Anatomy of a Joke

Anatomy of a Joke is the seventh episode of the fourth season of The Good Wife and the seventy-fifth episode overall. It has aired by CBS on November 11, 2012. It was written by Robert King, Michelle King and Craig Turk and was directed by James Whitmore, Jr..

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Anatomy of a Joke - Cary Agos has an uneasy reunion with his father Nestor Agos when he and Alicia travel to Washington, D.C., to advocate for a comedienne who is being sued by a television network for indecency. Meanwhile, a former client turns to Alicia for help, and Diane Lockhart and Will Gardner question Hayden Clarke latest strategy to help the firm out of debt.

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Guest Starring[]

Chris Noth as Peter Florrick
Nathan Lane as Clarke Hayden
F. Murray Abraham as Burl Preston
Amanda Peet as Capt. Laura Hellinger
Zach Grenier as David Lee
Skipp Sudduth as Jim Moody
Renée Elise Goldsberry as Geneva Pine
John Lutz as Eddie Kowalski
Christina Ricci as Therese Dodd

Co-Starring[]

John Shea as Nestor Agos
Thom Sesma as Commissioner Martinez
Austin Lysy as Punch
John Horton as Judge Fendler
Melissa Van Der Schyff as Rebecca
Andrew Stewart-Jones as Commissioner Tom Gill
Christian Finnegan]] as Talk Show Host
Bill Maher as Himself
Megan Byrne as Commissioner Bix

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This episode first aired on November 11, 2012.
On its first airing this episode attracted 9.02 million viewers.

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Season 1
Pilot • Stripped • Home • Fixed • Crash • Conjugal • Unorthodox • Unprepared • Threesome • Lifeguard • Infamy • Painkiller • Bad • Hi • Bang • Fleas • Heart • Doubt • Boom • Mock • Unplugged • Hybristophilia • Running

Season 2
Taking Control • Double Jeopardy • Breaking Fast • Cleaning House • VIP Treatment • Poisoned Pill • Bad Girls • On Tap • Nine Hours • Breaking Up • Two Courts • Silly Season • Real Deal • Net Worth • Silver Bullet • Great Firewall • Ham Sandwich • Killer Song • Wrongful Termination • Foreign Affairs • In Sickness • Getting Off • Closing Arguments

Season 3

A New Day • The Death Zone • Get a Room • Feeding the Rat • Marthas and Caitlins • Affairs of State • Executive Order 13224 • Death Row Trip • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot • Parenting Made Easy • What Went Wrong • Alienation of Affection • Bitcoin for Dummies • Another Ham Sandwich • Live from Damascus • After the Fall • Long Way Home • Gloves Come Off • Blue Ribbon Panel • Pants on Fire • The Penalty Box • The Dream Team

Season 4

I Fought the Law • And the Law Won • Two Girls, One Code • Don't Haze Me, Bro • Waiting for the Knock • The Art of War • Anatomy of a Joke • Here Comes the Judge • A Defense of Marriage • Battle of the Proxies • Boom De Yah Da • Je Ne Sais What? • The Seven Day Rule • Red Team, Blue Team • Going for the Gold • Runnin' with the Devil • Invitation to an Inquest • Death of a Client • The Wheels of Justice • Rape: A Modern Perspective • A More Perfect Union • What's in the Box?

Season 5

Everything is Ending • The Bit Bucket • A Precious Commodity • Outside the Bubble • Hitting the Fan • The Next Day • The Next Week • The Next Month • Whack-a-Mole • The Decision Tree • Goliath and David • We, the Juries • Parallel Construction, Bitches • A Few Words • Dramatics, Your Honor • The Last Call • A Material World • All Tapped Out • Tying the Knot • The Deep Web • The One Percent • A Weird Year

Season 6
The Line • Trust Issues • Dear God • Oppo Research • Shiny Objects • Old Spice • Message Discipline • Red Zone • Sticky Content • The Trial • Hail Mary • The Debate • Dark Money • Mind's Eye • Open Source • Red Meat • Undisclosed Recipients • Loser Edit • Winning Ugly • The Deconstruction • Don't Fail • Wanna Partner?

Season 7
Bond • Innocents • Cooked • Taxed • Payback • Lies • Driven • Restraint • Discovery • KSR • Iowa • Tracks • Judged • Monday • Targets • Hearing • Shoot • Unmanned • Landing • Party • Verdict • End

See also: • The Good Wife Seasons •