King's guest for this edition is comedian Garry Shandling, who discusses the following topics, among others: his college background; the influence of George Carlin, who encouraged him as a young comedy writer; the culture shock and insecurity he felt moving to Los Angeles after college; his quick early success as a situation comedy writer; his decision to give up his lucrative career and try stand-up in order to discover something more about himself; his first appearances on amateur night at The Comedy Store; his experiences as guest host on the "Tonight Show"; the internal quality of his humor; trying out new material; the current oversaturation of the media with stand-up comedians; the influence of Woody Allen; his television success with "It's Garry Shandling's Show"; and why he has not yet married. Includes footage of "It's Garry Shandling's Show: The Graduate."