The Howard Stern Interview E Show - Gary Shandling - Episode 1 (1992-11-27)

[@sejrec56]

Stern never shuts up, never stops talking about him self!

[@fraiser3330]

Narcissist

[@ceebee491]

And in other News, the sky is blue! 😂

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

He’s gotta fill the air, man! 😂

[@4747da]

I can't get over how well Garry handled this. the bit where he tells Howard that he told he three times how he feels...so smart and sensitive. he even brings howard to be honest when he admits he doesn't know how the interview is going. so comfortable in his won skin, unlike howard here.

[@stuckinthepastproductions4329]

Shandling was a genius and The Larry Sanders Show proved it.

[@user-gh5zx2rj1g]

YES! That show at times was just perfect. Some of the little details were outstanding . His co-stars said he was very generous (unlike Larry. .. do you remember the one when the new writer was telling a joke and Larry cut her off at the punchline "coz "only Larry says the punchlines" ... even in the office) with his writing and acting

[@touchofdumb]

This is a good insight to who Howard truly is. He can just hide it better now.

[@johngilliam6764]

I wish he didn't hide it,he was funnier here

[@r.mageddon3385]

This was so uncomfortable and yet it had me laughing out loud. Garry was incredibly quick on getting in some witty and comedic counter attacks

[@Android3008]

I think he's funnier than Seinfeld

[@weirdloverwilde]

Funnier, more prolific in terms of his influence and support of other comics, nicer, more interesting… RIP Garry

[@drevm7991]

+Mike Rossi Thank you so much for uploading these gems and making sure they’re not lost to history. Absurd to me that there’s no archive of the E or HTVOD shows.

[@andrewyancy8639]

Thanks so much for this blast from the past! Garry Shandling the Zen master meets Howard Stern the agent of chaos. This was hilarious and I thought they both came across well, or more accurately, I think they both got taken down a peg or two. Garry struggled with some uncomfortable observations made by Howard, but overall Garry made it perfectly clear how much of a buffoon Howard is.

[@MrVideoyoulike]

RIP Gary Shandling.

[@DarkRoomAmbience]

Gary was so ahead of his time

[@BIgBass255]

If I didn't miss Gary so much I would have bailed about one minute in. don't get me wrong Stern has learned over time to do a great interview but this but OMG

[@hybridcypher8995]

...i didn't know he was gone, i must of forgotten or not noticed, wow

[@rockrobful]

I would love to hear Garry answer a question.

[@vremetal]

If you're not more clever than the host then as an entertainer you don't deserve to speak. ;-]

[@Zennofobic]

this is so bizarre I didn't even know Howard had an E' show and I can see why I probably never heard of it

[@paulcooper8818]

Jeeeezus Chryyst ----- Howard must have had a cocaine enema just before the show

[@bmla88]

2020 stern must look at this with embarrassment. Thankfully, Howard has dialed it down.

[@JohnNiemsMusic]

Annoying is the operative word here about Howard! Garry does his best to remain cool here!

[@sejrec56]

Totally agree

[@sejrec56]

Actually Shandling totally upstages Stern just by being so Funny and justly puts Stern in his rightful place.

[@sejrec56]

Gary should tell Stern to STFU

[@sejrec56]

“I’ll tell you when m allowed to participate” perfect answer, Gary so brave going on Stern, he knew it would be like this, but he did it anyways even though Stern was being a complete jaggoff the whole time. Stern is overly RUDE, terrible interviewer, terrible host at least during this year!

[@sejrec56]

I think Gary handled himself great

[@drevm7991]

How did I miss this? Wish he’d been on the show much more.

[@albell2614]

I wonder if Howard could stand watching this show today - seeing himself as he was before all those years of therapy.

[@okjoe5561]

His wig is worse today.

[@NFL1976]

He'd love it! Howard was true to himself. Shandling was out of his element.

[@DKP4]

Somewhere up there, Garry still regrets going on this show.

[@zachary_attackery]

they were friends, Stern later guest starred on Larry Sanders

[@okjoe5561]

@@zachary_attackery Well, Stern made a 2 minute appearance on "The Larry Sanders Show".

[@NFL1976]

He should regret it. He was awful. I bet he would want a do over!

[@TheAgentAssassin]

Class and a shock jock

[@markarigab]

TheAgentAssassin Gary totally outsmarted him.

[@markarigab]

Worst stern interview ever. Gary totally outsmarted him. Took stern years to get better.

[@j.m.436]

Love it. Howard is so Howard and Gary is Gary. Two extremely different approaches to the world, and comedy and neither willing to be any other way. NOBODY is interesting these days. Craig Ferguson was the last person to be interesting or make anything risky or uncomfortable.

