While Shandling is unquestionably the star of the show (s), the ensemble makes the series click, especially Jeffrey Tambour's sharp-as-a-sponge sidekick Hank (perfectly played with blowhard vanity and oblivious
babbling) and Rip Torn's smiling wolf of a producer Artie: loyal, fiercely protective, a veteran schmoozer quick to smile and quicker to toss off a epithet laden insult.
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