Larry, Hank, Arthur and the staff prepare for, and put on, Larry's last show.
Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.
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Larry, Hank, Arthur and the staff prepare for, and put on, Larry's last show.
Hank worries that his life is ruined when someone steals an embarrassing videotape from his office.
Larry takes ill and Hank is called on to host the show.
Larry is desperate to make People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive list, and it causes problems with Ben Stiller, his friend and guest on the show. Customs busts Hank for importing Cuban cigars.
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