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In the episode, the Grissom and Catherine investigate the case of a comedian who collapses in the middle of his act. More detailed spoilers on the episode's plot can be found in our recent spoiler news item on the episode.
The 30-second "Last Laugh" promo is available for download from the official CBS site. For those of you with slower connections, here's a transcript:
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</dt><dt>CBS THURSDAY
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<dd>[Grissom shines a torch at the camera.]
</dt><dt>THE MAIN EVENTS ARE ON 'CSI'
<dd>[Text: THE MAIN EVENTS]<dd>[Graphic: 'CSI' logo over a shot of the CSI lab]
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<dd>[A logo 'TV's Most Watched Show' is superimposed over the following scenes.]<dd>[A comedian performs on stage at 'The Comedy Hole,' the crowd is cheering]<dd>[A man approaches the comedian on stage.]<dd>[Close-up of a hand holding a mike.]<dd>[Seen from behind, the comedian begins to collapse.]<dd>[The spotlight follows the comedian as he falls on the stage floor.]<dd>[Several audience members strain to see what happened.]<dd>[Nick and Grissom look at the body lying on stage in the now-empty comedy club.]<dd>Catherine: "What are you looking for?"<dd>Grissom: "A punch line."
</dt><dt>THESE ARE NOT YOUR USUAL SUSPECTS
<dd>[The camera pans around one of the comedians.]<dd>[Snapshot of this comedian.]<dd>[Another comedian, wearing a baseball cap, turns his head.]<dd>[Snapshot of the baseball cap comedian.]<dd>[Holding a torch, Catherine examines something.]<dd>Grissom: "We're going to need a sample of everyone's DNA.]<dd>[Catherine presents a swab to the first comedian.]<dd>Catherine: "Ready?"<dd>Comedian: "I need a lot of foreplay."<dd>[Catherine looks a bit bemused at this.]
</dt><dt>GILBERT GOTTFRIED AND BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT GUEST STAR
<dd>[As Catherine takes the DNA sample, a text 'Gilbert Gottfried' appears.]<dd>[The baseball cap comedian stands on stage as a text 'Bobcat Goldthwait' appears.]<dd>[The two comedians embrace each other on stage.]
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<dd>[A short graphic of a finger print.]<dd>[Inside what looks like a store, Warrick and the store-owner look at something.]<dd>[Sara shows Nick a photograph.]<dd>[The photograph shows a wound on the back of a victim's head.]<dd>[Black-and-white shot of Grissom looking at a piece of evidence.]<dd>Dr. Robbins: "It makes this office look inept."<dd>Brass: "You can do nothing, or you can go to work and find new evidence."<dd>[A grave is opened.]<dd>[A casket is lifted out of the grave.]<dd>[Shot from inside what is probably the casket, the CSIs are shown looking in.]<dd>Nick: "We are looking at murder."
</dt><dt>ALL NEW CSI
<dd>[Graphic: CSI: New Episode Thursday 9/8 c]
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To view the trailer for yourself, head over to CBS's official site for CSI.<center></center>