Todd Buonopane

A stampede at a comic book convention leads to an influx of colorful characters in the ER; Mark continues to make life difficult for Jackson.

As NBC budget cuts hit TGS hard, Liz attempts to use her relationship with Jack to ease the strain.

During her HR-mandated suspension from TGS, Liz gets a taste for how the leisure class lives. Meanwhile, Jenna faces the possible non-release of her "Janis Joplin" biopic, so Jack tries to get her to generate buzz for the project.

What should be excitement over the 50th episode of TGS turns to fear when Jack announces budget cuts and layoffs. Liz realizes she needs to do some special negotiating to save jobs, while a request from Kenneth leads to Tracey and Jenna concluding he must be a serial killer.

After a tricky meeting with Congress about the Kabletown merger, Jack recruits Liz to help create some more diverse programming.

Senator Wheatus investigates the Healy family's history, and Gareth learns about Laurel's romantic past.