makes the tabloids when a woman claims he knocked her into a magazine rack and neglected to apologize.
Oct 31, 1992

Hank falls asleep during the show, which is just the last straw for a fed-up Larry.
Nov 7, 1992

Larry Sanders

Hank Kingsley

Phil

Arthur

Beverly Barnes

Marylou Collins

Brian