Garry Shandling

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Garry Emmanuel Shandling (born November 29, 1949 - March 24, 2016) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. He was best known for his work in It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show. Shandling began his career writing for sitcoms such as Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter. He made a successful stand-up performance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and became a frequent guest-host on the show. Shandling was for a time considered the leading contender to replace Carson (other hopefuls were Joan Rivers, David Letterman and David Brenner). In 1986 he created It's Garry Shandling's Show, for the pay cable channel Showtime. It was nominated for four Emmy Awards (including one for Shandling) and lasted until 1990. His second show, The Larry Sanders Show, which began airing on HBO in 1992, was more successful. Shandling was nominated for 18 Emmy Awards for the show and won in 1998, along with Peter Tolan, for writing the series finale. During his three-decade career, Shandling has been nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, along with many other awards and nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vicellous Garry Shandling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads

Ventriloquist/comic Jeff Dunham talks about his childhood and his start into the world of ventriloquism.

Release Date:2019-05-28

Character:Self (archive footage)

Vote Count:1

Biography: Comedy Icons

Part of the award-winning Biography series, A&E Network will premiere three new documentaries exploring the lives and careers of comedy giants Chris Farley, Jeff Dunham and Jeff Foxworthy. Airing across two days, the specials will delve deep into the careers and personal lives of these dynamic performers to give viewers an insider’s look at what it took for each to reach the top.

Release Date:2019-05-27

Character:Himself

Episode Count:1

Basketball: A Love Story

'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The cast encompasses basketball's most prominent figures and explores the complex nature of love as it relates to the game.

Release Date:2018-09-18

Character:Self (archive footage)

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:2

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

The story of legendary comedian Garry Shandling, featuring interviews from nearly four dozen friends, family and colleagues; four decades’ worth of television appearances; and a lifetime of personal journals, private letters and home audio and video footage.

Release Date:2018-03-26

Character:Self (archive footage)

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:31

Dying Laughing

The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.

Release Date:2017-02-24

Character:Self

Vote Count:18

The Jungle Book

A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

Release Date:2016-04-07

Department:Crew

Job:In Memory Of

Character:Ikki (voice)

Vote Count:8098

Grimsby

Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.

Release Date:2016-02-24

Department:Crew

Job:Thanks

Vote Count:2310

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

Release Date:2014-03-20

Character:Senator Stern

Vote Count:18938

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Jerry takes his comedy pals out for coffee in a selection of his classic automobiles. Larry David sums it up best when he says, 'You've finally made a show about nothing.'

Release Date:2012-07-19

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:145

The Dictator

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

Release Date:2012-05-15

Character:Inspector (uncredited)

Vote Count:5929

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

A brief look at Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner's 2,000 Year Old Man routine and how it influenced countless comedians since its inception.

Release Date:2012-03-01

Character:Self

Inside Comedy

Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time.

Release Date:2012-01-26

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:3

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

Comedian and director of the obscenely hilarious hit film The Aristocrats, Paul Provenza invites some of the biggest names in stand-up to sit down and try to beat each other to the punch line. From politics and racism to sex and money, no topic is off limits in The Green Room.

Release Date:2010-06-10

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:6

Iron Man 2

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.

Release Date:2010-04-28

Character:Senator Stern

Vote Count:21209

Kevin Nealon: Now Hear Me Out!

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE alum and WEEDS star Kevin Nealon focuses his wry wit on such universal issues as aging, having children, and conflict avoidance in this stand-up comedy special featuring a guest appearance by famed comic Garry Shandling.

Release Date:2009-09-04

Character:Himself

Vote Count:6

George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

The award is not intended to be given posthumously, but Carlin's death occurred between the announcement and the ceremony. Those there to honor Carlin included: Joan Rivers, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Lewis Black, Denis Leary, Margaret Cho, Garry Shandling, and Lily Tomlin.

Release Date:2009-02-04

Character:Self

Vote Count:4

Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas

For the first time ever, this release brings together the magic of the holiday season with three classic shows from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.

Release Date:2008-11-11

Character:Self

Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show

Undeniably the hippest show to air on cable in the 1990s, The Larry Sanders Show takes you backstage at a fictional late night talk show with real-life guests from movies, music and television. The Larry Sanders Show was ahead of its time, becoming an immediate critical and audience hit for its satirical, tongue-in-cheek look at Hollywood. The series that combined documentary-like camerawork with a clever blend of fact and fiction set the standard of quality for HBO and influenced the development of shows like Sex and the City, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Office.

Release Date:2007-04-17

Vote Count:1

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

A feature-length "making of" documentary about the 'The Larry Sanders Show' with cast and star interviews, deleted scenes, commentaries, and footage of Shandling on personal visits with stars like Alec Baldwin, Jon Stewart, and Jerry Seinfeld.

