― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 18:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 18:25 (eighteen years ago) link
haha. awesome.
― Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (Plastic Gas Booby Trap), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 18:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (Plastic Gas Booby Trap), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 18:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 18:34 (eighteen years ago) link
I once had a conversation with one of the writers, who told me the the last show of the last season ("Learning to Fly") is based on a Haruki Murukami short story.
Google cannot confirm this.
― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:05 (eighteen years ago) link
Is the applesauce line used by most announcers in front of studio audiences, or is that a Hank Kingsley special?
― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:05 (eighteen years ago) link
Most overlooked LSS performer: Wallace Langham.
Ye gods, Arrested Development made even Tambor unfunny.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:27 (eighteen years ago) link
-- Martin Skidmore (martin.skidmore...), March 20th, 2003.
The Wu-Tang Clan on Larry Sanders. Hank tells them that his favourite is "Shame On A Nigger". A classic TV moment.
-- Martin Skidmore (martin.skidmore...), June 29th, 2002.
Hank Kingsley to the Wu-Tang Clan: "My favourite is 'Shame On A Nigga'". Is Hank part of the great reclamation project?
-- Martin Skidmore (martin.skidmore...), October 14th, 2002.
Hank Kingsley tells the Wu-Tang Clan his favourite song is "Shame On A Nigga".
-- Martin Skidmore (martin.skidmore...), April 14th, 2003.
You missed Shame On A Nigga, Jess! It was probably my favourite track anyway, but it was confirmed there after the magnificent moment in the Larry Sanders show when Hank met the Wu. -- Martin Skidmore (martin.skidmore...), September 28th, 2002.
― 3, Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:37 (eighteen years ago) link
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― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (Plastic Gas Booby Trap), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― W i l l (common_person), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:45 (eighteen years ago) link
― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 19:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 20:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 00:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 00:50 (eighteen years ago) link
my favorite is probably the episode where hank and his ex-wife's home sex tape circulates around hollywood, and hank prays to god for it not to affect his orange juice industry spokesmanship:
"As you know, sex is a consensual act between two or more adults."
i love the david duchovny episode as well.
― latebloomer: lazy r people (latebloomer), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 00:57 (eighteen years ago) link
bonus points for when they hired Sarah Silverman. She was hot back then. Hank's assistant was priceless.
― don weiner (don weiner), Wednesday, 20 July 2005 01:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― foxy boxer (stevie), Monday, 5 December 2005 17:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― foxy boxer (stevie), Monday, 5 December 2005 23:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― W i l l (common_person), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 03:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― winterland, Tuesday, 6 December 2005 11:15 (eighteen years ago) link
larry sanders is followed by dream on!
― foxy boxer (stevie), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 14:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― That one guy that quit, Sunday, 1 April 2007 10:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― That one guy that quit, Sunday, 1 April 2007 10:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― s1ocki, Sunday, 1 April 2007 15:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― That one guy that quit, Sunday, 1 April 2007 19:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― s1ocki, Sunday, 1 April 2007 19:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Trifle II, Sunday, 1 April 2007 19:34 (seventeen years ago) link
― s1ocki, Sunday, 1 April 2007 19:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― ghost rider, Monday, 16 April 2007 05:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ben Boyerrr, Monday, 16 April 2007 10:31 (seventeen years ago) link
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― stevie, Monday, 16 April 2007 10:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 26 April 2007 13:39 (seventeen years ago) link
― deeznuts, Thursday, 26 April 2007 18:57 (seventeen years ago) link
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― deeznuts, Thursday, 26 April 2007 19:25 (seventeen years ago) link
― stevie, Thursday, 26 April 2007 19:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― kenan, Thursday, 26 April 2007 19:32 (seventeen years ago) link
the "penis vagina" hank fan newsletter episode is maybe the funniest ep of TV ever (to me)
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 2 November 2020 17:02 (three years ago) link
Did my last run through the series--my second, not counting my regular-ish viewing when it was airing--following Garry's death, so I'll probably be due for another in a year or so. If you can get your hands on a copy of the complete series box set, there are some lovely extras; I don't usually care that much about those things, but this is one of the few collections where I've not only bothered to watch all of the special features, but I've actually watched all of them both times that I went though the series.
