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Cutting and Brilliantly Funny US Sitcom, 14 Oct 2002
The Larry Sanders Show (a show within a show) is a belly-laugh funny, clever, well-acted comedy, with brilliant characters and an abundance of guest stars. It has the same dark sharpness and wit of Seinfeld, but it is also a frank and often coarse examination of the shallow and the ambitious. The real tragedy is that the Larry Sanders Show has been so badly neglected by the schedulers and the video releasers here in the UK. Larry and Hank are the two 'stars'. Both are unbearable human beings - insecure, letcherous, selfish, fickle, rude, idiotic - and yet you feel a real affection for them after a few episodes. Their fragile egos are constantly shaken - their flimsy characters are ridiculed and exposed. There is no sentimentality in the show. There is no canned laughter. Let me shut up and give you an example of what to expect: Larry is told the shocking news that Sid (the card-flipper) has committed suicide. Larry says; "Who else knows about this", Arty (the Producer) says "Everybody," and Larry then says "Good, because I don't want to have to break it to anyone." Then at the after-funeral drink get-together Arty makes a long speech about Sid. Larry follows him and makes a silly joke - no one really laughs. Larry sits down very grumpy indeed, turns to Arty and says; "It's your fault with that speech. You killed the audience."
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