[@roccoz2231]

Man, Stern has come a long way as an interviewer. This was brutal to watch. Garry was trying to have a funny, witty chat but Stern was in full-blown shock jock mode and kept going on and on like some coked-up 1980s Morning Zoo hack. And like most Stern interviews from this era, he had the volume up *way* too high. He's screaming in Garry's face like he's talking up the ramp on a Zeppelin record.

[@mattwuxx3888]

Something about Garry's sarcasm is so much more hard-hitting and incisive compared to any other comic. And he can be more likeable while doing it. This guy will never get his due at what a force he was. Been watching him since we used to trade tapes of "It's Garry Shandling's Show", back in HS in the 1980's.

[@patrickcarpenter4524]

this video just confirms that there are personalities that get into the spotlight because they are desperately seeking validation - and cannot get enough. stern turns an interview into an exercise in instant gratification/approval and only gets to gary in ways that circle back to further validation. gary was actually gracious in turning this approval quest into something entertaining, and he did it with enough gravitas to let the audience know this was an uncomfortable experience. given that gary was a pretty self-concerned individual, that's saying something.

[@devenbs1993]

I'm so glad Gary called him on fucking standing up randomly. Not saying standing is bad, his timing was bad.

[@dd317]

Just came across this, love the comments, so funny!!,

[@faithallen1169]

Hahaha. Howard has gotten better with the interviews. Gary knew how to handle Howard.

[@drevm7991]

Shandling has critical success instead of ratings because he was a true original who made truly original, innovative content that wasn’t dumbed down for average sitcom fans. Your favorite comedy show has copied something from one of Garry’s two shows.

[@okjoe5561]

Wow, this was awful. Shandling handled it very well.

[@laraoneal7284]

Stern needs to shut up and let Garry talk.

[@sclogse1]

Stern needs to shut up.

[@jeffparkhurst8607]

Stern is a worm. Garry is greater.

[@NFL1976]

Stern built his billion dollar empire being who he is. That is the whole point.

[@1neOfN0ne]

Damn it's crazy how green Howard was here as a legitimate interviewer. Almost 30 years later and he's arguably the best interviewer ever. Here he doesn't let his guests ever really settle in so they don't open up. Nowadays he has his guests so comfortable they forget they're being listened to by millions of people so they don't hold anything back

[@12345682900]

There's NO doubt that Howard today (May/2024) looks back at this and thinks, "Man, Gary was great, but I was a real ***k head!"

[@NxDoyle]

This puts paid to the suggestion that Howard Stern is some kind of comedian.

[@ForNoOne1]

On a scale of 1 to 10, how many pounds of cocaine did Stern do before this interview?

[@mr602082]

Damn Judd Appatow is his something @12:15 Moving up in the world

[@craighogan3554]

Oh this is old school shticky Howard and it doesn't work. If Garry was still around it would be a great interview now.

[@AaronBowley]

goddd this is amazing

[@widetrackerinkazoo6559]

That reminds me, I still need to put my 80s canvas Big Suit up on EBay...

[@TortureVisionTV]

I was a big fan of Stern in the mid-90's to early 2000's. That was his peak IMO. This early work is horrendous though, and his modern day PC BS (on Sirius) is unlistenable. It's too bad Gary had to endure this nonsense. Gary's work on "It's Gary Shandling's Show" and "Larry Sanders" was absolutely brilliant. Gary will be forever remembered as a visionary... and this interview is beneath him.

[@lasvegasira]

I completely disagree. Stern is the best he's ever been. The man has grown up and become a more refined person. He's stopped talking about tits, vaginas, and his mother's anal sex habits all the time and that's made for better radio. The change in his schtick is a welcome one.

[@mr602082]

tracking! lol made me laugh the most! thanks mike rossi

[@drevm7991]

I’d pay 10$ a month for a full archive of all Howard E/onDemand shows. I think they’d be well viewed on Netflix too.

[@pacificbase]

CRAZYNESS !!

[@James_Bowie]

You're going to have cameramen with whiplash.

[@jillwaggoner5177]

I enjoyed Howard's silliness, riffing about the new set and clothes. It was not really him at his best but he was bringing what he could! Both he and Garry can be so meta.

[@freeat_last7375]

Howard Stern is the worst...had a skill, but such a lack of character of depravity...his verbal abuse of Erin Moran on his TV show was unforgivable! Shame is good when it allows us to find boundaries, without, we have Howard Stern.

[@Drew-vn8rx]

this was a terrible interview. Gary was great doing the best he could but Stern was not in his element here

[@joeblow1942]

Drew This is typical of Stern.

