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  • 1992
  • TV-14
  • HBO
  • 1992
  • TV-14
  • HBO

Summary 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...

Created By: Dennis Klein, Garry Shandling

  • 1992
  • TV-14
  • HBO
  • 1992
  • TV-14
  • HBO

The Larry Sanders Show

6 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 15, 1992
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 69 Critic Reviews
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95
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 232 User Ratings
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Summary 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...

Created By: Dennis Klein, Garry Shandling

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 69 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 69 Critic Reviews
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100
Jul 17, 2013
This brilliant and aching and achingly brilliant series is the best original sitcom in the history of cable TV. [15 Mar 1998]
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
100
Jul 17, 2013
Television's funniest, nastiest comedy series. [13 Nov 1996]
By Lon Grahnke FULL REVIEW
100
Jul 17, 2013
It's mean. It's nasty. It's dirty. It's sick. It's addictive. It's "The Larry Sanders Show," the funniest comedy series on television. [19 Jul 1995]
By Lon Grahnke FULL REVIEW
100
Jul 17, 2013
They'd better set up a separate category for HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show" when Emmy time comes around. [13 Aug 1992]
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90
Jul 17, 2013
Even though this is not the strongest season opener in the history of the series, it still makes most of the sitcoms on the broadcast networks look weak of knee and soft of head. [13 Nov 1996]
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
90
Jul 17, 2013
Razor-edged satire of late-night talk TV from people with an ear for truth and a taste for blood. [14 Aug 1992]
By Eric Mink FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 17, 2013
Unfortunately, the next two episodes are not up to the [premiere's] standards, but the series still promises an enjoyable weekly joust with the puffed-up image that some TV types assume viewers still believe in and accept as real. [14 Aug 1992]
By John Engstrom FULL REVIEW

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5.6
56% Positive
129 Ratings
7% Mixed
17 Ratings
37% Negative
86 Ratings

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7% Mixed
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37% Negative
86 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
  • Columbia Pictures Television
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • Partners with Boundaries
Initial Release Date: Aug 15, 1992
Number of seasons: 6 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 3 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 3 Wins & 56 Nominations
CableACE Awards
• 18 Wins & 47 Nominations

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