IFC Adds Larry Sanders, Mr. Show, Ben Stiller Show

IFC already was doing the awesome thing and airing some amazing comedies like Arrested Development, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, and Monty Python, while also adding shows like David Cross’ British show The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margret and soon, the ThunderANT show Portlandia, but I still offered up a big fist pump at their latest additions. Starting January 3, the network will air full runs of highly influential cult comedies The Larry Sanders Show, The Ben Stiller Show, and Mr. Show, as well as Jay Mohr’s one success, Action. They’ll air in a 90 minute block hosted by comedian Scott Aukerman, and will feature interviews with people involved in each show, as well as those that were influenced by them. Larry Sanders, The Ben Stiller Show, and Mr. Show were all particularly influential in modern comedy, and helped spawn the careers of dozens of comedians and writers. An interesting sidenote, this means that IFC will now be running four shows Judd Apatow wrote and/or produced for in Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Larry Sanders, and The Ben Stiller Show as well as three shows starring David Cross in Arrested Development, Todd Margret, and Mr. Show. Conspiracy?! No, probably not.