Release Date:2007-04-17

Character:Larry Sanders

Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award

Hosted by Anderson Cooper, Jerry is honored by fellow comedians Chris Albrecht, Anderson Cooper, Robert Klein, Chris Rock, and Garry Shandling.

Release Date:2007-04-01

Character:Self

The Best of Carson, Volume 1

Relive the memories from 30 years of The Tonight Show in this 3 DVD collection of the most hilarious moments with the biggest stars in television history. All of your old Tonight Show favorites are here - Johnny's monologue, wildlife handler Jim Fowler, the extraordinary talents of ordinary people, Carnac the Magnificent, sports heroes, and stand-up comics. See early performances from some of today's most popular comedians including Drew Carey, Garry Shandling, and the debut performance of Ellen DeGeneres. Also features the famous lost episode, Return to Studio One.

Release Date:2006-11-07

Vote Count:1

Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

RJ the raccoon produces a nature video, which turns out to be an excuse for him and the porcupine children to play pranks on Hammy the squirrel.

Release Date:2006-10-17

Character:Verne (voice)

Vote Count:53

Over the Hedge

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.

Release Date:2006-05-17

Character:Verne (voice)

Vote Count:4506

Ricky Gervais Meets...

Ricky Gervais meets up with the comedians who have inspired him.

Release Date:2006-01-05

Character:Garry Shandling

Episode Count:1

Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg

Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg is an informal interview-style show on the cable channel TV Land in which comedian David Steinberg talks with famous comedians and comic actors. Each show features Steinberg and one guest.

Release Date:2005-12-14

Episode Count:1

Trust the Man

Overachieving actress Rebecca must come to grips with her failing marriage to stay-at-home dad Tom. While Rebecca's slacker brother Tobey can't seem to commit to his aspiring-novelist girlfriend, Elaine. As both relationships spin out of control, the two couples embark on a quest to rediscover the magic and romance of falling in love in New York.

Release Date:2005-09-01

Character:Dr. Beekman

Vote Count:113

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.

Release Date:2005-01-03

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:96

Tom Goes to the Mayor

Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American animated television series created by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim for Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered on November 14, 2004 and ended on September 25, 2006, with a total of thirty episodes.

Release Date:2004-11-14

Character:Captain Pat Lewellen (voice)

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:28

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.

Release Date:2003-09-08

Character:Self

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:157

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.

Release Date:2003-08-16

Character:Self - Interviewee

Vote Count:12

Real Time with Bill Maher

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.

Release Date:2003-02-21

Character:Self

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:209

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

Classic Carson monologues, visits from Carnac and Art Fern, comedians Eddie Murphy, Garry Shandling, Albert Brooks and Bill Maher. Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart, child stars Drew Barrymore and Joey Lawrence, fan favorite Charles Grodin, wildlife from Jim Fowler and Joan Embery, Frank Hill's jewelry, Elizabeth "The Nut Lady" Tashjian, Johnny's impressions and much more!

Release Date:2002-10-13

Comedian

A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.

Release Date:2002-10-11

Character:Self

Vote Count:80

Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)

Release Date:2002-03-27

Episode Count:1

Run Ronnie Run

A redneck with an uncanny knack for getting arrested becomes the star of his own reality program.

Release Date:2002-01-20

Character:Self

Vote Count:73

Zoolander

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.

Release Date:2001-09-28

Character:Garry Shandling

Vote Count:4522

Good Day Live

Good Day Live was a nationwide talk show seen weekdays on FOX affiliates throughout the US. Each FOX owned and operated station airs a separate Good Day program as part of its newscast. Some FOX stations air up to five hours on weekday mornings, up to three on weekend mornings, (and almost 50% of the programming on these stations contains a locally produced newscast of local news, traffic, national news, weather, sports, business, and public affairs.)

Release Date:2001-09-17

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:4

Town & Country

Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends Mona and her husband Griffin. Deciding which direction to take often leads to unexpected encounters with hilarious consequences.

Release Date:2001-04-27

Character:Griffin Morris

Vote Count:71

What Planet Are You From?

A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love there. A suspicious F.A.A. Agent targets him.

Release Date:2000-03-03

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Character:Harold Anderson

Vote Count:153

Hurlyburly

Hollywood movers and shakers dissect their own personal lives when everything seems to clash together.

Release Date:1998-12-25

Character:Artie

Vote Count:98

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

Taped for HBO in August 1998, on the final date of Jerry Seinfeld's tour appearances at New York City's Broadhurst Theater, I'm Telling You for the Last Time presents the standup comedian's so-called "final" standup, or at least his final tour with the standup material that made him famous.

Release Date:1998-08-08

Character:Self

Vote Count:112

Doctor Dolittle

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!

Release Date:1998-06-26

Character:Male Pigeon (voice)

Vote Count:3086

The Daily Show

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

Release Date:1996-07-22

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:551

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002. Topics often discussed on the show include Broadway, children, extended families and charitable works, people and organizations. The show was based out of Studio 8G at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in New York City, NY, USA and was produced and syndicated by KidRo Productions, Telepictures Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

Release Date:1996-06-10

Character:Self - Guest

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:14

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

From living with his deadbeat son, Ben, to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary, Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of your favorite stand-up comedians.