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Monday, 2 November 2020 18:05 (three years ago) link
Heads up: if you're able, get the out-of-print and therefore expensive Shout Factory set, not the (afaik) special feature-free yet super cheap Mill Creek set.
― OrificeMax (Old Lunch), Monday, 2 November 2020 18:10 (three years ago) link
Thanks--I should have been clear that this is the box I was referring to:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91HStpxVUXL._SL1500_.jpg
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Monday, 2 November 2020 18:14 (three years ago) link
that’s not available as Region 2 iirc
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 2 November 2020 18:17 (three years ago) link
So far I'm getting Albert Grossman/Colonel Tom Parker vibes from Artie.
― the colour out of space (is the place) (PBKR), Monday, 2 November 2020 18:22 (three years ago) link
OMG at the New Producer episode where the entire staff thinks they're going to be replaced. Artie (on demerol) getting Hank drunk on tequila then storming into Larry's office. Hank's hissing, "you're as young as you feeeeel . . . " was incredible. I re-watched that line 4-5 times.
― the colour out of space (is the place) (PBKR), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 12:43 (three years ago) link
Rip Torn's linereadings are pretty uniformly amazing. I've been informally working on my Artie impression for years (which mostly just consists of growling 'goddamnit, Larry').
― OrificeMax (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 12:45 (three years ago) link
one of the best. also the one where Artie gets drunk with the janitor after hours
― Change Display Name: (stevie), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 13:27 (three years ago) link
artie's line in this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF94LvnRlKA
― Wayne Grotski (symsymsym), Tuesday, 3 November 2020 18:29 (three years ago) link
People in American shows and films stick up for each other unconditionally in a way they just never do in British shows.
Had Rip done much comedy before this? It amazes me that i only saw him be serious before he did this, which is one of the best comedy performances ever given by a human.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 18:55 (three years ago) link
Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life came a year earlier; he's funny in that, but it's not really comparable--much more genial performance.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 19:06 (three years ago) link
It's just possible that 'Hank's Night in the Sun' is the greatest episode of any tv show ever.
― Another helping of mouthwatering cobbler? (Old Lunch), Saturday, March 17, 2018 10:21 AM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
lol, was just about to post this precise sentiment again, glad I scanned the thread first
― Jerome Percival Jesus (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 23:40 (two years ago) link
"But...I'm finally where I belong."
Scary.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 23:42 (two years ago) link
how quickly he turns on a dime when one joke doesnt go well and totally ruins his moment.
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 23:48 (two years ago) link
i think about this show all the time. i annoy my wife by singing "ride a painted pony make the spinning wheel bwaaa"
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 23:49 (two years ago) link
lolI'm on probably my fifth or so rewatch atm. It just never loses its magic.
― Jerome Percival Jesus (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 June 2021 00:14 (two years ago) link
I’ve been doing an episode here or there for months, third or fourth rewatch — I think I’m in the fifth season now and even at that pace I don’t want it to ever end
― Clay, Thursday, 10 June 2021 00:47 (two years ago) link
Finished what I think is my fourth time through. I could fill eight screens with all its brilliance--much of it I've noted before in this thread--but a minor quibble that I kept noticing throughout this time: Larry is often mediocre at best as an interviewer, and sometimes he's flat-out terrible. Maybe that's intentional--a comment on the format itself--but he's viewed as something special by the people he interviews, so that's a bit of a disconnect for me. I don't keep up with talk shows anymore: maybe Fallon and Colbert and the rest are no better. That's not my memory of Carson or Letterman, though.
