Garry Shandling dead at age 66

Note that other shows broke the fourth wall before IGSS. E.g., George Burns talking to the camera on the old Burns and Allen show.

But Shandling delved into the concept of a TV show itself and brought that to the surface.

E.g., the [del]Lassie[/del] Laddie parody episode, complete with the lovely June Lockhart.

And you gotta love a show where they brought in Tom Petty once to sing the theme song.

It is surprising that of Larry, Artie and Hank it’s Larry who went first.

Favorite episode of TLSS: Office Romance. Larry is dating Darlene. Artie’s comment on how it would mess up office politics into the next century was great.

Came across this looking for something else, hence the relatively late entry.
First Tonight Show appearance: