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Title: Garry Shandling and The Comedy Store picket line
Post by: zags12 on October 02, 2012, 08:47:54 PM

Tom,

Confirming what you said about Garry Shandling and The Comedy Store picket line.  According to the book I'm Dying Up Here, Mitzi Shore didn't think too much of Garry's act until he crossed the picket line and it was only then that he got stage time.  pp. 205-206.

Rena

Title: Re: Garry Shandling and The Comedy Store picket line
Post by: Steve of Bloomington on October 03, 2012, 03:55:20 PM

That was a pretty good book. I remember that bit and in fact it put me off Garry Schandling (who I had liked during Garry Schandling show days) for a while, until Tom's general praise of Hank 'Hey Now' Kingsley got me to give the Larry Sanders show a try. IIRC Garry had come from a 'management' family and did not have much sympathy for strikes and unions as a result, not that he was exactly in a management position when he crossed the picket line there.

Title: Re: Garry Shandling and The Comedy Store picket line
Post by: Mr. Colin on October 06, 2012, 12:43:52 PM

Etymologically speaking, it is perhaps worth mentioning that "Shandling" is derived from Middle Low German for "little shameful dude", while "Sharpling" is derived from the Middle Low German for "sharp guy".  No kidding.

Title: Re: Garry Shandling and The Comedy Store picket line
Post by: Steve of Bloomington on October 07, 2012, 06:33:34 PM

Keep On Shandlin'
Keep On Scharplin'
Keep On Chooglin'

Title: Re: Garry Shandling and The Comedy Store picket line
Post by: fonpr on October 07, 2012, 07:16:10 PM

Quote from: Mr. Colin on October 06, 2012, 12:43:52 PM

Etymologically speaking, it is perhaps worth mentioning that "Shandling" is derived from Middle Low German for "little shameful dude", while "Sharpling" is derived from the Middle Low German for "sharp guy".  No kidding.

What's Friedrich derived from?

Title: Re: Garry Shandling and The Comedy Store picket line
Post by: Kormod on October 07, 2012, 07:24:35 PM

English form of a Germanic name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from frid "peace" and ric "ruler, power."

Title: Re: Garry Shandling and The Comedy Store picket line
Post by: mostlymeat on October 19, 2012, 04:56:51 PM

I recently re-watched this episode of "It's Garry Shandling's Show" (because it had a Tom Petty performance) and it's just as funny as I remembered (pretty funny!)

It's Garry Shandling's Show Season 2 Episode 2 No Baby, No Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbumJb1ko-0#)

I could never get into Larry Sanders though.