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...Garry Shandling had already deconstructed the domestic sitcom in the 1980s with the absurdly postmodern It’s Garry Shandling Show....
...Beyond living a life too short, it was unfair that Garry Shandling’s professional career slowed after this pitch perfect piece....
...Grey, who has died aged 59, started out a talent manager representing comedians: Garry Shandling, the star of The Larry Sanders Show, and Bob Saget were among his early clients....
...The network was slow to realise its future lay in original production, but in 1992 it got a taste of what was to come when it launched The Larry Sanders Show, a documentary-style comedy series starring Garry...
...Garry sent a flare up to the creative community, which said, ‘You can paint here, and you will be seen.’” The Larry Sanders Show was a new departure for HBO....
...Thanks to HBO, Garry Shandling created the perfect post-modern recreation of the hell-hole that is the television chat-show in The Larry Sanders Show....
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