- Network: HBO
- Series Premiere Date: Aug 15, 1992
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Washington PostJul 17, 2013Bitterly, brutally, blatantly hilarious. [19 Jul 1995]
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Filled with a terrific ensemble cast breathing life into characters that stay just this side of being caricatures, stinging Hollywood putdowns that cut to the funny bone and some of the sauciest true-to-life dialogue imaginable, 'Sanders' is the definition of sophisticated adult humor in the '90s. [16 Jul 1995]
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The globe's smartest, funniest, greatest comedy series. [19 Jul 1995]
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Probably the best comedy series on television. ... "The Larry Sanders Show" offers the sharpest of television's multitudinous media jokes while always remaining grounded as a comedy rooted in character. [16 Jul 1995]
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The sharpness of the writing and the crispness of the acting demonstrate that cable's best situation comedy has lost none of its bite as it begins its fourth season. [19 Jul 1995]
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The writing is bitingly crisp, profane and bull's-eye funny. [18 Jul 1995]
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Brilliant. [18 Jul 1995]
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The smartest and funniest sitcom on television. [19 Jul 1995]
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"The Larry Sanders Show" brilliantly exploits the medium as it mocks it. [19 Jul 1995]
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This twisted comedy of Tinseltown manners - so wicked insidey and sharply observed - shines through brilliantly here. "Larry Sanders" is arch TV about craven TV with no pretensions - if such a thing is possible, and it obviously is. [18 Jul 1995]
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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]
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In addition to being riotously and savagely funny, propelled by more great characters than the average night of network programming, it gets you thinking about what's hiding behind those curtains that Johnny walked through on so many nights. [19 Jul 1995]
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Hasn't lost one whit of its wit between seasons. [19 Jul 1995]
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When it's supposed to be funny it is funny. When it could be trite, it's still funny. When it might be poignant ... it's very funny. [19 Jul 1995]
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If you think Garry Shandling must be running out of ways to deconstruct show business, you're wrong. This will probably prove the most fearless half hour of comedy all year.
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Remains one of TV's best sitcoms. [19 Jul 1995]
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As cheerfully goofy and bizarrely on target as ever. [19 Jul 1995]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 30 out of 65
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Mixed: 5 out of 65
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Negative: 30 out of 65
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Nov 16, 2013
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Nov 10, 2021Second-funniest show on American television in 1995 after The Simpsons. THIS is the one HBO comedy that stands with their classic dramas.
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Oct 8, 2015