Langham dropped the Ward moniker in the 1990s as he moved to more adult roles, appearing as a regular in the much-hyped but short-lived CBS series "WIOU". His big breakthrough came when he was cast as Phil, the cynical staff and then head writer for insecure talk show host Larry Sanders, in HBO's sitcom "The Larry Sanders Show". Langham then took on a role in NBC's "Veronica's Closet", playing Kirstie Alley's gay assistant Josh. He then appeared on the Joan Cusack sitcom "What About Joan?"