Everyone takes Sid's death hard, especially Hank who thinks he may have pushed Sid over the edge.
WAR
51.3
Wins Above Replacement
“I Buried Sid” ranks #12 of 90 The Larry Sanders Show episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 82.0 — Elite. The episode packs 45 scored jokes at 2.0 per minute, averaging 7.3 on craft and 7.0 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
Phil: Were they, uh... were they laughing with me or were they laughing at me?
Larry Sanders: Well, at you, but hilarious.
Artie: Good for you. You gotta set an example. No. I mean, he killed himself.
Artie Hank Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Char the psychic: He... he wants you to do the sketch.
Hank: You don't know the fucking difference between being laughed with and being laughed at.
Hank Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Sid as Liza Minnelli: Screw you, Larry! My mother and I always hated you!
All Jokes — 45 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 Observational ★ 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.
Larry Deadpan/Understatement Irony/Sarcasm Hank: It means that you're a fucking freak.
Hank Character Comedy Escalation Hank: You don't know the fucking difference between being laughed with and being laughed at.
Hank Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch 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 Observational Misdirection Artie: On most nights, you'd be batting 1,000.
Artie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Artie: Is there also an 'h,' and an 'r,' char?
Artie Misdirection Observational ★ Rewatch Phil: You have the worse handwriting than stephen hawking.
Phil Observational Dark/Subversive Artie: Good for you. You gotta set an example. No. I mean, he killed himself.
Artie Hank Misdirection Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch 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 Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: I wonder if they'll ask me to be a pallbearer? Because, you know, I have a bad... back? Shoulder?
Larry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Hank: I told him he was a... a... a fourth rate Larry bud melman.
Hank: Call rosie grier. Ask him if he'll come over and pray with me.
Hank Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Larry: cue card men never die. They just get whited out.
Larry Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive Hank: No flipping. Shut up, Phil.
Phil Hank Callback Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Hank: It didn't work, but you know why? Because you went so long. You know, you killed the whole audience.
Hank Irony/Sarcasm Wordplay/Pun Larry: A very gifted actor who people laughed with and not at.
Larry Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Larry: Um, you know, snaps.
Larry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch 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...
Fred Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Larry: because I loved him.
Larry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Larry: Fake things. I mean, you know... oh. Fake dinosaurs.
Larry Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Larry: Wasn't it at a function where I don't remember you?
Larry Character Comedy Awkward Silence ★ Rewatch Larry: Uh, does anybody take discover anymore? I mean, was this guy current on anything?
Larry Observational Character Comedy 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?
Hank Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Larry: We... we never got to that.
Larry Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: Really? What kind of car did Sid have?
Phil: We... we never got to that.
Hank Phil Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: He had her stashed in a little place in the valley. He used to bang her at lunch.
Hank Character Comedy Observational 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 Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hank: Can you imagine killing yourself over a couple of chicks?
Hank Dark/Subversive Character Comedy 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 Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm 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.
Hank Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback 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.
Hank Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch 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?
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