Everyone takes Sid's death hard, especially Hank who thinks he may have pushed Sid over the edge.
WAR
80.7
Wins Above Replacement
“I Buried Sid” ranks #25 of 90 The Larry Sanders Show episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 89.8 — Elite. The episode packs 67 scored jokes at 3.0 per minute, averaging 7.3 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 Kingsley · Larry Sanders: 'Were they laughing with me or were they laughing at me?' / 'Well, at you, but hilarious.'
Larry Sanders: 'Oh, Sid, you fuck. You tricked me, buddy.'
Jerry Stiller · Larry Sanders: Jerry Stiller immediately pivots from small talk to: 'I just ran into a psychic in the parking lot who told me you and Laura are an item. Is this the truth?'
Larry Sanders: I would love to cook for you, and... and, um... why don't we take a break?
Hank: It didn't work, but you know why? Because you went so long. You know, you killed the whole audience.
All Jokes — 67 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Larry: Yeah, but what, like a penny every 11 years? I mean, what is it... what is it now, 32 cents. Whoo-ooh-ooh... is it 32 cents? That sounds high.
Larry Sanders Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Larry: when celebrity relationships go public, and... I don't know. It starts to ruin everything.
Sid as Liza Minnelli: Screw you, Larry! My mother and I always hated you!
Larry: Tour de force. New face in town, Sid. Hilarious.
Hank: It means that you're a fucking freak.
Hank: You don't know the fucking difference between being laughed with and being laughed at.
Artie: He said, 'is there a man in your life with a 'd' and an 'a' and a 'd?' I said, 'yeah, that's my dad.'
Artie: On most nights, you'd be batting 1,000.
Artie Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Artie: Is there also an 'h,' and an 'r,' char?
Artie Irony/Sarcasm Observational Phil: You have the worse handwriting than stephen hawking.
Artie Setup/Punchline Observational Artie: Good for you. You gotta set an example. No. I mean, he killed himself.
Larry: Some nights you have such special... special show where you have terrific guests, and some nights, honestly, you just have, you know, average guests. But tonight's one of those nights where we have... have really good guests.
Larry: I wonder if they'll ask me to be a pallbearer? Because, you know, I have a bad... back? Shoulder?
Artie Char Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Hank: I told him he was a... a... a fourth rate Larry bud melman.
Artie Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Hank: Call rosie grier. Ask him if he'll come over and pray with me.
Artie Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement Larry: cue card men never die. They just get whited out.
Phil Dark/Subversive Misdirection ★ Rewatch Hank: No flipping. Shut up, Phil.
Phil Dark/Subversive Setup/Punchline Hank: It didn't work, but you know why? Because you went so long. You know, you killed the whole audience.
Larry: A very gifted actor who people laughed with and not at.
Artie Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Larry: Um, you know, snaps.
Fred: Got a lot of unpaid bills, and, uh, insurance policy, borrowed money, and I'd like to help, but I'm living on unemployment...
Larry: because I loved him.
Larry: Fake things. I mean, you know... oh. Fake dinosaurs.
Larry: Wasn't it at a function where I don't remember you?
Larry: Uh, does anybody take discover anymore? I mean, was this guy current on anything?
Hank: What did you say to Sid? When? Right after rehearsal when you walked away from me and made a beeline backstage, probably to tell him how rotten he was and how much better you'd be in the sketch, right?
Larry: We... we never got to that.
Hank: Really? What kind of car did Sid have?
Phil: We... we never got to that.
Hank: He had her stashed in a little place in the valley. He used to bang her at lunch.
Phil Unknown Running Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Larry Sanders: I thought his wife was dead. Sid. No. I guess he liked to tell people that.
Hank: I guess he liked to tell people that.
Hank: Can you imagine killing yourself over a couple of chicks?
Artie Deadpan/Understatement Reaction Beat Char the psychic: He... he wants you to do the sketch.
Larry: We'll have you on another night.
