Character Analysis
Wayne Jarvis
Played by John Michael Higgins
10 jokes across 2 episodes of Arrested Development
2.9
10
7.6
7.3
Deadpan/Understatement
Wayne Jarvis delivers 10 scored jokes across 2 episodes of Arrested Development, averaging 7.6 on craft and 7.3 on impact for a career WAR of 2.9. Their comedy leans toward deadpan/understatement. The highest-scoring line is below.
Funniest Wayne Jarvis Lines
Wayne Jarvis:Wayne Jarvis: 'He's guilty, Michael, of medium to heavy treason.'
Wayne Jarvis · Barry · Michael:Wayne Jarvis: 'Michael, when we started talking to you, we didn't have anything. But now... we got something. And you're going to do time for it.' Michael: 'Those are the pictures?' Barry: 'They're all over the news.' Michael: 'Those are balls.'
Wayne Jarvis · Michael:Jarvis: 'Also, for someone in a coma, your brother Buster has made an impressive 15 phone calls to radio stations alternately requesting I Will Survive and...' — 'She's Out of My Life.'
Tobias · Wayne Jarvis:Tobias's 'audition' for the prosecutor: 'A flower in my garden, a mystery in my panties.' Wayne Jarvis: 'Again, this is not an audition for a CBS show.' Tobias: 'I was just looking for some feedback.' Jarvis: 'It was a little contrived.'
Michael · Wayne Jarvis:Michael on Gob: 'He's twice tried to microwave a Ding-Dong while it was still in its foil... twice.' Wayne Jarvis: 'Twice?' Michael: 'Two times.'
All Jokes — 13 total
Michael · Wayne Jarvis:Michael on Gob: 'He's twice tried to microwave a Ding-Dong while it was still in its foil... twice.' Wayne Jarvis: 'Twice?' Michael: 'Two times.'
Wayne Jarvis · Michael:Wayne Jarvis: 'Things could get very messy for you, Michael, unless you have something to bargain with, like, say... a fugitive.' Michael: 'I don't know where to find such a thing.'
Wayne Jarvis · Michael:Wayne Jarvis: 'I was once called the worst audience participant Cirque du Soleil ever had.' Michael: 'This is a big accusation.' Jarvis: 'Well, Michael, I did not find their buffoonery amusing.'
Wayne Jarvis:Wayne Jarvis: 'He's guilty, Michael, of medium to heavy treason.'
Michael · Wayne Jarvis:Michael's reaction after being presented with satellite photos of 'WMDs' — then discovering they're Tobias's body parts
Wayne Jarvis · Barry · Michael:Wayne Jarvis: 'Michael, when we started talking to you, we didn't have anything. But now... we got something. And you're going to do time for it.' Michael: 'Those are the pictures?' Barry: 'They're all over the news.' Michael: 'Those are balls.'
Wayne Jarvis · Michael:In our case, Judge Reinhold is both. / Did he get E.P.? / Sure did. / Good for him.
Wayne Jarvis:Why do there have to be puppets like Frank?
Wayne Jarvis:You did good out there, Michael. But it's just a mock trial. Why didn't you just take it to the grand jury?
Tobias · Wayne Jarvis:Tobias's 'audition' for the prosecutor: 'A flower in my garden, a mystery in my panties.' Wayne Jarvis: 'Again, this is not an audition for a CBS show.' Tobias: 'I was just looking for some feedback.' Jarvis: 'It was a little contrived.'
Wayne Jarvis · Michael:Wayne Jarvis reveals the two people who checked into Shady Pines under the names 'Lucille Bluth' and 'Lindsay Funke' are not Michael's relatives.
Wayne Jarvis · Michael:Jarvis: 'Also, for someone in a coma, your brother Buster has made an impressive 15 phone calls to radio stations alternately requesting I Will Survive and...' — 'She's Out of My Life.'
Michael · Wayne Jarvis:Michael and Jarvis try to watch Gob on the news. The segment keeps being delayed by ads for insulin delivery and other commercials. Michael: 'I'm sure it's coming right up.' / 'I'm sure it's right after this series of ads.' Jarvis: 'Why don't we just go online?' Michael: 'Cool your Japanese jets.'