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The Contest

  • Episode aired Oct 24, 2014
  • TV-MA
  • 29m
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Andy and Adriana start planning for a future worthy of a first family. Louis preps for the "Funniest Celebrity in Washington" contest, while his opponent, Penn Jillette, preps for their sena... Read allAndy and Adriana start planning for a future worthy of a first family. Louis preps for the "Funniest Celebrity in Washington" contest, while his opponent, Penn Jillette, preps for their senate race. Back at the house, the Watt brothers find a new way to taunt Gil John.Andy and Adriana start planning for a future worthy of a first family. Louis preps for the "Funniest Celebrity in Washington" contest, while his opponent, Penn Jillette, preps for their senate race. Back at the house, the Watt brothers find a new way to taunt Gil John.

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    • Michael Mayer
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    • Garry Trudeau
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    • Matt Malloy
    • Clark Johnson
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    • Director
      • Michael Mayer
    • Writer
      • Garry Trudeau
    • Stars
      • John Goodman
      • Matt Malloy
      • Clark Johnson
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    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Senator Gil John Biggs
    Matt Malloy
    Matt Malloy
    • Senator Louis Laffer, Jr.
    Clark Johnson
    Clark Johnson
    • Senator Robert Bettencourt
    Mark Consuelos
    Mark Consuelos
    • Senator Andy Guzman
    Yara Martinez
    Yara Martinez
    • Adriana de Portago
    Alicia Sable
    Alicia Sable
    • Tammy Stackhouse
    Brooke Bloom
    Brooke Bloom
    • Julie Carrell
    Ben Rameaka
    Ben Rameaka
    • James Whippy
    Willa Fitzgerald
    Willa Fitzgerald
    • Lola Laffer
    Bob Balaban
    Bob Balaban
    • Senator Elliot Robeson
    Penn Jillette
    Penn Jillette
    • Penn Jillette
    Wanda Sykes
    Wanda Sykes
    • Senator Rosalyn DuPeche
    Julie White
    Julie White
    • Maddie Biggs
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    Todd Susman
    Todd Susman
    • Saul Watt
    Lee Wilkof
    Lee Wilkof
    • Shelly Watt
    Sofiya Akilova
    Sofiya Akilova
    • Marta Stjepanovi-Majdandzic
    Marylouise Burke
    Marylouise Burke
    • Betty Mower
    Lila Newman
    Lila Newman
    • Charlotte 'Cee' Biggs
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      Janel Moloney joins the cast. The political background is highly familiar to her having done 150 episodes of The West Wing (1999).
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