ALICIA AND CARY TRAVEL TO D.C. IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE A COMEDIENNE FROM BEING SUED FOR MILLIONS, ON "THE GOOD WIFE," SUNDAY, NOV. 11

Christina Ricci Guest Stars as Comedienne Therese Dodd and John Shea Guest Stars as Cary's Father

Bill Maher Appears in a Cameo as Himself, Amanda Peet Returns as Laura Hellinger and F. Murray Abraham Returns as Burl Preston

"Anatomy of a Joke" - Cary has an uneasy reunion with his father 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 and Will question Clarke's latest strategy to help the firm out of debt, on THE GOOD WIFE, Sunday, Nov. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Christina Ricci guest stars as comedienne Therese Dodd and John Shea guest stars as Nestor Agos, Cary's father. Bill Maher appears in a cameo as himself, Amanda Peet returns as Laura Hellinger and F. Murray Abraham returns as Burl Preston.

SERIES REGULARS:

Julianna Margulies (Alicia Florrick)
Christine Baranski (Diane Lockhart)
Josh Charles (Will Gardner)
Archie Panjabi (Kalinda Sharma)
Matt Czuchry (Cary Agos)
Makenzie Vega (Grace Florrick)
Graham Phillips (Zach Florrick)
Alan Cumming (Eli Gold)

RECURRING CAST:

Chris Noth (Peter Florrick)
Nathan Lane (Clarke)
F. Murray Abraham (Burl Preston)
Amanda Peet (Laura Hellinger)
Zach Grenier (David Lee)
Skipp Sudduth (Jim Moody)
Renee Elise Goldsberry (Geneva Pine)
John Lutz (Eddie Kowalski)

GUEST CAST:

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

WRITTEN BY: Craig Turk, Robert King and Michelle King

DIRECTED BY: James Whitmore, Jr.

RATING: TV14-L