Some sad news today, as comedian and TV star Garry Shandling died suddenly at the age of 66. His death appears to have been quite sudden indeed, as he was suffering from no known illness and was hospitalized just this morning in an apparent emergency medical situation. Shandling began his long career in television writing for sitcoms Sanford and Son and Welcome Back Kotter, and was a frequent guest host on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show before then starring in his own influential shows It's Garry Shandling's Show and then of course, the groundbreaking The Larry Sanders Show, which ran from 1992-98 on HBO and wracked up 18 Emmy nominations over its run.
