Garry was like a second father to me, Apatow said.

I think a lot of people felt that way.

As the remembrance unfolded, speakers recited from Shandlings stockpile of jokes, some previously unheard.

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The truth is, I think it was very hard to be Garry, Nealon said.

He was complex, at times neurotic, persnickety, high maintenance, a perfectionist with the highest standards.

He could be a handful.

Pretty good advice from Garry to himself when he was a young rising comic, Apatow wrote.

Good advice to anyone on anything really.