Remembering Garry Shandling, Earl Hamner Jr.

Garry Shandling was one of the top stand-up comedians of his generation who went on to create a new comedy form by mimicking real-life, while satirizing it at the same time. His “The Larry Sanders Show” (1992-1998), in which he starred, was a groundbreaking art form that had a profound influence on 21st Century television. Earl Hamner Jr. was a writer and television producer who is best known for his creation of the family drama “The Waltons” (1972-1981), based on his own family’s experiences during the Depression