Shandling's two series were groundbreaking deconstructions of typical sitcoms Garry Shandling‘s sly, subversive wit and meta take on the vagaries of showbiz truly made him a comic’s comic. It’s no ...

Try to imagine television without The Office, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock or Parks and Recreation. If you can't, blame Garry Shandling and the comedian's groundbreaking ...

Garry Shandling’s stand-up specials were masterpieces of tightly crafted stories that delivered both hard jokes and hard truths. He was neurotic and self-deprecating and his observations on life cut ...

In "The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling," Judd Apatow offers a two-part, 4 1/2-hour, thoughtful, funny and moving deep dive into the life and art of a man important to him, to comedy and to television.

After comedy and television icon Garry Shandling passed away in March, many of his closest friends, collaborators, and business partners came out of the woodwork to sing his praises. Some, like ...

Garry Shandling‘s cause of death has been revealed. The late comedian died of from pulmonary thrombosis, a blood clot that traveled from his leg into his lungs, according to an autopsy report. The ...

This is FRESH AIR. Next Monday and Tuesday, HBO presents a two-part biography of comedian Garry Shandling that covers his life and career but sometimes is much more serious than you might expect. It's ...

'Will & Grace' and 'Frasier' writer Janis Hirsch reflects on the differences between the Garry Shandling she worked with and the man portrayed in Judd Apatow's HBO documentary. By Janis Hirsch We are ...

Almost a year before his death, comedian Garry Shandling sat down with British filmmakers Paul Toogood and Lloyd Stanton for an extended interview. They were making a documentary about stand-up titled ...

For Judd Apatow, Garry Shandling was a mentor and a matchstick. "He gave me most of the big breaks of my career," the filmmaker, who directed comedies including "Trainwreck," "Knocked Up" and "The ...

Filmmaker Judd Apatow examines the major influences in Shandling's life — as well the ways the late comedian influenced others — in his two-part documentary, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling. This ...