Artie is chosen to produce the People's Choice Awards, prompting both Larry and Hank to try for a role in the show.
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“People's Choice” ranks #20 of 90 The Larry Sanders Show episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 90.1 — Elite. The episode packs 75 scored jokes at 2.8 per minute, averaging 7.6 on craft and 7.2 on impact, with Larry Sanders landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Hank: Mmm, tastes a little like coconut.
Phil Artie Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Elvis Costello · Larry: Costello says he's 'taken care of it meself' and leaves. Then: 'By the way, Larry, I'm a big fan.' [Costello exits]
Hank Kingsley: Hank: 'Coconut is funnier than chicken. Coconut. Two 'k' sounds followed by a nut.'
Hank Kingsley Character Comedy Observational Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Artie: Artie, trying to charm Elvis Costello: 'You know, I've always wanted to ask you about your song 'Alison.' Is that about a specific person or a pet?'
Artie Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: Oh, well, then she's perfect.
All Jokes — 75 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry: I pay a cabana boy to wheel me down to the beach every day on a stretcher like a coma patient.
Is that included in the package?
Artie Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: It just seems like that's the kind of thing they'd ask me to do, that's all.
There is a finite amount of videotape in the world.
Some shave creams are coconut-scented, so it's not funny.
Should I go talk to him?
I wouldn't talk to him at all.
Then you go talk to him.
Artie: How could she not be available?
Artie: I gave her her first orgasm.
Larry: Oh, well, then she's perfect.
Larry: Maybe he'll do pump it up. That's my favorite song.
Unknown: I think he'd rather do something off the new album.
Artie Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Callback Larry: So I thought I'd heard that song somewhere before. I had to bring it up.
Keep it down because he could be lurking out there.
He does that?
Hank: Al 'harelip' hartman?
Hank: And he drinks.
Artie: So do I. That's why I like him.
How many things can he have up his ass at once?
Larry: You folks came on a very rare night where you get to see me fuck up 3 jokes in a row. Don't take it for granted.
Larry: What a shit crowd. What a shit, shit crowd.
Larry Sanders Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry: What are they doing, bringing these busloads in from the english-as-a-second-language program?
Larry: I'm only smiling because the audience is looking at me, and I'm a professional.
Larry Sanders Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry: Thank God. I thought it was something that might have to do with the show we're taping now.
Larry: Andalé, felipe. Vamanos.
Artie: You'll only have to strip at the end of the show.
Artie Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Larry: News travels fast, doesn't it?
Stevie: You're cohosting with fucking superman.
Stevie: Cohosting detracts from your essential specialness in the marketplace.
Stevie Character Comedy Observational Stevie: Who are you, kathie Lee all of a sudden?
Darlene: At the daily planet newspaper in metropolis.
Hank: It's another pleat in your cape.
Hank: You don't wanna be introduced as... superman. Do you?
Larry: That makes no sense.
Artie: Of course it does. Sweetheart, it's the network.
Larry: One person is a host. 2 or more are cohosts.
Rita to bring in the urbanites and the hairdressers
Artie: I mean actual hairdressers.
Larry: Yeah, they are a bunch of dickheads, aren't they?
Well, that doesn't seem that funny, either.
Artie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Larry: Chicken is funny in the context of a smell that goes on your face.
Artie: stevie called me up, and he was crying to me, 'why haven't you given Larry this job? Why don't you ask him to host?' Wee wee wee wee wee.
Larry: You should call the conan o'brien people, see if they need a producer for the farewell special.
Larry: No wonder you been married so many times.
Artie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Observational ★ Rewatch Hank: Save your Ivy-league double-talk for your chums down at the parliamentary debating society.
Artie Deadpan/Understatement Observational Callback Artie: Why is everybody acting like a bunch of 4-year-olds at a fucking barney show?
Artie: Is that about a specific person or a pet?
Hank: Coconut. 2 'k' sounds followed by a nut.
Artie Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Elvis Costello: Don't gimme any more of that big fan shite.
Elvis Costello: Well, at least he was funny.
Artie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Larry: This reminds me of the time angela lansbury was on.
Artie: Rule number one... never quit. Always make them fire you. That way, you get your money.
