The Larry Sanders Show

[Fall Out Boy]

Anyone else a fan?

Really loved the show, was totally different from everything else out there. Hank Kingsley was a great character, whilst it was awesome seeing the great Rip Torn on TV regularly.

 

[TheBloods]

Garry Shandling makes me feel like vomiting profusely and frequently!!

 

[The Legend]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Garry Shandling makes me feel like vomiting profusely and frequently!!

LMFAO. I feel exactly the same way about Shandling, myself. I can't fault the show for any reason other than his annoying presence. I love the characters, and the situations they find themselves in. The Ep where Hank decides to become Jewish was my personal fave.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Garry Shandling makes me feel like vomiting profusely and frequently!!

That's the aim.

 

[Captain Sensible]

Fantastic show.



I love the orange juice commercial episode. Its the one where they have taken closed circuit TV film of Hank having sex with some girl and are astounded at how well endowed he is. Anyhoo Hank really wants this well paying orange juice ad and when the woman who is casting for it sees Hank's manhood she gives it too him.



The last scene in the episode is Larry and Hank watching the ad. Larry says to Hank "Well done, you got the ad. Who did you have to **** to get it?"

 

[Boro]

One of my all time favourite shows. Never understood why it didn't take off in Australia

 

[Mog]

Didn't mind it. I'm a sucker for a show that doesn't have the swearing beeped out on commercial tv.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by Boro
One of my all time favourite shows. Never understood why it didn't take off in Australia

Subtle humour never works in Australia.

Unless you've got canned heat or slapstick, you have a failure in Australia.

 

[Thrawn]

Is that Dr Phil?

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by Thrawn
Is that Dr Phil?

Not the first time that has been asked, hence Jeffrey Tambor (aka Hey Now Hank Kingsley) shaved off the moustache later in life.

Looks like this now:

 

[Leaping Lindner]

I watched this show from the first episode to the last when it first appeared on The Comedy Channel. It is brilliant! Great writing and great characters. Surprising really as Gary Shandling's stand up is insipid crap.

Rip Torn as Artie must rate as one of THE all time great sit com characters of all time.

"Gawdy Hell. Fry the f******s"

"Jesus Larry, she knows about little Mickey."

 

[Tiger Survivor]

Awesome show, beats the hell out of 99% of everything else on telly. The first time I saw Dr. Phil I thought 'Hank Kingsley is a Dr. in real life...?'.

 

[andrew coombs]

What I like most about Larry Sanders is that just like "Frontline" it shows the television industry for what it is: Filled with paranoid ego maniacal primma donnas with paper thin skin and talent. Hank is a classic example of the talentless sidekick in constant fear of being found out. His attempts to hitch his wagon to Larry off stage are excruciating to watch sometimes but always funny.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Originally posted by andrew coombs
What I like most about Larry Sanders is that just like "Frontline" it shows the television industry for what it is: Filled with paranoid ego maniacal primma donnas with paper thin skin and talent. Hank is a classic example of the talentless sidekick in constant fear of being found out. His attempts to hitch his wagon to Larry off stage are excruciating to watch sometimes but always funny.

Not the first time the two shows have been compared. Widely thought that Working Dog borrowed the idea and ran with it, in the form of Frontline.

 

[benny's buddy]

Originally posted by Thrawn
Is that Dr Phil?

 

[skylark18]

Originally posted by Leaping Lindner
Rip Torn as Artie must rate as one of THE all time great sit com characters of all time

True , very true.

Also watched it for the character "paula" played by Jeanine Garofalo

 

[Diego]

Originally posted by phatandphreaky
Subtle humour never works in Australia.

Unless you've got canned heat or slapstick, you have a failure in Australia.

Spot on.