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September 5, 2022 55 mins

In the third episode of It’s The Larry Sanders Show’s Show, Jason and Max continue their history lectures with a rundown of Rip Torn's career before he became Artie. Then they chat with Jo Firestone, who worked on late-night talk shows while pursuing stand-up in the New York alternative comedy world. Finally, they break down The Spiders Episode and its anti-comedy scene-by-scene and disagree on whether it’s the best episode of the season. It's sure to get tense!

Jo Firestone is a comedian, actor, and writer. Her work has appeared on Joe Pera Talks With You, Ziwe, The Chris Gethard Show, The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. She is a host of the podcast Dr. Gameshow and co-hosts the stand-up comedy show Butterboy in Brooklyn.


The Spiders Episode
Originally aired: August 29, 1992
Written by: Garry Shandling & Rosie Shuster and Paul Simms & Peter Tolan
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Production Number: 106

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