One of my very favourite things: the show is a time capsule of the '90s, but played off against that, primarily via Artie (but Larry, too, witness him watching Jack Paar's farewell), another world long-gone: Jackie Gleason, Totie Fields, Andy Williams, etc.
― clemenza, Thursday, 5 August 2021 23:36 (two years ago) link
The actual show we're watching is otherwise brilliant enough that I've long assumed that the in-universe show is intended to kind of suck and that Larry Sanders is intended to be a pretty mediocre talent.
― Marty J. Bilge (Old Lunch), Thursday, 5 August 2021 23:49 (two years ago) link
(And one that celebrities hoping to get booked again are quick to kiss up to. Because it's partly an exposé of people with a pathological need for attention.)
― Marty J. Bilge (Old Lunch), Thursday, 5 August 2021 23:53 (two years ago) link
I'm actually in my first watch of this show though I'm spacing out the seasons a bit (finished S2 so far). It doesn't have as many laughs as I was expecting but I'm enjoying it
I've gone back and forth on whether Larry's a good host or not. He's a bit low energy but he can be pretty funny with guests. The monologues are where he really flounders imo
― Vinnie, Friday, 6 August 2021 00:19 (two years ago) link
The best recurring joke on Flight of the Conchords was how much they sucked whenever shown actually playing live in front of other people.
― pplains, Friday, 6 August 2021 00:46 (two years ago) link
the show-within-the-show is always losing in the ratings to leno and letterman
― symsymsym, Friday, 6 August 2021 01:32 (two years ago) link
― Marty J. Bilge (Old Lunch)
I've always thought he was supposed to be just good enough to keep the job on the network he was on, but not good enough to move up to a more prestigious spot. And he kind of knew it.
I just finished watching the whole series for the first time starting about 6 months ago and finishing a couple weeks ago. Really great job of sustaining the humor and interest, and I'd say ended just at the right time.
― nickn, Friday, 6 August 2021 02:30 (two years ago) link
And by "always thought" I mean in the past several months I've been watching.
btw, anyone know where I can find Bojack Horseman post season 3? (besides subscribing to Netflix, of course).
― nickn, Friday, 6 August 2021 02:32 (two years ago) link
where can I find a netflix-made-and-exclusive show without looking at Netflix or stealing it, you mean??Larry is absolutely meant to suck shit as an interviewer (1st) and host (2nd), the bar just hadn’t been lowered to Fallon and Corden irl yet (or until 25 years later)
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Friday, 6 August 2021 05:52 (two years ago) link
where can I find a netflix-made-and-exclusive show without looking at Netflix or stealing it, you mean??
Yes. They had the first 3 seasons on Adult Swim, which my cable has. Was hoping it might be hosted elsewhere now that it's fairly old.
― nickn, Friday, 6 August 2021 06:14 (two years ago) link
Also: the first two seasons of Bojack where released on DVD/Blu (with extras) a couple years ago by Shout Factory with no news since about any subsequent releases.
― “Heroin” (ft. Bobby Gillespie) (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 6 August 2021 10:41 (two years ago) link
We picked back up with Season 2 after a lengthy pause. "Larry's Agent" and "Hankerciser 200" seem top tier so far.
― Captain Beefart (PBKR), Saturday, 14 August 2021 13:02 (two years ago) link
plumped for the box set. So good. Just finished it all, didn't realise he was in an irl relationship with Darlene at the time.
Rip Torn will always be my favourite character from this, the episode where he gets drunk after the show with the janitor is great.
― Ste, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 15:28 (two years ago) link
Totally one of my favourite eps
― Enjoy the brighter sounds of Analog on CD (stevie), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 16:06 (two years ago) link
"Arthur After Hours"--I mentioned it recently in connection to Breaking Bad.
BREAKING BAD vs MAD MEN
― clemenza, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 16:29 (two years ago) link
Love that Wu-Tang episode.
― pplains, Wednesday, 12 January 2022 17:43 (two years ago) link
"Where's Dirty Old Bitch?"
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 17:51 (two years ago) link