The Larry Sanders Show A Brush with the Elbow of Greatness (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy

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The Larry Sanders Show

A Brush with the Elbow of Greatness (Season 1, Episode 12)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy

After embarrassing CCTV footage of Larry emerges, he allows himself to be persuaded that all publicity is good publicity, a decision he grows to regret.

Director

Ken Kwapis

Writers

Garry Shandling (created by) | Dennis Klein (created by) | Maya Forbes (story by) | Peter Tolan (story by) (written by)

Producer

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 31, 1992

Release date

Oct 31, 1992 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 44 wins & 147 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Garry Shandling Larry Sanders Larry Sanders See fewer	The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
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Jeremy Piven Jerry Capen Jerry Capen See fewer	Serendipity (2001)
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Linda Doucett Darlene Chapinni Darlene Chapinni See fewer	The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
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Suanne Spoke Carol Biederman Carol Biederman See fewer	The Thing About Pam (2022)
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