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Comedy legend Garry Shandling passes away at age 66

His show was a foundation for ’30 Rock’ and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’

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Comedian and actor Garry Shandling has passed away in Los Angeles at age 66, according to TMZ. 

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Shandling is perhaps best known for The Larry Sanders Show, a satire of Hollywood and late-night TV that ran from 1992-1998 on HBO and starred Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development, Transparent) and Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), among others. It was a precursor to entertainment business-based comedies like Extras30 Rock, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. His scenes with Tambor were some of the best. 

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In the wake of the news, people have been sharing quotes from Sick in the Head by Judd Apatow, a former writer on The Larry Sanders Show. Apatow snuck in a tribute to Shandling into Freaks and Geeks

Comedians have been reacting to his passing on Twitter

https://twitter.com/amyschumer/status/713102939158499329

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Shandling was very active on Twitter, where his sense of humor and timing was still laser-focused. 

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He was also recently on an episode of friend Jerry Seinfeld‘s webseries, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The title: “It’s Great That Garry Shandling Is Still Alive.” 

The cause of death has not yet been announced. 

Screengrab via Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 

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