Larry insists on writng a book about his life, just like Jay, Brett, Ellen and Paul, leaving Hank worrying about ""the incident"" and Artie to finish off his own memoirs. Beverly receives flowers from a secret admirer and jumps to conclusions.
WAR
20.2
Wins Above Replacement
“The Book” ranks #76 of 90 The Larry Sanders Show episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 71.0 — Solid. The episode packs 37 scored jokes at 1.6 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.4 on impact, with Larry landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Larry: It's not interesting, it's fucking pathetic. It's about nothing but fucking greed and lust and self-loathing and anger. And let me tell you somethin'. That is not what I'm like!
Larry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Larry: I had trouble gettin' the noose off the, uh, chandelier.
Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dana Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Dana: you had sex with my body pillow.
Dana Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: a little sexual stimulation before the show relaxes and centers me.
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 37 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry: I looked like a lesbian art teacher from hartford, connecticut, I'm not a lesbian. I can't even do improv.
Artie: You betcha. You're fucking fascinating.
Artie Deadpan/Understatement Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Artie: Writing a book is something you save for just right before you die when all you got to do is watch the Sunset.
Artie Observational Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Artie: Well, now, how the Christ would I know?
Artie Character Comedy Reaction Beat Stevie: Fucking fergie. She wants to do a talk show. I think she might fuck me, too.
Stevie Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Larry: Fuck you. Fuck you, stevie.
Larry Reaction Beat Escalation Larry: Leading with my ass?
Larry Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Beverly Reaction Beat Character Comedy Phil: Hey, who'd you fuck to get those?
Phil Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Phil: He's the kind of guy that would find a way to stamp his name on all the petals.
Phil Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Phil: His life and times, who he got to fuck. You know, the usual Hollywood bullshit tell-all.
Artie: The time you slipped and chipped your tooth on the urinal?
Artie Callback Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Hank: I masturbated before the show, and you caught me.
Hank Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Artie: I suggest you lock the door.
Artie Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Dana Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Larry: Wasn't it more in the area of 20 or something like that?
Larry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Dana: you had sex with my body pillow.
Dana Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dana: you couldn't get it up.
Dana Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dana: Oh, I think vitamin's "l-n," Larry.
Dana Wordplay/Pun Reaction Beat Beverly: I gotta start takin' those gingko tablets.
Beverly Character Comedy Reaction Beat James: Wouldn't it be funny if you wrote a sketch for Larry where he plays Burt Reynolds going on one of those dating game type of shows? And all the contestants look like loni Anderson, right?
James Meta/Self-Referential Observational Artie: I said to Jack lord, 'do you have hemorrhoids? ' He said, 'no.'I said... 'at last, I've met a perfect asshole.'
Artie Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun Larry: What has happened to the world that nowadays anybody can write a book? Anybody. Anybody.
Larry Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Artie: What a fucking ego.
Artie: That should be the title of your book.
Larry Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: That's why I kissed Marla gibbs in the, uh, press room.
Larry Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Phil: Don't boxers abstain from any type of sexual activity before a big fight?
Hank: Yes, because they are pussies.
Hank: a little sexual stimulation before the show relaxes and centers me.
Hank Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: It's not interesting, it's fucking pathetic. It's about nothing but fucking greed and lust and self-loathing and anger. And let me tell you somethin'. That is not what I'm like!
Larry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Artie: Just grab him, tackle him, whatever, and then hit the fire alarm, OK?
Artie Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Artie: The freshwater eel has your name on it.
Artie Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Beverly: you could take those... those chocolates and those shells and you shove 'em where the sun don't shine. Oh, and you take the flowers, too.
Beverly: when a gay man is the only one writing you poetry, it makes you feel like a real charity case.
Beverly Observational Character Comedy Larry Reaction Beat Character Comedy Dr. Joyce Brothers: You don't have a large ass.
Larry: I had trouble gettin' the noose off the, uh, chandelier.
Larry Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry Reaction Beat Character Comedy Top Episodes — The Larry Sanders Show
