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Welcome to It’s The Larry Sanders Show’s Show, a new podcast about Garry Shandling’s classic sitcom. This week, it’s the Season One finale! Jason and Max break down the first produced episode, paying attention to the visual style director Ken Kwapis brought to the show and how our favorite characters feel a little bit off in their characterizations. Finally, we bring you what must be a first in watchalong podcasting, a musical guest, with a performance of “A Work Call” by the band Frankie Cosmos.


Frankie Cosmos is a New York-based band featuring Greta Kline, Alex Bailey, Lauren Martin, and Luke Pyenson. Their most recent album is Inner World Peace, released by Sub Pop Records in October.

The Hey Now Episode
Originally aired: November 7, 1992
Written by: Garry Shandling & Dennis Klein
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Production Number: 101


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Larry Sanders executive producer Peter Tolan returns for a second week! He tells behind-the-scenes stories to Jason and Max, including some of Rip Torn’s bad behavior. He also gives never before heard details about Life Everlast Inc., his never-produced post-Sanders collaboration with Garry Shandling. Then Jason and Max break down A Brush With (the Elbow of) Greatness. They both agree it's a slightly underwhelming episode but it features an episode-stealing performance by David Paymer. Finally, Jason and Max reflect on the season as a whole on the last-produced podcast of Season One.


Peter Tolan is a director, screenwriter, and producer. He is a two-time Emmy Award winner and an executive producer for The Larry Sanders Show. He co-wrote the screenplays for many films, including Analyze This, Analyze That, and What Planet Are You From?  He also co-created Rescue Me with Dennis Leary and was the executive producer for the recent revival of Mad About You.


A Brush With (the Elbow of) Greatness
Originally aired: October 31, 1992
Written by: Maya Forbes & Peter Tolan
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Production Number: 110
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For our eleventh episode, we've booked a guest that makes the whole podcast worth it! Peter Tolan, the executive producer and showrunner for The Larry Sanders Show, joins Jason and Max to talk about the start of the show, writing with Garry Shandling, and casting the stars. Then Jason and Max break down The Warmth Episode.


Peter Tolan is a director, screenwriter, and producer. He is a two-time Emmy Award winner and an executive producer for The Larry Sanders Show. He co-wrote the screenplays for many films, including Analyze This, Analyze That, and What Planet Are You From. He also co-created Rescue Me with Dennis Leary and was the executive producer for the recent revival of Mad About You.

We'd also love to shout out comedians Maya Sharma and Shan Fahey for no reason other than that we're fans of their's.

The Warmth Episode
Originally aired: October 24, 1992
Written by: Paul Simms
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Production Number: 103
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Come Here! To break down the tenth episode of season one, The Party, we let our hair down a little. Screenwriter and podcaster Josh Olson join Jason and Max for the entire episode for a loose and freewheeling conversation about social awkwardness, how Larry Sanders bests The Office, and the brilliance of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party.


Josh Olson is a screenwriter and podcaster. He was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay to David Cronenberg's A History of Violence. He is also the co-host of the podcasts The Movies that Made Me with Joe Dante and The West Wing Thing with Dave Anthony, as well as the writer of the podcast drama Bronzeville.

The Party
Originally aired: October 17, 1992
Written by: Maya Forbes
Directed by: Todd Holland
Production Number: 108
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We’re nine episodes in and we’ve finally booked a bona fide star. Jason and Max interview Jeannie Sanders herself -- Megan Gallagher -- about how she got the role on Larry Sanders, what working on the show was like, and how she felt about only appearing for one season. Then Jason and Max break down Ms. Gallagher’s star turn in The Talk Show and explain why Larry and Jeannie’s relationship seems so hot and cold due to episode airing order.


Megan Gallagher is a a television and theater actress. She starred as Jeannie Sanders, wife of Larry Sanders, on thirteen episodes of The Larry Sanders Show. She has also appeared on Millennium, The Slap Maxwell Story, and Hill Street Blues.

The Talk Show
Originally aired: October 10, 1992
Written by: Maya Forbes
Directed by: Todd Holland
Production Number: 113
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In the eighth episode of ITLSSS, Jason and Max explore the world of Johnny Carson with their guest Mark Malkoff. Then Jason and Max break down Out of the Loop, in which Larry decides to clean up all the spilled tea in the office. And they ask the vital question: was that really Jeremy Piven's butt?



Mark Malkoff is a podcaster and comedian. His show The Carson Podcast, an in-depth look at the history of the The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson featuring interviews with countless people involved with the show has aired since 2014.



Out of the Loop
Originally aired: October 3, 1992
Written by: Marjorie Gross
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Production Number: 107


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