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Comedy
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…
Over Larry's strong protests, network executives force him to do a live commercial on the show for one of his sponsors.
Larry is annoyed that David Spade is booked on another show and Hank's fan club visits.
Larry battles his reluctance when real live spiders are scheduled for the show, and tries to find a sketch to do with guest Carol Burnett.
Larry goes on holiday and Dana Carvey takes over. Hank is not pleased.
A friend of Larry's temporarily replaces Artie as producer but schemes to make the job permanent.
Jeannie becomes very jealous and accuses Larry of flirting with a playful Mimi Rogers on the show.
It's contract negotiation time for Hank and he's going for a raise ... and a golf cart.
Larry feels out of touch when he's the last to know that his headwriter is having a torrid office affair.
An argument at home with Jeannie causes Larry to lose his concentration during the show that night.
Larry's little dinner at home with Arthur, initiated by Jeannie, escalates into a full-blown party and causes Larry to become extremely paranoid.
Worried about his ratings, Larry hires a focus group to help him tighten up the show.
Larry makes the tabloids when a woman claims he knocked her into a magazine rack and neglected to apologize.
Hank falls asleep during the show, which is just the last straw for a fed-up Larry.
Larry Sanders
Hank Kingsley
Phil
Arthur
Beverly Barnes
Marylou Collins
Brian
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