Rip Torn: a wild man of stage and screen and a titan of US TV comedy
Peter Bradshaw
His fights with Dennis Hopper and Norman Mailer are the stuff of Hollywood legend, but he is best remembered as the cynical and cantankerous Artie, producer of The Larry Sanders Show
June 2017
Dying Laughing review – savagely funny documentary about standup
Sarah Silverman, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Stewart Lee, Garry Shandling and Victoria Wood feature in this film about the craft and catharsis of comedy
February 2017
Garry Shandling snubbed at Oscars ceremony
The late actor was omitted from the Academy’s In Memoriam montage, despite being an inspiration for this year’s host, Jimmy Kimmel
April 2016
Film talk
Jon Favreau: 'Whenever I hear Garry Shandling's voice in The Jungle Book, it's sobering'
The director of the new version of Rudyard Kipling’s jungle-set adventure remembers his late friend and talks about how the movie pushes the limits of new technology
March 2016
Garry Shandling obituary
Comedian Garry Shandling dies aged 66: 'a pioneer of comedy' – video report
TV and radio blog
Garry Shandling: the standup who changed the sitcom forever
Garry Shandling, groundbreaking comedian and actor, dies aged 66
March 2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier review – 'Marvel's dullest superhero'
Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson and Robert Redford keep this second outing fun, but the weak link is out front, writes Peter Bradshaw
December 2013
Comedy gold: the best standup on DVD
Comedy gold: Garry Shandling
The innovator behind The Larry Sanders Show is, like Woody Allen, another heir to the great Jewish comedic tradition – but he seems somehow at ease with his unease
July 2012
TV & radio catch up guide
Catch-up TV Guide: From The Larry Sanders Show to Spin Cycles
Six to watch
Six to watch: TV shows about TV shows
March 2011
TV and radio blog
The Larry Sanders Show: the king of chat returns
David Stubbs: A new DVD boxset reminds us that the Garry Shandling comedy was probably the greatest sitcom of all time
May 2010
After 10 years 'Larry Sanders' is back
After a decade of self-imposed exile, enigmatic satirist Garry Shandling reappears in hit movie
March 2010
Your next box set
Your next box set: The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show was the original meta-sitcom – a wish-fulfilling peek behind the chat show curtain into a hilarious world of egos, backstabbing and paranoia, writes Andrew Pulver
Laugh lines
Laugh lines: How Garry Shandling inspired Miranda
Bruce Dessau: One of the few recent laugh-out-loud sitcoms, Miranda showed a comedic shift away from the neo-naturalism of The Office
Funny peculiar as laughs dry up for 90s comedy stars
Paul Harris in New York
Their shows dominated television as US sitcoms conquered the globe. But as Jerry Seinfeld found out last week when his latest creation was ridiculed, the years have not been kind to that generation of comics
January 2008
TV and radio blog
Why can't I buy The Larry Sanders Show on DVD?
The great Larry Sanders Show remains unreleased in the UK while Joey is freely available on the high street. What is wrong with the world?
May 2007
TV and radio blog
The Larry Sanders Show is back
The Larry Sanders Show raised the bar for reality comedy. Now, with a new DVD release, Garry Shandling is doing it again.
July 1999
Larry Sanders star settles $100m case with ex-manager
One of Hollywood's bitterest legal feuds ended when comedian Garry Shandling, star of The Larry Sanders Show, settled a conflict-of-interest lawsuit last week against his former manager and close friend, Brad Grey, on undisclosed terms.
