Garry experiences Christmas woes: his guests all leave his party early; and his mother gives him his father's watch for Christmas, but it goes missing.
During Garry's opening stand-up routine, one of the studio audience members dies from laughing too hard. Distraught over this, Garry considers quitting the business, but Carl Reiner suggests that he talks to the dead man first.
In exchange for Grant installing a new VCR, Garry takes him and the gang to Shandlingland - a theme park based on Garry. Garry meets his neighbor Mr. Sparks.
In order to get more attention Grant tries his hand at stand-up comedy. The 'name the Schumaker baby' contest winner appears on the show and the baby's new name is revealed.
Garry is invited to attend two parties on the same night. Garry feels guilty when he leaves one party early, to go to the next, and tries to make amends.
Ailing comedienne Gilda Radner visits Garry together with her male nurse. Garry's neighbor, Leonard, recognizes him as one of his Vietnam war buddies whom he abandoned during a fight. Garry tries to help him literally face his past.