How Garry Shandling Helped Conan O’Brien Move on After Losing ‘The Tonight Show’ (Video)

“He had a ton of empathy for a ton for other people … That is something in that this business, in comedy, is incredibly rare,” TBS late-night host says in his tribute

Conan O’Brien opened Thursday’s episode of his TBS late-night show remembering comedian Garry Shandling, who died earlier in the day at the age of 66.

“I have to tell you that this is a devastating shock to me and just about everybody I know,” O’Brien said in his somber monologue. “I’ve had about three hours now to process that Garry is gone, and this just doesn’t seem real, still.”

Noting that Shandling, who was best known as the creator and star of “It’s Garry Shandling‘s Show” and “The Larry Sanders Show,” was a “masterful” writer and performer who inspired him as a comedian, O’Brien opted to instead discuss his personal relationship with the late comedian.

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