Episode Rankings

All The Larry Sanders Show Episodes, Ranked

Every 90 The Larry Sanders Show episode scored by the Humor Index — joke density, craft, and impact. Best to worst.

Shows/The Larry Sanders Show/Episodes Ranked

We scored every joke in all 90 episodes of The Larry Sanders Show and ranked them by Humor Index. The best The Larry Sanders Show episode is “Ellen, or Isn't She?” (87.9); the lowest-scoring is “The Garden Weasel” (64.8). Tap any episode for its full joke-by-joke breakdown.

1
Ellen, or Isn't She?S5E04
49 jokes · 2.0 JPM
87.92
Hank's Night in the SunS3E06
66 jokes · 2.4 JPM
87.23
The Performance ArtistS2E14
52 jokes · 2.3 JPM
86.04
Life Behind LarryS2E07
51 jokes · 1.9 JPM
84.65
Like No Business I KnowS3E10
60 jokes · 2.1 JPM
84.26
The Beginning of the EndS6E02
48 jokes · 2.0 JPM
83.67
The BumpS4E04
58 jokes · 2.2 JPM
83.28
Roseanne's ReturnS4E01
52 jokes · 1.9 JPM
83.19
Next Stop...BottomS3E15
48 jokes · 2.1 JPM
82.910
Arthur After HoursS4E03
75 jokes · 3.0 JPM
82.911
Office RomanceS3E07
45 jokes · 2.1 JPM
82.212
I Buried SidS6E08
45 jokes · 2.0 JPM
82.013
Larry's Big IdeaS4E13
50 jokes · 2.1 JPM
81.914
The Fourteenth FloorS3E14
40 jokes · 1.7 JPM
81.515
Pilots and Pens LostS6E04
36 jokes · 1.4 JPM
81.416
FlipS6E11
48 jokes · 2.0 JPM
81.417
End of the SeasonS3E17
51 jokes · 2.1 JPM
81.118
Another ListS6E01
28 jokes · 1.1 JPM
80.919
Larry Loses a FriendS3E11
42 jokes · 1.9 JPM
80.820
People's ChoiceS3E05
52 jokes · 1.9 JPM
80.521
Jeannie's VisitS4E05
51 jokes · 2.2 JPM
80.422
The ListS2E03
55 jokes · 2.6 JPM
80.023
The Mr. Sharon Stone ShowS3E08
51 jokes · 1.9 JPM
80.024
Adolf HanklerS6E06
53 jokes · 2.1 JPM
80.025
Larry's AgentS2E05
65 jokes · 2.2 JPM
79.926
Pain Equals FunnyS5E11
45 jokes · 2.1 JPM
79.927
Flip (2)S6E12
44 jokes · 1.8 JPM
79.828
N.Y. or L.A.S2E18
38 jokes · 1.5 JPM
79.529
You're Having My BabyS3E02
47 jokes · 2.1 JPM
79.530
Larry's on VacationS4E17
44 jokes · 1.8 JPM
79.431
Conflict of InterestS4E10
48 jokes · 1.9 JPM
79.132
The Gift EpisodeS3E04
52 jokes · 1.9 JPM
79.033
Artie and Angie and Hank and HerculesS5E08
39 jokes · 1.4 JPM
78.434
Everybody Loves LarryS5E01
40 jokes · 1.5 JPM
78.235
The New ProducerS1E05
65 jokes · 2.5 JPM
78.136
Hank's DivorceS3E13
31 jokes · 1.8 JPM
78.137
Larry Loses InterestS2E09
55 jokes · 2.9 JPM
77.838
Larry's PartnerS2E10
59 jokes · 2.1 JPM
77.839
Hank's Sex TapeS4E07
53 jokes · 2.3 JPM
77.440
I Was a Teenage LesbianS4E11
50 jokes · 1.9 JPM
77.441
