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Smarmy Entertainment Weekly reporter Robert Brody (ably played to the oily hilt by Joshua Malina) does a piece on what happens behind the scenes on Larry's show.

Naturally, this episode offers a wondrous wealth of hilarious dysfunction: Arthur (a marvelously cantankerous Rip Torn) takes constant coarse issue with Brody's inane and annoying questions when he isn't getting it on with his paramour Elizabeth Ashley (quite a sexy delight here), John Ritter and Gene Siskel get into a heated argument over the film "Skin Deep," Phil (an amusingly whiny Wallace Langham) gets bitten on the hand by a stray dog who's been adopted off the street by Darlene (sweet Linda Doucett), and Warren Zevon tries to weasel his way out of singing "Werewolves of London" on the show only to be put on the spot by Larry (the King of Slow Burn Angst Garry Shandling in peak uptight form) and thus forced to sing it anyway. Absolute acidic gold.

The Larry Sanders Show always entertains, probably because it's just my flavor of comedy. This particular show was on IFC tonight and the guests were a collection of celebrities with a tragic connection. Broadcast on Sept. 15, 1993, the three guest stars would be dead within a decade, well before their time. Gene Siskel Feb. 20 1999, age 53 Warren Zevon Sept 7 2003, age 56 John Ritter Sept. 11 2003, age 54 The show itself was somewhat weak, with too much going on to be able to focus the comedy on one or two central topics which is their strong point. Darlene with a stray dog, a reporter from Entertainment Weekly, and Artie's hanky panky were a distraction.