It's Garry Shandling's Show
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | It's Garry Shandling's Show |
| Original title | It's Garry Shandling's Show |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1986-1990 |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 72 in 4 seasons |
| genre | Sitcom |
| idea |
Garry Shandling Alan Zweibel |
| music | Joey Carbone |
| First broadcast | September 10, 1986 (USA) on Showtime |
| occupation | |
It's Garry Shandling's Show is an American sitcom by and with Garry Shandling , which aired on Showtime from 1986 to 1990 with 72 episodes in four seasons .
action
It's Garry Shandling's Show scenario was modeled on the main character 's life. Garry Shandling plays a neurotic, insecure stand-up comedian from Sherman Oaks who is single and looking for a relationship with a woman. His environment includes his best friend Nancy, his married friend Pete, his son Grant, his mother and his neighbor Leonard. In the course of the series he marries Phoebe Bass.
A defining element of the series was breaking the fourth wall and interacting with the studio audience. Celebrities also appeared again and again in guest roles, including the rock musician Tom Petty .
occupation
- Garry Shandling : Garry Shandling
- Molly Cheek : Nancy Bancroft
- Michael Tucci : Pete Schumaker
- Scott Nemes : Grant Schumaker
- Barbara Cason : Ruth Shandling
- Geoffrey Blake : Lewis
- Jessica Harper : Phoebe Bass
- Paul Willson : Leonard Smith
Appearance and reception
It's Garry Shandling's Show ran on Pay TV Showtime from 1986 . From 1988 on, Fox broadcasted reruns, but without the expected ratings success. The series ended in 1990. It's Garry Shandling's Show has received critical acclaim and, in retrospect, has been seen as influential to the sitcom genre.
Web links
- It's Garry Shandling's Show on the Museum of Broadcast Communications website
- It's Garry Shandling's Show at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Joan Stuller-Giglione: It's Garry Shandling's Show / The Larry Sanders Show on the Museum of Broadcast Communications website , accessed March 28, 2018
- ^ A b c Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh: The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group, 2009 ISBN 9780307483201 , p. 678
- ↑ Brian Moylan: Garry Shandling: the standup who changed the sitcom forever theguardian.com, accessed March 30, 2018
- ↑ Matt Domino, 'It's Garry Shandling's Show': Just as Influential as You Probably Don't Remember http://splitsider.com , accessed March 30, 2018
- ↑ Dave Itzkoff: Judd Apatow Puts Garry Shandling Under the Microscope nytimes.com, accessed March 30, 2018