Lovers of comedy were stunned this afternoon when TMZ reported that Garry Shandling had died at the age of 66 after collapsing and being rushed to the hospital. The news was later confirmed by the LAPD.
The comic created and starred in It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show, and also appeared in movies like Zoolander and Iron Man 2.
Tributes immediately began pouring in on Twitter from fellow comedians and writers, who were also fans:
RIP Garry Shandling. #Irreplaceable
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) March 24, 2016
R.I.P. Garry Shandling. I am so saddened to hear this. Brilliantly funny and such a great guy. He will be so missed.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) March 24, 2016
Garry Shandling was as kind and generous as he was funny and that is saying a lot.
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) March 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/SethMacFarlane/status/713104900696121346
Garry Shandling was one of my absolute favourites and ahead of his time. So sad.
— Jemaine Clement (@AJemaineClement) March 24, 2016
"I'm dating a woman now who, evidently, is unaware of it." Garry Shandling pic.twitter.com/W0myj8oV03
— Jerry O'Connell (@MrJerryOC) March 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/robinlordtaylor/status/713103575849656320
Shocked to see reports of the death of Garry Shandling. The Larry Sanders Show was a milestone comedy, one of the all-time greats.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) March 24, 2016
I cannot believe it. Garry Shandling is dead at 66. A giant of comedy and of television. Devastating. https://t.co/Zngz00wf2Z
— MZS (@mattzollerseitz) March 24, 2016
Damn it, 2016, I am going to find you in an alley and run you down with my car. https://t.co/JkR1VXu47a
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) March 24, 2016
The comic was healthy as of last weekend—Kathy Griffin tweeted a photo while hanging out with Shandling and Bob Odenkirk.