[@NFL1976]

@@joeblow1942 Exactly!

[@BillWoodillustrator]

Does he ever shut TFU?

[@hybridcypher8995]

I dont think stern took anything he did on "E" seriously, he seemed to make fun of the fact he was on "E", he has to make it all seem like one big joke (I think, Assuming hes that calculated which is assume he is)

[@sigma_curry]

Crazy how this happened 30 years ago.

[@js2010ish]

😔 i was like "haha this is from like '97, thats only -15- years ago"

[@sigma_curry]

@@js2010ish 15 yrs ago is 2007 tho lol

[@briggadoonfallon7976]

I give Howards performance a 2

[@Stupidityindex]

3:00 Skore: I have not been threated or sued by the FCC.

[@Dana-qi3ys]

Jerry Shandling is one of the brightest genius comedian of all time !!! 💙

[@richardlopez4318]

Gary

[@LoinclothRising]

Garrry

[@js2010ish]

Garrrrry

[@darkone666]

Episode 2?

[@gutenbird]

Gary was a funny guy. A lot of similarities to Jerry Seinfeld in my opinion.

[@amandahuginkiss4098]

Yes exactly the same except that Gary was funny.

[@gutenbird]

Amanda Huginkiss Jerry is funny. Jerry is the guy watching his crazy friends and laughing at them on the inside. That’s why Seinfeld works so well. Without the observer, we’d be laughing alone. But yes, Gary was so talented.

[@amandahuginkiss4098]

@@gutenbird The show sienfield was funny - his stand up was not. There is no arguing that.

[@gutenbird]

Amanda Huginkiss his stand up on the show isn’t very funny and he had some stand up that is ok and he’s also had some pretty good stand up. Not stellar but legit funny. His stand up is pretty dry humor and more along lines of observational humor that lands quite often. I also had some of the same thoughts as you until I watched and listened to more of his stuff.

[@brucetouzel6484]

actually Stern was on Larry Sanders episode

[@Bill_Woo]

This shows each of them to be comedy legends. Garry is clearly very intelligent and quick to, although his usual delivery style doesn't necessarily convey it.

[@6663000]

Howard is way out of his element here.

[@drevm7991]

Judd Apatow in the back.

[@MagicFunnyGuy]

on a scale of 1-10? holy shit how did this happen?

[@joechrow8341]

NO IDEA how Howard Stern became so big...He is absolutely TERRIBLE...Especially here early in his career...He was so visually NERVOUS and just AWFUL period

[@Signals_Jerry]

He became big on a comedy radio show though. Huge difference.

[@modeo92]

This just isn't in Howard's wheelhouse. He needs much more time to do a show. He's trying to do too much and is a mess. Granted, it's the first episode but I don't think he ever became comfortable with the format. That explains why it didn't last and was largely forgotten.

[@Stanley_Furley]

Brutal

[@romeaffair]

I thought this was great. Garry is enjoying himself.

[@LFerdinandC]

Shandling was a genius

[@Czechbound]

And then when he broke up with his girlfriend, he fired her and set his lawyers on her. Nice Garry

[@coolboy5245]

He didn't "set his lawyers" on her. She sued him

[@Czechbound]

@@coolboy5245 Yes, and in response, he hounded her with his lawyers. Read up on it.

[@mistercut8331]

can't have been that bad he paid her out after she sued him and then a few years latter had her back for his final show

[@Czechbound]

@@mistercut8331 You should read more. He got her blacklisted. Just think if you lost your job, and your employer actively saw to it that you couldn't get another job. Think of the stress that must have been. So please, a little empathy. Peace and love.

[@CyberVsWolverine]

this seems like a larry sanders show bit...

[@CWYMAN77]

Stern was better at this format than anything

[@skypink5821]

This is cool

[@daveco1270]

Howard is so different when he's on camera. It's entertaining, but I like him better behind the mic, he's less spastic.

[@ntimmons8770]

DaveCo777 and we don't have to look at him.

[@williggg]

Howard looks like singer Laura Branigan in the 1980s.

[@robhaver8704]

Although this complete segment was quite annoying, Howard Stern was dead right about Garry and marriage, Garry and fame and pretty, attractive women, Garry being a handsome man yes/ no, and Garry not speaking his mind about other talkshowhost just for not being offensive towards possible subjects, and yes Howard is in this episode of his career a very annoying man towards his guest by using his shotgun type of interviewing stylo. On the other hand: Garry held his ground and posture and was able to be himself and therefor funny, because that is both Garry's power as it's his weakness, how his mind lets his mouth form words and sentences that sound funny. Garry cannot be anything else than what he is, and that is a natural funny guy, whether he try's to be or not, he always is. Kind of a curse, if you'ld ask me. I always smile seeing him.