Arthur's CrisesS3E16
30 jokes · 1.4 JPM
77.042
The Breakdown (2)S2E02
55 jokes · 2.9 JPM
76.943
Off CameraS2E16
37 jokes · 1.8 JPM
76.844
The MatchmakerS5E06
51 jokes · 1.9 JPM
76.845
The Grand OpeningS2E17
42 jokes · 1.6 JPM
76.546
MontanaS3E01
50 jokes · 1.9 JPM
76.547
Larry's SitcomS4E12
44 jokes · 1.5 JPM
76.448
The RoastS5E12
53 jokes · 2.1 JPM
76.049
Broadcast NudesS2E11
36 jokes · 1.7 JPM
75.650
The PrankS5E09
54 jokes · 2.2 JPM
75.651
The StalkerS2E04
44 jokes · 2.1 JPM
75.552
0.409S4E15
50 jokes · 2.0 JPM
75.153
The Talk Show EpisodeS1E09
46 jokes · 1.7 JPM
75.054
Doubt of the BenefitS3E12
48 jokes · 1.9 JPM
75.055
Out of the LoopS1E08
54 jokes · 2.3 JPM
74.956
Where is the Love?S5E03
55 jokes · 1.9 JPM
74.857
Hank's ContractS1E07
36 jokes · 1.3 JPM
74.658
The InterviewS6E05
58 jokes · 2.5 JPM
74.559
The New WriterS5E05
50 jokes · 2.0 JPM
74.460
Beverly and the Prop JobS4E14
60 jokes · 2.4 JPM
73.861
Larry's New LoveS5E13
32 jokes · 1.4 JPM
73.662
EightS4E16
54 jokes · 1.6 JPM
73.563
Brother, Can You Spare 1.2 Million?S4E09
48 jokes · 2.0 JPM
73.264
My Name is Asher KingsleyS5E02
47 jokes · 2.3 JPM
73.265
Make a WishS5E07
56 jokes · 2.1 JPM
73.166
The Warmth EpisodeS1E11
55 jokes · 2.3 JPM
73.067
The 'Hey Now' EpisodeS1E13
78 jokes · 3.4 JPM
72.868
Hank's WeddingS2E15
69 jokes · 2.9 JPM
72.669
The P.A.S4E06
45 jokes · 1.9 JPM
72.170
PartyS1E10
50 jokes · 2.1 JPM
71.971
Hank's New AssistantS4E02
48 jokes · 1.7 JPM
71.872
A Brush With (the Elbow of) GreatnessS1E12
55 jokes · 2.4 JPM
71.673
Headwriter PhilS3E09
49 jokes · 1.8 JPM
71.574
The Flirt EpisodeS1E06
54 jokes · 2.3 JPM
71.475
Just the Perfect BlendshipS6E09
40 jokes · 1.5 JPM
71.176
The BookS5E10
37 jokes · 1.6 JPM
71.077
Putting the "Gay" Back in LitigationS6E10
66 jokes · 2.5 JPM
71.078
Beverly's SecretS6E07
47 jokes · 2.3 JPM
70.979
The Breakdown (1)S2E01
54 jokes · 2.1 JPM
70.080
Would You Do Me a Favor?S3E03
56 jokes · 1.9 JPM
70.081
As My Career Lay DyingS6E03
42 jokes · 1.7 JPM
69.582
Guest HostS1E04
65 jokes · 2.1 JPM
69.283
Larry's BirthdayS2E12
50 jokes · 1.9 JPM
68.884
Artie's GoneS2E08
51 jokes · 2.3 JPM
68.585
The PromiseS1E02
58 jokes · 2.3 JPM
68.086
Nothing PersonalS4E08
48 jokes · 1.9 JPM
67.587
The Spiders EpisodeS1E03
50 jokes · 1.9 JPM
67.088
Being ThereS2E13
47 jokes · 2.1 JPM
66.289
The Hankerciser 200S2E06
44 jokes · 2.4 JPM
65.990
The Garden WeaselS1E01
57 jokes · 2.0 JPM
64.8
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