Larry takes a vacation to recover from plastic surgery leaving Sandra Bernhard to fill in as the show host. But her manager sends shock waves through the office with her pushy ways.
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Wins Above Replacement
“Larry's on Vacation” ranks #30 of 90 The Larry Sanders Show episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.4 — Elite. The episode packs 44 scored jokes at 1.8 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.9 on impact, with Hank landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Artie: Well, that depends on what day of the week it is. I believe on Monday it's Manhattan clam chowder.
Artie Setup/Punchline Absurdist ★ Rewatch Artie: I think it's learned how to read.
Artie Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch In the middle of the second act, a car flew off the freeway, crashed through the wall of the theater, and took out the first couple of rows. Fortunately, no one was there.
Beverly Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Hank: I was just busily pleasing myself, but now I realize, thanks to you, people like you, it's a 2-way street, and I want to thank you.
Hank Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Artie: Yeah, Hank. Maybe you could show her your video where you're supporting one woman's rights while another woman is blowing you.
Artie Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 44 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Hank: I thought the guest host was a big surprise. Did you know sandra was going to host the show?
Artie: No. Surprise.
Hank: She's hosted the show 11 times already.
Artie: Well, surprise. She's going to do it again.
Hank Artie Deadpan/Understatement Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Hank: I swear to God, I forgot what the last thing was.
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Artie: Yeah, Hank. Maybe you could show her your video where you're supporting one woman's rights while another woman is blowing you.
Artie Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: I also had my penis inverted into a vagina 'cause I figured once I had my eyes done, I'd want to get the whole thing done.
Larry Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Artie: She's a nurse on ER.
Artie Observational Deadpan/Understatement Sandra: Oh! And yet, I look at you, and I just want to be bald.
Phil: Hank plays an indian who sits on his own arrow.
Phil Visual Gag Setup/Punchline Sandra: I mean, if they want me to be Larry, why don't they just dress me up in one of Larry's purple suits and have me limp over to the desk and act like I have no reason to live?
Sandra Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Brian: No. I just assumed it was near the freeway when it's called the on-ramp theatre.
Brian Observational Setup/Punchline Phil: This guy's addicted to crack, and I have a scene where he can't decide whether to kill himself or to masturbate.
Phil Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Phil: Please come, because if you don't come, I might start doing crack again.
Phil Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch We love our guests. I love my job.
Hank Brian Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Hank: Women, thank God, are now equal with men, and... although, I gotta tell you, I think men are just a little stronger... but in all other areas, equal. Especially at the crunch. You know... sex time.
Hank Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: I was just busily pleasing myself, but now I realize, thanks to you, people like you, it's a 2-way street, and I want to thank you.
Hank Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Hank Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Artie: Let me guess. Are you pissed because you didn't get to host again?
Artie Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Artie: I'll have Paula give you the phone number of my buddy oliver stone.
Artie Setup/Punchline Observational ★ Rewatch Hank: I tell you there's a conspiracy, and you tell me to put on makeup, but then she walks in, tells you, and you're all ears. It's always about you, isn't it?
Hank Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Sandra: Who knew I was gonna come floating out here in a pair of manolo blahnik lucite high heels... that I happened to borrow from Larry.
Sandra Character Comedy Visual Gag Sandra: but I'm just here to kind of abuse you again and tell you that's what I do. Nyah! No.
Sandra Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Sandra: The managers usually stay in the green room by the shrimp plate.
Sandra Observational Character Comedy Sandra: All right? Now, I'm not saying that I want to see Gary on the cover of allure, but I can bet one thing. Naomi campbell wouldn't have dragged her tired ass over to my house to fix my hot water heater, OK?
Sandra Observational Setup/Punchline Sandra: I know you got this thing set up to hide the bolts in Larry's neck.
Sandra Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Rob Deadpan/Understatement Visual Gag Rob Deadpan/Understatement Cringe/Discomfort Sandra: Hank, want to get in here and do a quick exam?
Hank: No.
Sandra: Just kidding.
Artie: Well, that depends on what day of the week it is. I believe on Monday it's Manhattan clam chowder.
Artie Setup/Punchline Absurdist ★ Rewatch Ellen: I think we should give Hank the next 2 weeks off. What do you think?
Ellen Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Julianna: You know what, Larry? I can't check the swelling if you don't let me touch it.
Julianna Cringe/Discomfort Setup/Punchline Julianna: You start tightening up your face, it just makes your ass look enormous.
Artie: I think it's learned how to read.
Artie Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Phil: Do you know if he's gay? Because I'd blow him.
Phil Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Brian: You will? You'll get down on your knees and you'll put his penis in your mouth?
Brian Escalation Setup/Punchline Phil: Well, since you put it that way, I guess it's not so appealing.
Phil Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Beverly: She's evil and fat and she wants your show.
Larry: Maybe Mark fuhrman planted it.
Larry Setup/Punchline Observational ★ Rewatch Friday is 'mystery meat.'
Larry: I've had no surgery at all.
Larry Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback In the middle of the second act, a car flew off the freeway, crashed through the wall of the theater, and took out the first couple of rows. Fortunately, no one was there.
Beverly Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Beverly: Oh, he's on crack.
Beverly Callback Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Network Executive: Um... 3-8. But sandra got a younger demographic.
Larry: I was just saying to my dog Bob packwood, I said...
Larry Setup/Punchline Observational ★ Rewatch evidently hoping to take another whack at it.
Larry Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Network Executive: Maybe 8 years of Larry is enough.
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