President of Programming at the network, which means she is in charge of late night programming. Also in the episode, Melanie forces Larry to begin performing live commercials for products that sponsor the show. Larry tries to get out of it and ends up being hit in the face by Melanie. Melanie is tough and often uses foul language to prove her point. Artie mentions that Melanie reminds him of a man that he killed in Korea. She is last seen in the episode "Adolf Hankler". Parrish's character was created by Peter Tolan. Roger Bingham Roger Bingham (seasons 5–6) is a slick network executive in his mid-to-late thirties, played by Bruce Greenwood, who favours Jon Stewart to be the host over Larry. Roger is first mentioned by another network executive, Dennis, during "Everybody Loves Larry" as being someone who "feels very strongly about Jon Stewart". Roger's first actual appearance on the show is in the episode "Larry's New Love" when he steps in along with Kenny Mitchell to retool the Larry Sanders Show after it starts to slip in the ratings. Bingham is first seen in the episode "Larry's New Love", and last seen in the episode "The Beginning of the End". Sheldon Davidoff Sheldon "Shel" Davidoff (seasons 1–2) is the president of the network, played by James Karen. He is close friends with Artie and they associate together outside of work. An old school executive, Sheldon carries himself in dignified manner, never swearing or raising his voice around the office. In stark contrast to other executives at "the network", he seems to display genuine care and compassion for the people he deals with at work. Davidoff's character was created by Peter Tolan, and is last seen in the episode "Larry's Agent". Larry's wives Jeannie Sanders Jeannie Sanders, played by Megan Gallagher (seasons 1 and 4), is married to Larry in the first season. At the beginning of season 2 it is revealed they have started the process of divorce. Francine Sanders Francine Sanders, played by Kathryn Harrold (season 2), is a reporter. She was married to Larry prior to the events of The Larry Sanders Show; they briefly rekindle their relationship after he and Jeannie split up. References Characters Lists of American sitcom television characters