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Garry Shandling just died (Original Post) RockaFowler Mar 2016 OP
Awww. I like him. RIP. merrily Mar 2016 #1
How sad. He was a great comic. nt tblue37 Mar 2016 #2
Oh, my! RIP, Garry... hlthe2b Mar 2016 #3
well that's a bummer. OriginalGeek Mar 2016 #4
What?! No! Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #5
I was at the Tonight Show taping the first time he hosted it. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #17
Confirmed via Variety no_hypocrisy Mar 2016 #6
A very old man. . . Journeyman Mar 2016 #7
Hey now, 2 years younger than me. LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #8
Yeah, but he's dead and that's as old as you can get . . . Journeyman Mar 2016 #9
No that was as old as he could get. But really too young. nt Fla Dem Mar 2016 #11
You expect to hang around after you're dead? . . . Journeyman Mar 2016 #13
I guess so, of course I wake up some mornings and wish I hadn't woke up. LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #12
66 is young. cwydro Mar 2016 #22
Sure is. RebelOne Mar 2016 #23
Yeah, but he's dead and that's as old as you can get . . . Journeyman Mar 2016 #24
Hey, watch that. Duppers Mar 2016 #25
Yeah, but he's dead and that's as old as you can get . . . Journeyman Mar 2016 #26
Yeah, yeah. Duppers Mar 2016 #27
1 - 2 - 3 liberal N proud Mar 2016 #10
Very sad news. I really liked Gary. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #14
Saw him in a clothing store once. kwassa Mar 2016 #15
r.i.p. Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #16
"How's my hair?" LyndaG Mar 2016 #18
I remember that line! That was a good show, smart freeplessinseattle Mar 2016 #31
He seems to have been well liked among his peers. Someone tweeted this Shandling quote: Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2016 #19
His show had the best theme song. RIP funny man. NightWatcher Mar 2016 #20
For his old show two of my favorite lines underpants Mar 2016 #21
Aw, shit. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #28
Cancer Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #29
I am so sorry to hear this Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #30
Coronary, per the Intertubes maxsolomon Mar 2016 #34
Very sad mcar Mar 2016 #32
Sad. imanamerican63 Mar 2016 #33

Journeyman

(15,001 posts)
13. You expect to hang around after you're dead? . . .
Thu Mar 24, 2016, 04:58 PM
Mar 2016

Probably going to need a taxidermist and a ventriloquist to pull it off, but I'm certain it can be done with panache given the proper wardrobe.

Duppers

(28,094 posts)
25. Hey, watch that.
Thu Mar 24, 2016, 07:21 PM
Mar 2016

You've no idea how many DUers are that age and older. And we intend to live another 20yrs!


freeplessinseattle

(3,508 posts)
31. I remember that line! That was a good show, smart
Thu Mar 24, 2016, 08:27 PM
Mar 2016

and very funny. He was a master of dry humor.

Too young to leave us

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,781 posts)
19. He seems to have been well liked among his peers. Someone tweeted this Shandling quote:
Thu Mar 24, 2016, 05:36 PM
Mar 2016

"Nice guys finish first. If you don’t know that, then you don’t know where the finish line is."

underpants

(182,274 posts)
21. For his old show two of my favorite lines
Thu Mar 24, 2016, 06:08 PM
Mar 2016

"Oh, if these 3 walls could talk"

"My parents were going to buy the land where they filmed "Bonanza" but they couldn't find it. Someone burned the map"

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