No Laughing Matter -
finding your roots

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shows comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman that their family tress are filled with people whose struggles laid the groundwork for their success. Gates also reveals to each one news of an unexpected DNA cousin.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 507

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About Finding Your Roots:

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

is the 12th and latest series from the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar.

In this 10-part series, Professor Gates continues the quest he begun in African American Lives 1 and 2 and Faces of America delving into the genealogy and genetics of an all new group of famous Americans.

The series combines history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family, and identity in today's America.

Each hour features a different pair of celebrity guests, who are bound together by an intimate, sometimes hidden link, whether it be as old friends, through long-lost relatives, or even through a common ancestral past.

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Thu, Dec 18	2:00 P.M.	Songs of the Past NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Dec 19	8:00 P.M.	Forever Young NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 20	12:00 A.M.	Forever Young NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 20	7:00 P.M.	Forever Young NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Dec 21	5:00 P.M.	Forever Young NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Dec 21	9:00 P.M.	Forgotten Journeys NH World (11.3)
Mon, Dec 22	1:00 A.M.	Forgotten Journeys NH World (11.3)
Mon, Dec 22	9:00 A.M.	Forgotten Journeys NH World (11.3)
Tue, Dec 23	8:00 P.M.	Hidden in the Genes NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Dec 24	12:00 A.M.	Hidden in the Genes NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Dec 24	12:00 P.M.	Watchmen NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Dec 26	8:00 P.M.	Watchmen NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 27	12:30 A.M.	Watchmen NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Dec 27	7:00 P.M.	Watchmen NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Dec 28	5:00 P.M.	Activist Roots NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Dec 28	8:45 P.M.	Fighters NH World (11.3)