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The Larry Sanders Show S1E12 — A Brush With (the Elbow of) Greatness
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The Larry Sanders Show•Season 1•Episode 12

A Brush With (the Elbow of) Greatness

7.6/10 · 234 votesOct 31, 199223 min

Ranked #12 of 13 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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Larry makes the tabloids when a woman claims he knocked her into a magazine rack and neglected to apologize.

Directed byKen Kwapis, Peter Tolan
Written byPeter Tolan
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Garry Shandling

Garry Shandling

Larry Sanders

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Hank Kingsley

Wallace Langham

Wallace Langham

Phil

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Arthur

Penny Johnson Jerald

Penny Johnson Jerald

Beverly Barnes

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Paula

Linda Doucett

Linda Doucett

Darlene Chapinni

Megan Gallagher

Megan Gallagher

Jeannie Sanders

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Jerry Capen

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Ken Kwapis

Ken Kwapis

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Peter Tolan

Peter Tolan

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Peter Tolan

Peter Tolan

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Episode Summary

"A Brush With (the Elbow of) Greatness" is episode 12 of The Larry Sanders Show season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 234 votes, ranking #12 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Ken Kwapis, Peter Tolan and written by Peter Tolan, it aired on October 31, 1992.

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