Here are a couple clips from “The Disaster Show.”  First up, guest host Allison Janey performs a cold open without cue cards in front of a live audience.  Larger version available in the Full Diagnosis along with Harriet (Sarah Paulson) trying desperately, and failing miserably, to tell a simple joke.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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Okay, so this clip from “Privateers” is a bit random as Amy (Mary-Louise Parker), CJ (Allison Janey), and Will (Joshua Malina) meet with Marion Cotesworth Hay (Helen Slatyton-Hughes), but it’s just so funny!  What’s scary about it is how much Washington business is done by similar political manuevering.  Larger version available in the Full Diagnosis.

The West Wing
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This clip comes from the thrid episode of the series as the President (Martin Sheen) is briefed on “A Proportional Response” to the attack on an American plane carrying a friend.  Interesting scene, especially balanced against the later War Room scenes by a more experienced and seasoned Commander and Chief.  Larger version available in the Full Diagnosis.

The West Wing
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In “Shoe Money Tonight” the gang sits down to play some after hours poker, and Natalie’s (Sabrina Lloyd) resentment at Jeremy (Joshua Malina) for spending time with an old friend brings up some trust issues.  Larger version available in the Full Diagnosis.

Sports Night
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Here’s the scene from the end of Season Two‘s Christmas episode “Noel.”  Josh (Bradley Whitford) has begun to deal with the shooting (and his “fear of rectangles”) and stops to talk to Leo (John Spencer) who tells him this story about a man who falls in a hole.  Larger version available in the Full Diagnosis.

The West Wing
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