Show Analysis
The Larry Sanders Show76.5
Created by Garry Shandling, Dennis Klein
Starring Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, Wallace Langham, Rip Torn, Penny Johnson Jerald
Humor Index
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6.9
6.7
7.9
4,486
Is The Larry Sanders Show funny? Yes — The Larry Sanders Show scores 76.5 out of 100 on the Humor Index, the #19 funniest of 21 sitcoms scored, based on an AI analysis of 4,486 jokes across 90 episodes. It averages 2.0 jokes per minute, with a craft score of 6.9 and an impact score of 6.7.
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Top 5 Episodes of The Larry Sanders Show
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Best Season
S3
818 jokes analyzed
Episode Mean
76.3
unweighted avg · 90 episodes
Score Range
87.9→64.8
best to worst
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Episodes 90+
24
Episodes 80+
80
Episodes 70+
5.1
Consistency (σ)
lower = more consistent
Lowest Scoring Episodes
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Season Averages
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Episode Heatmap
| Season | Episode | Title | Humor Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Garden Weasel | 64.8 |
| 1 | 2 | The Promise | 68.0 |
| 1 | 3 | The Spiders Episode | 67.0 |
| 1 | 4 | Guest Host | 69.2 |
| 1 | 5 | The New Producer | 78.1 |
| 1 | 6 | The Flirt Episode | 71.4 |
| 1 | 7 | Hank's Contract | 74.6 |
| 1 | 8 | Out of the Loop | 74.9 |
| 1 | 9 | The Talk Show Episode | 75.0 |
| 1 | 10 | Party | 71.9 |
| 1 | 11 | The Warmth Episode | 73.0 |
| 1 | 12 | A Brush With (the Elbow of) Greatness | 71.6 |
| 1 | 13 | The 'Hey Now' Episode | 72.8 |
| 2 | 1 | The Breakdown (1) | 70.0 |
| 2 | 2 | The Breakdown (2) | 76.9 |
| 2 | 3 | The List | 80.0 |
| 2 | 4 | The Stalker | 75.5 |
| 2 | 5 | Larry's Agent | 79.9 |
| 2 | 6 | The Hankerciser 200 | 65.9 |
| 2 | 7 | Life Behind Larry | 84.6 |
| 2 | 8 | Artie's Gone | 68.5 |
| 2 | 9 | Larry Loses Interest | 77.8 |
| 2 | 10 | Larry's Partner | 77.8 |
| 2 | 11 | Broadcast Nudes | 75.6 |
| 2 | 12 | Larry's Birthday | 68.8 |
| 2 | 13 | Being There | 66.2 |
| 2 | 14 | The Performance Artist | 86.0 |
| 2 | 15 | Hank's Wedding | 72.6 |
| 2 | 16 | Off Camera | 76.8 |
| 2 | 17 | The Grand Opening | 76.5 |
| 2 | 18 | N.Y. or L.A. | 79.5 |
| 3 | 1 | Montana | 76.5 |
| 3 | 2 | You're Having My Baby | 79.5 |
| 3 | 3 | Would You Do Me a Favor? | 70.0 |
| 3 | 4 | The Gift Episode | 79.0 |
| 3 | 5 | People's Choice | 80.5 |
| 3 | 6 | Hank's Night in the Sun | 87.2 |
| 3 | 7 | Office Romance | 82.2 |
| 3 | 8 | The Mr. Sharon Stone Show | 80.0 |
| 3 | 9 | Headwriter Phil | 71.5 |
| 3 | 10 | Like No Business I Know | 84.2 |
| 3 | 11 | Larry Loses a Friend | 80.8 |
| 3 | 12 | Doubt of the Benefit | 75.0 |
| 3 | 13 | Hank's Divorce | 78.1 |
| 3 | 14 | The Fourteenth Floor | 81.5 |
| 3 | 15 | Next Stop...Bottom | 82.9 |
| 3 | 16 | Arthur's Crises | 77.0 |
| 3 | 17 | End of the Season | 81.1 |
| 4 | 1 | Roseanne's Return | 83.1 |
| 4 | 2 | Hank's New Assistant | 71.8 |
| 4 | 3 | Arthur After Hours | 82.9 |
| 4 | 4 | The Bump | 83.2 |
| 4 | 5 | Jeannie's Visit | 80.4 |
| 4 | 6 | The P.A. | 72.1 |
| 4 | 7 | Hank's Sex Tape | 77.4 |
| 4 | 8 | Nothing Personal | 67.5 |
| 4 | 9 | Brother, Can You Spare 1.2 Million? | 73.2 |
| 4 | 10 | Conflict of Interest | 79.1 |
| 4 | 11 | I Was a Teenage Lesbian | 77.4 |
| 4 | 12 | Larry's Sitcom | 76.4 |
| 4 | 13 | Larry's Big Idea | 81.9 |
| 4 | 14 | Beverly and the Prop Job | 73.8 |
| 4 | 15 | 0.409 | 75.1 |
| 4 | 16 | Eight | 73.5 |
| 4 | 17 | Larry's on Vacation | 79.4 |
| 5 | 1 | Everybody Loves Larry | 78.2 |
| 5 | 2 | My Name is Asher Kingsley | 73.2 |
| 5 | 3 | Where is the Love? | 74.8 |
| 5 | 4 | Ellen, or Isn't She? | 87.9 |
| 5 | 5 | The New Writer | 74.4 |
| 5 | 6 | The Matchmaker | 76.8 |
| 5 | 7 | Make a Wish | 73.1 |
| 5 | 8 | Artie and Angie and Hank and Hercules | 78.4 |
| 5 | 9 | The Prank | 75.6 |
| 5 | 10 | The Book | 71.0 |
| 5 | 11 | Pain Equals Funny | 79.9 |
| 5 | 12 | The Roast | 76.0 |
| 5 | 13 | Larry's New Love | 73.6 |
| 6 | 1 | Another List | 80.9 |
| 6 | 2 | The Beginning of the End | 83.6 |
| 6 | 3 | As My Career Lay Dying | 69.5 |
| 6 | 4 | Pilots and Pens Lost | 81.4 |
| 6 | 5 | The Interview | 74.5 |
| 6 | 6 | Adolf Hankler | 80.0 |
| 6 | 7 | Beverly's Secret | 70.9 |
| 6 | 8 | I Buried Sid | 82.0 |
| 6 | 9 | Just the Perfect Blendship | 71.1 |
| 6 | 10 | Putting the "Gay" Back in Litigation | 71.0 |
| 6 | 11 | Flip | 81.4 |
| 6 | 12 | Flip (2) | 79.8 |
The Funniest Larry Sanders Show Episodes
Of the 90 The Larry Sanders Show episodes we scored, these rate highest on the Humor Index — our blend of joke density, craft, and impact. Tap any episode for the full joke-by-joke breakdown.
Ellen, or Isn't She?
S5E04 · 49 jokes
Hank's Night in the Sun
S3E06 · 66 jokes
The Performance Artist
S2E14 · 52 jokes
Life Behind Larry
S2E07 · 51 jokes
Like No Business I Know
S3E10 · 60 jokes
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Is The Larry Sanders Show Worth Watching?
By the data: The Larry Sanders Show earns a Humor Index of 76.5 out of 100, placing it #19 of 21 fully-scored shows here. Across 90 analyzed episodes it averages 2.0 jokes per minute, a craft score of 6.9, and an impact score of 6.7. Those numbers reflect one AI analyst’s judgment applied consistently — and the top shows cluster closely enough that small gaps aren’t meaningful rankings. Scroll up for the season-by-season trend and the characters carrying the comedy.
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