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Emmys — 56th Emmys

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Garry Shandling brings his trademark cantankerous wit with mixed results in a blockbuster evening for HBO that is soured by the producers' pushiness in playing off the victors.

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Melanie McFarland Seattle Post-Intelligencer Shandling's senseless verbal and physical perambulations weren't as bad as his insistence on staying with a one-note joke a little too long. Yes, the reality theme was a lemon. Jan 3, 2020 Full Review Tom Shales Washington Post Shandling was at his best, and frequently provided just the boost to keep the show zippy. Jan 3, 2020 Full Review Paul Brownfield Los Angeles Times With too many comedy bits shunting aside some surprisingly genuine speeches, this year's Emmys ended, almost pathetically, with the sight of James Gandolfini, star of HBO's The Sopranos, not allowed to read from a little sheet of paper. Jan 3, 2020 Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel Shandling's performance, so low key he seemed sedated, was well below award caliber. His monologue and subsequent jokes opted for the easy laugh almost every time Jan 3, 2020 Full Review Roger Catlin Hartford Courant The direction of the awards show was more maddening than most years; its control room was set up in full sight so the audience could watch as it cued up the music to interrupt nearly every acceptance speech. Jan 3, 2020 Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette An acute embarrassment not just of reality shows but of the entire TV industry seemed to pervade the ceremony... Despite that tone -- or maybe because of it -- the Emmy telecast was a surprisingly entertaining, buoyant affair. Jan 3, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews
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Garry Shandling

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 19, 2004 56th Emmys Details

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Genre
Special Interest
Release Date
Sep 19, 2004