C.J. Cregg from 'The West Wing' Briefs White House Press Corps

Television's favorite White House press secretary, C.J. Cregg, made a surprise guest appearance at the daily press briefing on Friday replacing the current and actual press secretary Josh Earnest.

C.J., aka Allison Janney, began the address explaining Earnest's absence.

"Josh is out today, I believe it's a root canal," she said. "But let's be honest, I'm better at this than he is anyway."

Janney then moved on to more Presidential matters.

"First, the President is still working on his jokes for the White House Correspondent's Dinner," she said.

Janney could not provide further details on the President's speech except to say he, "intends to be funny."

Reminiscing on her West Wing past, Janney said she would be performing "The Jackal" in her office for anyone who is interested.

See clip below for explanation.

Before the White House press corps could ask questions, the briefing was cut short by a surprised Earnest who said, "This is not your show anymore." He was kind enough to let her continue.

The West Wing ran on NBC for seven seasons between 1999 and 2006 winning numerous Emmy awards.

Explaining her real reason for the visit, Janney said she was at the White House to bring attention to the opioid epidemic.

On Friday, 10 individuals at the White House are being honored as "Champions of Change" for their leadership in preventing prescription drug abuse and heroin use.

The press corps did not let Janney off the hook without asking who President Bartlet is supporting in the Democratic nomination for President.

"I think you all know the answer to that one," Janney said.

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