Laura Dern: No, you won't.
Larry Sanders: I would love to cook for you, and... and, um... why don't we take a break?
Larry Sanders: Give my best to your mom and your dad, dern old bruce.
Hank: It was like when you were interviewing Dan rather.
Hank: Aw, screw you, Larry. I gotta tell you something. My mom and I always hated you.
Hank: Well, at you, but hilarious. You were good.
Phil: Were they, uh... were they laughing with me or were they laughing at me?
Larry Sanders: Well, at you, but hilarious.
Hank: Oh, Sid, you fuck. You tricked me, buddy.
Jerry Stiller: I just ran into a psychic in the parking lot who told me that you and Laura are an item. Is this the truth? Is this the truth?
Hank Kingsley: 'I could never fill those shoes.' — Hank refuses the Liza sketch, claiming loyalty to Sid
Artie · Hank Kingsley: 'What are all these warm, squishy, fuzzies for Sid all of a sudden? Don't shit me. You and Sid hated each other. Now you're mourning him like you're Yoko Ono.'
Artie · Hank Kingsley: 'What kind of car did Sid have?' / 'We... we never got to that.'
Artie: 'I'm a bad boy.' — Artie to the psychic, redirecting her from the office
Artie Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Larry Sanders · Char (psychic): 'I'm not dating anyone.' / 'L-a, like Laura?' / 'Dern?'
Artie: 'Oh, what a relief! God, that explains why you weren't making a move on that Sports Illustrated babe.'
Artie Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Artie · Larry Sanders: 'Yeah, that's why Janice left him.' / 'Who's Janice?' / 'His wife.' / 'I thought his wife was dead.' / 'No.' / 'I guess he liked to tell people that.'
Larry Sanders: 'What a piece of work. Can you imagine killing yourself over a couple of chicks?'
Char (psychic): Char the psychic wandering into the green room: 'There is no sprite in there.'
Char (psychic) · Hank Kingsley: Char tells Hank she senses someone close to him with an 'S-I': 'Like a Sid or a Sidney?' / 'No. Nothing. I mean, nothing.' / 'He wants you to do the sketch.'
Artie · Larry Sanders · Laura Dern: 'She travels alone? That's my instinct. Yeah, picked it up like that.' — Artie immediately claims psychic credit for confirming Laura Dern travels alone
Larry Sanders · Laura Dern: Larry invites Laura Dern to his house in Cabo San Lucas mid-interview — while she's a guest he's supposed to interview about Mexico
Larry Sanders: 'I sort of put a little tilde on that. Didn't I? Yes. We all do when we speak foreign languages.'
Larry Sanders: 'Why don't we take a break? And we'll be back with more of Laura Dern. No flipping.'
Artie: 'Give my best to your mom and your dad, dern old Bruce.' — Artie's farewell to Laura Dern
Artie Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Larry Sanders · Artie: 'I don't think they could tell there was any underlying sexual chemistry, do you?' / 'None at all. No.'
Liza Minnelli · Larry Sanders: Liza Minnelli comes out a SECOND time and launches into 'Cabaret' again — live on air
Liza Minnelli: 'Aw, screw you, Larry.' / 'I gotta tell you something. My mom and I always hated you.'
Hank Kingsley · Larry Sanders: 'Were they laughing with me or were they laughing at me?' / 'Well, at you, but hilarious.'
Larry Sanders: 'Oh, Sid, you fuck. You tricked me, buddy.'
Jerry Stiller · Larry Sanders: Jerry Stiller immediately pivots from small talk to: 'I just ran into a psychic in the parking lot who told me you and Laura are an item. Is this the truth?'
Larry Sanders · Jerry Stiller: Larry introduces Jerry Stiller as 'George's father on Seinfeld' and notes 'Seinfeld is going off the air, but you have a whole career happening, don't you?' / Stiller: 'There's a life after Seinfeld, but forget about my life. What about your life?'
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