Editing Garry Shandling (section)

===Television series===
====''It's Garry Shandling's Show''====
In 1985, Shandling and [[Alan Zweibel]] went on to create ''[[It's Garry Shandling's Show]]''. Through 1990, it ran for 72 episodes on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. The edited reruns played on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] beginning in 1988.<ref name=dollying /> Shandling wrote 15 of the episodes.

The series subverted the standard sitcom format by having its characters openly acknowledge that they were all part of a television series. Building on a concept that hearkened back to ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]'', in which [[George Burns]] would frequently break the "[[fourth wall]]" and speak directly to the audience, Shandling's series went so far as to incorporate the audience and elements of the studio itself into the storylines, calling attention to the show's artifice.<ref name=variety /><ref name=dollying>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-oct-20-et-shandling20-story.html| title=Dollying through that fourth wall on 'It's Garry Shandling's Show': The funny guy deconstructed the sitcom on his Showtime series, which is newly out on DVD| first=Robert| last=Lloyd| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| date=October 20, 2009| access-date=March 24, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408040027/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/20/entertainment/et-shandling20| archive-date=April 8, 2016| url-status=live| df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The series was nominated for four Emmy Awards,<ref name=variety /> including one for Shandling. He won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Performance in a Series; and four CableACE awards, two for Best Comedy Series. The show also won an award for [[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy|Outstanding Achievement in Comedy]] from the [[Television Critics Association]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://tvcritics.org/tca-awards| title=Past winners of the TCA Awards| website=Television Critics Association| access-date=March 24, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401233500/http://tvcritics.org/tca-awards/| archive-date=April 1, 2016| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref>

====''The Larry Sanders Show''====
[[File:Garry Shandling (2077238844).jpg|thumb|upright|Shandling during the 1994 Emmy Awards rehearsals]]
In 1992, Shandling launched another critical and commercial success by creating the mock behind-the-scenes talk show sitcom ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'', which ran for 89 episodes through to 1998 on [[HBO]]. It garnered 56 [[Emmy Award]] nominations and three wins. Shandling based the series on his experiences guest-hosting ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]''.<ref>{{cite news| title=Garry and Larry and Jeffrey and Hank| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/arts/television/31sanders.html| first=Dave| last=Itzkoff| newspaper=The New York Times| date=October 29, 2010| access-date=March 24, 2016| url-access=subscription}}</ref>

In 1993, NBC offered Shandling $5 million to take over ''[[Late Night with David Letterman|Late Night]]'' when [[David Letterman]] announced his highly publicized move to [[CBS]], but Shandling declined. He was subsequently offered ''[[The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)|The Late Late Show]]'', but also declined in favor of continuing ''The Larry Sanders Show''.<ref name=variety /><ref>{{cite book| last=Carter| first=Bill| title=The War For Late Night| year=2010| publisher=Penguin| isbn=978-0-452-29749-4| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WUyzf2cJzu8C&pg=PT47| access-date=March 25, 2016}}</ref>

Shandling wrote 38 episodes of the series and directed three in its final season. He was nominated for 18 Emmy Awards for the series:<ref name="variety" /> five for acting, seven for writing, and six for being co-executive producer with [[Brad Grey]].<ref name=goes-dark>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/31/magazine/garry-shandling-goes-dark.html| title=Garry Shandling Goes Dark| first=Lynn| last=Hirschberg| newspaper=The New York Times| date=May 31, 1998| access-date=March 24, 2016| url-access=subscription}}</ref> He won one Emmy Award for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series]] for the series finale "[[List of The Larry Sanders Show episodes#Season Six|Flip]]". He was also nominated for two [[Golden Globe Award]]s for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)]] in 1994 and 1995. He won two [[American Comedy Awards]] for Funniest Male Performance in a Comedy Series, eight [[CableACE Award]]s, and a [[BAFTA Award]].<ref name="deadline" /> The series  influenced other shows, such as ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'', ''[[30 Rock]]'', and ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', where guest stars portray themselves.<ref name="obsession">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/arts/television/28stei.html| title=Hey Now: It's Garry Shandling's Obsession| first=Jacques| last=Steinberg| newspaper=The New York Times| date=January 28, 2007| access-date=March 24, 2016| url-access=subscription}}</ref>

In 2002, ''[[TV Guide]]'' named ''The Larry Sanders Show'' as 38th Greatest Show of All Time. In 2008, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked it the 28th Best Show of the past 25 years, and it was included on ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's 100 Greatest Shows of All Time.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

The first season was re-released in 2007, along with a ''Not Just the Best of the Larry Sanders Show'', Shandling's picks of the best 23 episodes.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.ew.com/article/2007/04/12/not-just-best-larry-sanders-show| title=Not Just the Best of The Larry Sanders Show| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]| access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref>

In October 2012, Shandling returned with fellow cast members from ''The Larry Sanders Show'' for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s Reunions issue, where he was reunited with co-stars [[Rip Torn]], [[Jeffrey Tambor]], [[Sarah Silverman]], [[Penny Johnson Jerald]], [[Wallace Langham]] and [[Mary Lynn Rajskub]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/10/12/reunions-2012-garry-shandling-larry-sanders-show| title='Larry Sanders' reunion| magazine=Entertainment Weekly| access-date=March 24, 2016}}</ref>