The Larry Sanders Show: The Show that Revolutionized TV Comedy - But Devastated Its Star

The Larry Sanders Show is one of the most influential comedies in TV history, inspiring The Office and several other prestige comedies. It masterfully showed the drama behind the scenes of a late night talk show. But that was no match for the real-life drama behind the scenes... In this deep dive, I'll show you what happened to The Larry Sanders Show: from Garry Shandling’s rise as one of Johnny Carson’s favorite comics, through the creation of his meta masterpiece, all the way to the bitter end, including the real-life relationship fallout that got turned into a storyline, a wiretapping scandal, and the explosive $100 million lawsuit that ruined an iconic partnership and friendship.