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Status
Ended
Release
1986 - 1990
Seasons / Eps
4 / 72
Streaming availability by country
Garry Shandling stars as himself, a neurotic, sardonic stand-up comedian who just happens to be aware he is a sitcom character. Garry spends just as much time interacting with the studio audience as he does the regular cast members, performing monologues and show-closing summations of the episode's events. However, everyone knows they're on TV, not just Garry; and the audience (itself a character) is often involved in the storyline.
137 Cast Members
Garry Shandling
Garry Shandling
72 Episodes
Molly Cheek
Nancy Bancroft
72 Episodes
Scott Nemes
Grant Schumaker
72 Episodes
Michael Tucci
Pete Schumaker
72 Episodes
Jessica Harper
Phoebe Bass
19 Episodes
Paul Willson
Leonard Smith
19 Episodes
Barbara Cason
Ruth Shandling
14 Episodes
Geoffrey Blake
Lewis
5 Episodes
Peter Barth
Peter Barth (uncredited)
5 Episodes
Kate Mulligan
Bethany
1 Episodes
Scott Sherk
Young Garry
2 Episodes
Blake Clark
Flashback Booth Repairman
1 Episodes
Peggy Doyle
Peggy Hanlon / Paula Hanlon
2 Episodes
Christine Kellogg
Morgan / Charlene the Goddess of Ping Pong
2 Episodes
Jason Bernard
Officer Sweeny
2 Episodes
Marvin Roberts
Marvin
2 Episodes
Suzanne Kent
Nurse
1 Episodes
Richard Karron
Priest
2 Episodes
Shawn Southwick
The Cable Girl
1 Episodes
Jay Kogen
Big Grant
2 Episodes