[@Jim_L]

Howard was brilliant here. This was vintage Stern; Stern at his best. A master interviewer. It was funny; it was a bit uncomfortable at times; the questions were out of the norm. But most importantly, it was never even remotely boring, which was always Howard's goal back in the day. We had none of the stock questions, such as, "Garry, when did you first realize you were funny?" "When did you first start doing stand-up?" "What was the inspiration for the 'Larry Sanders Show?'" Blah, blah, blah. Who cares?! Instead, we had inappropriate questions, random questions, questions about Garry and women, and other great moments. This was Howard shaking the old, stale interview-show format and turning it upside down. Giving a breath of fresh air. 👍

[@facedownchuck]

No, Stern is horrible and an embarrassment.

[@Jim_L]

@@facedownchuck You mean "nowadays" he's horrible and an embarrassment, right? During the time of this interview with Shandling, however, he was truly brilliant. ☮

[@James_Bowie]

The Howard Stern Interrogation.

[@rubbersole79]

How did Howard Stern ever go anywhere? I mean really.

[@sclogse1]

He doesn't shut up, and unfortunately has a really good voice for radio.

[@csedan510]

I doubt it, but i hope Howard looks back on this and is wholly embarrassed.

[@colleenann772]

Poor Garry. Dealing with that psycho is a nightmare. Love you Garry RIP

[@jeffpestano1296]

That is easily the worst interview Howard stern ever gave in my life. I’ve never seen him so uncomfortable and out of control. There has to be a really good story behind this failure.

[@9elephant]

Wow was Howard trying to be intentionally bad being Episode 1

[@QuantumBraced]

Howard is different now, back then he was all about shock value, and it worked. I mean as awful as this was, it was entertaining.

[@dennis3178]

Stern comes off as a jerk, but that is his act. He wants to shock and agitate people. That is what he does. If you think it's any more than that, the joke is on you.

[@Usserrnameee]

He’s acting like Eric andre

[@NetCerpher]

Where is my rusty blade?

[@vremetal]

Howard invented the concept of destroying your guests. See 'Eric Andre' for the latest updates.

[@vremetal]

11:09 ... did he just call Arsenio Hall "Ass-smoochio?" LOL

[@mrblue99999]

Destroying your guests with self-absorption? Desperation? Garry can’t believe he’s trapped with this douche.

[@vremetal]

@@spatzhawk Is this why Howard is a multi-millionaire?

[@codysett1]

Howard hit every nail on the head

[@lukejackson9848]

6:10

[@7550375503]

Shandling foresaw his own passing.

[@chrish12345]

how/when/who/what... please flesh out

[@southrules]

Joe Kelly I foreshadow all of us passing, easy

[@bromleysimon7414]

@@chrish12345 Watch the episode of Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on which Garry Shandling is the guest. Very spooky haunting by the imminently and too-soon deceased Mr. Shandling, who was apparently a very close friend of Mr. Seinfeld.

[@chrish12345]

@@bromleysimon7414 I did

[@laraoneal7284]

Stern is obnoxious.

[@lancelink2812]

Gee, Ya Think? It made him a Multimillionaire

[@vremetal]

Howard destroyed Shandling the whole interview.. feel free to stop kissing Gary's ass at any time.

[@LetsGetMikey982]

The Howard i loved

[@NFL1976]

Howard is brilliant- an incredible self-promoter. He makes those who are not comfortable with themselves, squirm. He exposes something in them, that they try to keep hidden. Shandling would've been better off to go with the flow, to do what he did best, to perform, shield himself, and understand it's not personal.

[@coffeehigh420]

jesus christ stop it howie with "on a scale of 1 to 10" crap !!!!!!!! its enough already

[@Sorrel555]

This is so old school

[@peopleoflisbon]

How on earth did Stern become so big. This is one of the worst interviews i've ever seen.

[@jshepard152]

This serves as a useful reminder of just how annoying Howard used to be.

[@pretorious700]

Stern at his braying worst. Ratings? Really?

[@user-gh5zx2rj1g]

Howard Stern's always been a complete prick then. Garry didn't appreciate his beat

[@rogerx1258]

Howard Stern is such a duche and gotten worse through the years.

[@chel3SEY]

Not really an interview. Stern talks too much. Far too big a mouth (and ego) to let his guest speak.

[@pretorious700]

WTF is wrong with Stern?

[@sherrybisso558]

Howard was terrible. Poor Garry.

[@MellowWind]

Whew, Howard is as bad as my brief impressions of him were. Is he coked up?

[@pam0626]

Is Howard on drugs here?