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Like pretty much everyone else, we here at DCist are pretty bummed about the untimely passing of James Gandolfini. The 51-year actor died last night while vacationing in Rome, Italy, and already many sites, magazines, and newspapers have published wonderful tributes to the actor.

Most notably known for his role as mobster patriarch Tony Soprano on David Chase’s tentpole HBO series, The Sopranos, Gandolfini had a successful, storied career with roles in dozens of other movies and TV shows. The actor’s brilliance was his versatility as a performer, able to bring dynamic, layered performances in whatever role he was given, whether it be as a menacing mobster in The Sopranos, an emotionally immature wild thing in Where The Wild Things Are, or as the oppressive-but-soft-hearted father of a budding rock star in last year’s terrific and underseen film Not Fade Away.

But what not many people realize is how well Gandolfini could do comedy, and nothing captured his sharp wit and comedic chops as brilliantly as Armando Iannucci’s In The Loop, which also happens to be one of the best films about D.C., filmed in D.C.

And though the following clip is from a scene that took place at the United Nations, I think this clip from the film best exemplifies just how great and versatile Gandolfini was.