The Larry Sanders Show is an American television situation comedy series created by Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein and produced by Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Television, and HBO. The show originally aired in the United States on HBO between August 15, 1992, and May 31, 1998, with 89 episodes split over six seasons. The series is set in the office and studio of the fictional late-night talk show and features Shandling as the titular character Larry Sanders, the talk show's host and namesake.