The Larry Sanders Show Ellen, or Isn't She? (Season 5, Episode 4)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

The Larry Sanders Show

Ellen, or Isn't She? (Season 5, Episode 4)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

A copy of the show's budget, including employee salaries, gets passed around the office, and everyone is upset. Larry is supposed to try to get Ellen Degeneres to come out on his show, but he isn't entirely sure that she is gay.

Director

Alan Myerson

Writers

Garry Shandling (created by) (story by) | Dennis Klein (created by) | Judd Apatow (teleplay by) (story by) | John Markus (teleplay by) (story by)

Producers

Jeff Cesario | John Ziffren

Composer

Frank Fitzpatrick

Cinematographer

Peter Smokler

Editors

Sean K. Lambert (as Sean Lambert) | Leslie Tolan

Casting Director

Marc Hirschfeld

Production Designer

Thomas Meleck (as Tom Meleck)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 11, 1996

Release date

Dec 11, 1996 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 43 wins & 138 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Garry Shandling Larry Sanders Larry Sanders See fewer	The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
Jeffrey Tambor Hank Kingsley Hank Kingsley See fewer	Transparent (2014)
Wallace Langham Phil Phil See fewer	Perry Mason (2020)
Penny Johnson Jerald Beverly Barnes (as Penny Johnson) Beverly Barnes (as Penny Johnson) See fewer	24 (2001)
Scott Thompson Brian Brian See fewer	The Kids in the Hall (1988)
Mary Lynn Rajskub Marylou Collins Marylou Collins See fewer	24 (2001)
Rip Torn Arthur Arthur See fewer	Men in Black (1997)
Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres (as Ellen Degeneres) Ellen DeGeneres (as Ellen Degeneres) See fewer	The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Bob Odenkirk Stevie Grant Stevie Grant See fewer	Nobody (I) (2021)
Sid Newman Sid Sid See fewer	The Wedding Singer (1998)
Scott Jaeck Jake Jake See fewer	Prison Break (2005)
Bobby Figueroa Bandleader (uncredited) Bandleader (uncredited) See fewer	The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985)