Well put. He worked hard at comedy as seen in his notebooks, which he filled with ideas, scraps, thoughts. Yet, he is so natural and totally capable of adlibbing a great line. He was one of those comics who was so likeable.
Haha! Yeah. I miss Joan. I remember the week she died. There was already speculation of foul play vis-à-vis the Obamas because of Back-Door-Barry & Michael Obama's man hands.
I see this was Published on the 5th anniversary of his death and the day before I turned 60. The "It's Gary Shandling Show's" Theme Song is the most brilliantly written Theme Song I ever heard Music Composed by Joey Carbone, Lyrics by Joey Carbone, Garry Shandling and Alex Zweibel . R.I.P. Gary Shandling (November 29, 1949 - March 24, 2016)
Yeah Now. This was hilarious. Garry S. was doubling over laughter. And the two of them, Johnny & Garry riffing & bouncing off each other, each one starting a frame of thought, finding(maybe by accident)the punch line, gettin' the laugh, & thenceforth not missing a beat
Let me tell you something you guys already know…. forget Letterman! forget Jay Leno ! forget Dick Cavett! forget everybody! Forget every single comedian on this planet ! This man here…this legend… this next level quick intelligent..whitty…quirky….the perfect host of any kind! This genius should’ve taken over The Tonight Showi in 1992! Jesus! No brainer!
I'll clue you into something. Johnny did love Joan, very much (not romantically), and he did a lot for her career. They were great friends offstage, especially. Of course, she was always with her oft-mentioned but seldom seen husband, Edgar. Johnny admired her sardonic, caustic wit and quick, flashing intelligence, and back then in the mid-80s, when she did herself up, she could be a knockout. When she chose to sign on to hosting a talk show directly opposite his, especially after she (verbally) pledged to him that she wouldn't, it was almost like a knife through his heart, the betrayal. But he did love her.
Gary was comic brilliance. Johnny knew how to let him breath. watch Gary with Leno...Leno sucks as an interviewer...steps all over Gary's material and thoughts.
I don’t understand how people still do opening monologues or political shows. They’re just a recap of the weeks news. Not funny and I don’t want to have the information in my head.
I used to like this creep Shandling, a huge fan of Larry Sanders. Until NOW. President Bush tries to be friendly, asks for help with the Correspondents Dinner jokes. So Garry mocks him, derides him for wanting to hang out.
The most ridiculous pair of shoes I've ever seen on a talk-shoe guest. And I liked Shandling. But c'mon: You're on national TV. Put on a pair of proper shoes!
