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THE SCREEN : `LARRY SANDERS' RETURNS IN TOP FORM.


Byline: Keith Marder on TV

Television's best - and funniest - show is back on HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO)
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 at 10 tonight, and it's as good as ever.

There is no resting on laurels at ``The Larry Sanders For the television show and fictional character, see .
Larry Sanders (born in New York) is an Oxfordshire County Councillor. He has lived in Oxford since 1969. He was trained professionally as a social worker and lawyer.
 Show,'' not even after winning its first-ever Emmy (Rip Torn, supporting actor in a comedy).

The writing is crisp and the story lines are so realistic you'd swear they could be real.

Tonight, for instance, Larry (Garry Shandling) is upset because he thinks that Jon Stewart is being groomed as his replacement. That is the same Jon Stewart who is the permanent guest host Permanent guest host is an oxymoron that likely originated on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. It is believed that Penn and Teller were the first to declare the phrase to be a "rare triple oxymoron.  on ``The Late Late Show With Tom Snyder'' on CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. . The same Jon Stewart who, it is rumored, will replace Snyder at the drop of a ratings point.

Elvis Costello is also on. He sings a song and bamboozles Hank (Jeffrey Tambor) by selling him a clunker clunk·er  
n. Informal
1. A decrepit machine, especially an old car; a rattletrap.

2. A failure; a flop.
 of a car.

The other plot line is that Larry can't figure out if David Duchovny (``The X-Files'') wants to be his friend or lover.

Next week,in the second episode of the season, Hank has a crush on a woman rabbi and reaffirms his faith in Judaism. Hearing Artie (Torn) say ``mazel tov'' is reason enough to watch.

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Photo: One ``Larry Sanders'' plot line has Larry (Garry Shandling, left,) wondering if David Duchovny wants to be his friend or lover.
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Title Annotation:L.A. LIFE
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Nov 13, 1996
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