Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Written by Ryan Murphy   Brad Falchuk   Tim Minear   John J. Gray   Crystal Liu   Cast Sarah Paulson ... Bette Tattler / Dot Tattler Evan Peters ... Jimmy Darling Michael Chiklis ... Dell Toledo Frances Conroy ... Gloria Mott Denis O'Hare ... Stanley (credit only) Emma Roberts ... Maggie Esmerelda (credit only) Finn Wittrock ... Dandy Mott Angela Bassett ... Desiree Dupree Kathy Bates ... Ethel Darling Jessica Lange ... Elsa Mars John Carroll Lynch ... Twisty the Clown Skyler Samuels ... Bonnie Lipton Naomi Grossman ... Pepper Patti LaBelle ... Dora Brown Jyoti Amge ... Ma Petite Tony Bentley ... Mr. Hainey Jamie Bernstein ... Slimy Greaser Valerie Lynn Brett ... Woman in Diner (as Valerie Boucvalt) Erica Curtis ... Blonde Waitress Kathy Deitch ... Young Ethel Major Dodson ... Corey Bachman James DuMont ... Foster Levy Easterly ... Diner Manager Erika Ervin ... Amazon Eve Andrew Farrier ... Lavender John Mat Fraser ... Paul the Illustrated Seal Edward Gelhaus ... Younger Dell Judd Lormand ... Doyle P.J. Marshall ... Colquitt (as PJ Marshall) Christopher Neiman ... Salty Zach Rogers ... Lavender Male 2 Rose Siggins ... Legless Suzi David Simpson ... Oliver Billy Slaughter ... Lavender Male Thomas Thomason ... Burly Inmate Mariana Paola Vicente ... Waitress Carol (as Mariana Vicente) Robert Walker Branchaud ... Erickson (as Robert Walker-Branchaud) Meghan Wolfe ... Girl in Diner Ben Woolf ... Meep Uncredited Cast Samantha Ann ... Contortionist Bryan Blasingame ... Carnie Janet Lynn Carey ... Lady Reading Newspaper Dylan Langlois ... Carnie Cynthia LeBlanc ... Freak Show Audience Elton LeBlanc ... Freak Show Audience Kyle Pacek ... Bass Player Joseph Poliquin ... Carnie David Shiflett ... Old Dude Carnie Drew Rin Varick ... Toulouse Produced by Bradley Buecker   Dante Di Loreto   Brad Falchuk   Alexis Martin Woodall   Tim Minear   Ryan Murphy   Todd Nenninger   Jennifer Salt   Jessica Sharzer   Robert M. Williams Jr.   James E. Williams   James Wong   Original Music by Mac Quayle

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