Release Date:1995-05-28

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:51

Mixed Nuts

The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.

Release Date:1994-12-21

Character:Stanley

Vote Count:202

Love Affair

Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship sent to take them to a larger island. They agree to meet in New York three months later to see if the attraction is real. One shows up but the other doesn't. However, a chance meeting brings them together again.

Release Date:1994-10-21

Character:Kip DeMay

Vote Count:59

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

Release Date:1993-09-13

Character:Self - Guest

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:136

The X-Files

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.

Release Date:1993-09-10

Character:Fox Mulder / Garry Shandling

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:3163

The Night We Never Met

Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his discomfort with his living arrangements that he agrees to share the occupancy of another flat: he gets two nights a week, the owner (a sleazy frat-boy yuppie named Brian, soon to be married) and Ellen (a would-be painter seeking relief from her boring marriage) each get their seperate nights in the flat. Things go extremely well until Sam and Brian swap nights without telling Ellen, who attributes the "nice" things that happen around the place to the slob Brian, while berating the responsible Sam for his hedonistic lifestyle.

Release Date:1993-04-30

Character:Mr. Vertisey

Vote Count:26

The Ben Stiller Show

This sketch show specialises in parodies of movies, shows and commercials. Special guest stars join them in the comedy sketches with crazy results.

Release Date:1992-09-27

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:23

The Larry Sanders Show

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 to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.

Release Date:1992-08-15

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Larry Sanders

Episode Count:20

Vote Count:81

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

Release Date:1992-05-25

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:89

Garry Shandling: Stand-Up

This brisk hour of Comedy demonstrates just how good Garry Shandling was. Like a lot of comics, Shandling works variations on Woody Allen’s neurotic-worrier persona, but he has made the pose his own on the strength of an affable attitude (unlike Woody, he’s resigned to his nerdiness) and solid jokes (“I’m middle-of-the-road politically; I’ve never burned a flag, but…I’ve never put one out, either”). Part of the HBO Comedy Hour Specials.

Release Date:1991-06-08

Vote Count:1

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Set in the mythical world of Rhymeland, Gordon Goose returns home to discover that his mom has mysteriously vanished. Now the characters of Rhymeland are in danger of disappearing unless Mother Goose returns.

Release Date:1990-05-19

Character:Jack (of Jack and Jill)

Vote Count:16

A Comedy Celebration: The Comedy & Magic Club's 10th Anniversary

A variety special, taped October 30, 1988 during the 10th anniversary of the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California, featuring routines by stand-up comics.

Release Date:1989-01-25

Character:Self

Vote Count:1

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.

Release Date:1988-09-05

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:41

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.

Release Date:1988-08-16

Character:Garry Shandling

Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted

The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's too many people out there... It's just easier to sit back on the couch and laugh with Richard Lewis.

Release Date:1988-06-18

Character:Self

Vote Count:1

It's Garry Shandling's Show

Garry Shandling stars as himself, a neurotic, sardonic stand-up comedian who just happens to be aware he is a sitcom character. Garry spends just as much time interacting with the studio audience as he does the regular cast members, performing monologues and show-closing summations of the episode's events. However, everyone knows they're on TV, not just Garry; and the audience (itself a character) is often involved in the storyline.

Release Date:1986-09-10

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Character:Garry Shandling

Episode Count:56

Vote Count:16

The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special

A parody of Johnny Carson anniversary shows made for the Showtime cable network.

Release Date:1986-01-08

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Garry Shandling

Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

A montage of sketch comedy and music videos.

Release Date:1986-01-01

Character:Self

Vote Count:2

Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas

This 60-minute video is 100% Shandling, which is either good or bad news depending upon who's watching. Shandling's "average guy stuck in the farce called life" persona works quite well within the framework of the tape. Casual fans, however, might prefer the Johnny Carson-baiting Shandling of the much-later cable series It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show. Like those two projects, Alone in Vegas began as a Showtime cable special--Shandling's first, in fact.

Release Date:1984-01-01

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:Himself

Vote Count:4

Entertainment Tonight

Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming film and television projects, as well as the real story behind Hollywood's latest news.

Release Date:1981-09-15

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:20

Saturday Night Live

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Release Date:1975-10-11

Character:Self - Host

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:434

Welcome Back, Kotter

Welcome Back, Kotter is an American television sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan and featuring a young John Travolta. Videotaped in front of a live studio audience, it originally aired on the ABC network from September 9, 1975, to June 8, 1979.

Release Date:1975-09-09

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:50

Sanford and Son

The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

Release Date:1972-01-14

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:87

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Release Date:1962-10-01

Character:Self

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:71

The Emmy Awards

An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Release Date:1949-01-25

Character:Self

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:6