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Podcast: Doctor Vs Comedian
Episode: Episode 75: Garry Shandling / Hyperparathyroidism
Description: Today the guys discuss the life and career of Gary Shandling (1:25). They discuss his early life and how his brotherâs death, a car accident and him crossing a comedy picket line were formative experiences for him. They discuss Shandlingâs eventual appearance on âThe Tonight Showâ and then the development of his groundbreaking sitcom âItâs Garry Shandlingâs Showâ. They then discuss how he followed this up with another landmark show âThe Larry Sanders Showâ. Later, they discuss his final projects and his untimely death in 2016. Then Ali asks Asif about hyperparathyroidism, which Shandling suffered from (44:00). Asif talks about the comm...