Larry: I just pulled something. I just... right here.
Phil Artie Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Rita Moreno: I don't think he dances.
Artie Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Hank: Mmm, tastes a little like coconut.
Phil Artie Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Larry Sanders · Staff Member: 'What's in the bag?' — The Elvis Costello autograph LP that was specifically forbidden.
Larry Sanders: 'Why is everybody acting like a bunch of 4-year-olds at a fucking Barney show?'
Larry Sanders · Elvis Costello · Artie: Larry to Elvis Costello: 'Elvis, I heard you coming down the hall. Hi. I'm a big fan. Listen, you know the song 'Alison'... I was just wondering about this. Is that... is that... excuse me.' — then Artie pulls him away.
Artie: Artie, trying to charm Elvis Costello: 'You know, I've always wanted to ask you about your song 'Alison.' Is that about a specific person or a pet?'
Artie Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Hank Kingsley · Paula · Elvis Costello: Hank meets Elvis Costello backstage: 'Hank, this is Elvis.' / 'I don't think so.'
Hank Kingsley · Artie: Hank interrupts Elvis Costello's performance to lobby Artie for the People's Choice announcer job.
Hank Kingsley: Hank to Artie during the Elvis performance: 'I've spoken to Rita Moreno and Superman. And they don't seem to want to help. Fuckers.'
Hank Kingsley: Hank: 'Coconut is funnier than chicken. Coconut. Two 'k' sounds followed by a nut.'
Hank Kingsley Character Comedy Observational Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Artie · Larry Sanders: Artie offers Larry a replacement host for the People's Choice: 'Mr. Hal Linden.' Larry: 'Hal Linden is good. Hal Linden is funny.' / 'And he'll do one of those dance numbers.'
Larry Sanders: 'OK. I'll just hang there with Hal and twist slowly in the wind.'
Elvis Costello · Larry Sanders · Artie: Elvis Costello's meltdown: 'And while I'm up there doing my number, you're yap, yap, yap. We were listening most intently. We're huge fans!' — followed by Elvis: 'Don't give me any more of that big fan shite.'
Elvis Costello · Larry Sanders · Artie: Elvis: 'Letterman, Letterman... that's big fans.' / Larry: 'I thought he didn't do Letterman.' / 'I thought we were the first to have him on.' / 'When did you do Letterman? What was Letterman like?'
Elvis Costello · Larry Sanders: Elvis: 'I've taken care of it meself. Bye-bye.' — He has gotten himself an autograph from Larry without asking.
Elvis Costello · Larry: Costello says he's 'taken care of it meself' and leaves. Then: 'By the way, Larry, I'm a big fan.' [Costello exits]
Artie: 'What the... look at this. This reminds me of the time Angela Lansbury was on.'
Artie Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Artie: 'This reminds me of the time Angela Lansbury was on.' [implication that something similarly disastrous happened]
Artie Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Artie · Larry Sanders: Artie reveals he quit the People's Choice (or got fired): 'So I told 'em... just take your tap shoes and shove 'em up your collective ass.' / Larry: 'You quit?' / Artie: 'No. They fired me.'
Artie · Larry: Artie reveals how he quit the People's Choice: 'I told 'em — just take your tap shoes and shove 'em up your collective ass.' / 'You quit?' / 'No. They fired me. Rule number one — never quit. Always make them fire you. That way, you get your money.'
Artie Larry Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry Sanders · Artie: Larry: 'I felt so bad about our little argument last night that I woke up and... I signed the contract to cohost the People's Choice Awards as a favor to you.' / Artie: 'Oh, shit.'
Larry Sanders · Rita Moreno: Larry at the People's Choice rehearsal, trying to introduce Rita Moreno, getting corrected on blocking, then attempting the step-kick dance number and immediately pulling something.
Unspecified Crew Member: 'I don't think he dances.'
Rita Moreno · Larry Sanders: Rita Moreno tries to encourage Larry to commit to the dance: 'I know this is unfamiliar territory. You feel a little out of place here.' / Larry: 'Just a tad.'
Hank Kingsley · Announcer: The People's Choice opening announcement: '35 years of daytime dramas' — then Hank's coconut line plays.
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