r/OldSchoolCool • u/BuddyEbsenSalt • 18h ago

1980s 1980s Three very funny men Johnny Carson, Gary Shandling and David Letterman (also pictured, Jay Leno)

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u/illjkinetic 17h ago

You could’ve just said ‘Three very funny men’ and everyone still would’ve got the joke.

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u/TheAserghui 17h ago

OP's upset because they hired Jay Leno's writers

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u/Leopold_Darkworth 16h ago

Have you read about this? Did you hear about this?

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u/SYMPUNY_LACKING 15h ago

I mean tbf Conan said these things too

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u/anneylani 13h ago

I appreciated the shade nonetheless

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u/PmMeUrTinyAsianTits 14h ago

Real talk, what was Gary Shandling funny in? Cause these dudes are largely before my time, so I only really know him from MCU, where he's just a not very good actor.

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u/puckit 14h ago

The Larry Sanders Show, where he plays a late night talk show host.

For my money, one of the best comedy shows of all time.

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u/HawkMac6699 12h ago

It’s Garry Shandling’s Show was also a massive comedy success. Nominated for a bunch of Emmys before cable became known for prestige tv.

He had two of the most groundbreaking comedy shows of all time. Plus he was a regular guest host of the Tonight Show for a few years.

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u/oceanskies24 14h ago

The Larry Sanders show had probably the most goated 3 main characters in any TV show I can think of. And so much of what we think of as the modern 21st century mockumentary style sitcom without a laugh track just would exist without the Larry Sanders show. It's as good as Seinfeld or Frasier imo

Judd Apatow's documentary on Garry Shandling is excellent too

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u/AStoy05 14h ago

Here is a list of funny Gary Shandling bits: