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The Larry Sanders Show•Season 3•Episode 9

Headwriter Phil

7.8/10 · 160 votesAug 17, 199425 min

Ranked #11 of 17 in Season 3•−0.2 vs season avg

Phil whines and pleads to be made headwriter for the show, then finds it isn't what he thought it would be.

Directed byTodd Holland

Written byDrake Sather

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Seasons6

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Season 3 Episodes17

Montana

You're Having My Baby

Would You Do Me a Favor?

The Gift Episode

People's Choice

Hank's Night in the Sun

Office Romance

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Headwriter Phil

Like No Business I Know

Larry Loses a Friend

Doubt of the Benefit

Hank's Divorce

The Fourteenth Floor

Next Stop...Bottom

Arthur's Crises

End of the Season

Cast7

Garry Shandling

Garry Shandling

Larry Sanders

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Hank Kingsley

Wallace Langham

Wallace Langham

Phil

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Arthur

Penny Johnson Jerald

Penny Johnson Jerald

Beverly Barnes

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Paula

Linda Doucett

Linda Doucett

Darlene Chapinni

Crew2

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Drake Sather

Writer

Todd Holland

Todd Holland

Director

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Episode Summary

"Headwriter Phil" is episode 9 of The Larry Sanders Show season 3. It scored 7.8/10 from 160 votes, ranking #11 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Todd Holland and written by Drake Sather, it aired on August 17, 1994.

Next: E10 · Like No Business I Know Best of Season 3