It's Garry Shandling's Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A unique comedy series which began on Showtime cable channel, and then was moved to FOX where the next two seasons continued. The series revolved around Garry Shandling and his friends, who all are a part of his imaginary TV series which takes place in his home. Garry's platonic friend, Nancy, lives in the same building complex, as well as his friend Pete Schumaker and his family, wife Jackie and son Grant. Garry's mom also makes occasional appearances and refers to him as Bubba. The final season saw Garry marry Phoebe, who has to get used to being in front of the cameras.

Series details

• Title: It's Garry Shandling's Show
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1986-09-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-05-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 9326
• TVDB ID: 71275

Cast and credited roles

• Garry Shandling — Garry Shandling
• Molly Cheek — Nancy Bancroft
• Michael Tucci — Pete Schumaker
• Scott Nemes — Grant Schumaker
• Geoffrey Blake — Lewis
• Jessica Harper — Phoebe Bass

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-09-10; final listed air date 1987-04-10.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-10-25; final listed air date 1988-03-18.
• Season 3: premiered 1988-10-21; final listed air date 1989-04-21.
• Season 4: premiered 1989-01-12; final listed air date 1990-05-25.

Source and licence

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