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The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

2018 · 1 season

A long, tender, funny-sad look at a comedian's inner life, moving between laughter and quiet grief.

Created by
Judd Apatow
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Garry Shandling, Judd Apatow, Kevin Nealon
Overview
The story of legendary comedian Garry Shandling, featuring interviews from nearly four dozen friends, family and colleagues; four decades’ worth of television appearances; and a lifetime of personal journals, private letters and home audio and video footage.

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Created by
Judd Apatow
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Garry Shandling, Judd Apatow, Kevin Nealon
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • isolation
  • ambition
  • friendship
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour5
Realism10
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Created by
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Starring
Garry Shandling, Judd Apatow, Kevin Nealon, Mike Shandling, Eric Cohen, Merrill Markoe, Gavin de Becker, Lewis Smith
Music
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1 seasons, 2 episodes, 120 min each
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