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  • HBO
  • Mar 15, 1998
  • HBO
  • Mar 15, 1998

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

  • HBO
  • Mar 15, 1998
  • HBO
  • Mar 15, 1998
The Larry Sanders Show
Season 6
6 Seasons
Season Premiere: Mar 15, 1998
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
99
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 45 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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Episode 1 • Mar 15, 1998 • 24 m
Another List
Larry is reluctant to give in to network suggestions on how to improve the show. Hank meets a fan that looks like him.
Episode 2 • Mar 22, 1998 • 24 m
The Beginning of the End
Episode 3 • Mar 29, 1998 • 30 m
As My Career Lay Dying
With the show winding down, everyone begins trying to secure future jobs. Hank is the most worried about his future, especially after auditioning for a job as a game show host and appearing on Caroline In The City.
Episode 4 • Apr 5, 1998 • 30 m
Pilots and Pens Lost
Phil decides to leave the show early when the network takes interest in his pilot. Larry buys Arthur a special gift, and Arthur loses it.
Episode 5 • Apr 12, 1998 • 24 m
The Interview
Episode 6 • Apr 19, 1998 • 30 m
Adolf Hankler
The network is furious after guest host, Jon Stewart, writes a sketch starring Hank, as Hitler, and invites The Wu Tang Clan to perform on the show. Larry's brother comes to visit.
Episode 7 • Apr 26, 1998 • 22 m
Beverly's Secret
Beverly is pregnant, and it turns out that one of the guests on the show is the father. While Larry and the staff try to figure out who it is, Hank spends a week in Wisconsin with a married couple for a new segment.
Episode 8 • May 3, 1998 • 23 m
I Buried Sid
Hank blames himself for the recent suicide of Larry's cue card man, Sid, because of some hurtful things he said after a rehearsal. Larry tries to keep his relationship with guest, Laura Dern, a secret from the staff and his audience.
Episode 9 • May 10, 1998 • 24 m
Just the Perfect Blendship
Friendships are tested when Larry wants to date Jeff Goldblum's ex, Gina Gershon, and Mary Lou agrees to book Wendy on the show. Hank falls for the female doctor that gives him his first colonoscopy.
Episode 10 • May 17, 1998 • 26 m
Putting the 'Gay' Back in Litigation
Brian can no longer take Phil's homophobic jokes and threatens to sue the show for sexual harassment. Larry's tests his girlfriend, actress Illeana Douglas' guest appeal. Hank prepares celebrity farewell videos for Larry's departure.
Episode 11 • May 31, 1998 • 55 m
Flip
Larry, Hank, Arthur and the staff prepare for, and put on, Larry's last show.
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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
"Larry Sanders" remains a piece of small-screen art, a series whose wildly colorful characters and flawless execution make it the wittiest half-hour on TV. [12 Mar 1998]
By Ray Richmond FULL REVIEW
100
Jul 17, 2013
Sanders' return is a reminder that Seinfeld is not alone as a significant achievement and advancement in contemporary television humor. [13 Mar 1998]
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100
Jul 17, 2013
As you watch "Larry Sanders," the lines fly by and hit you with a sweet sting. Laden with crass cultural references and blistering put-downs, the show's scripts are usually dense with delights. [12 Mar 1998]
By Monica Collins FULL REVIEW
100
Jul 17, 2013
"The Larry Sanders Show" begins its sixth season in top form, with no letup in its steady flow of spot-on sendups and ironic rubs. [13 Mar 1998]
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
100
Jun 12, 2013
Larry Sanders has always contained an undercurrent of tragedy in its portrait of a pathetically insecure man whose work is his life, and whose life is one long, uncomfortable commercial break. Fearlessly, Shandling and his cowriters are pushing Larry to the edge.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW
90
Jul 17, 2013
"The Larry Sanders Show" is the most painful comedy on TV, and I mean that as a compliment. At its best, this half-hour sitcom, set in and around a Los Angeles-based talk show, achieves a sublime level of cruelty. [13 Mar 1998]
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW

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4.4
42% Positive
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7% Mixed
3 Ratings
51% Negative
23 Ratings

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