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.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 507

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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Tue, Apr 16 8:00 P.M. Born to Sing     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 17 12:00 A.M. Born to Sing     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 17 12:00 P.M. Born to Sing     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Apr 18 2:00 P.M. Born to Sing     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Apr 19 8:00 P.M. Born to Sing     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Apr 20 12:00 A.M. Born to Sing     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Apr 20 7:00 P.M. Born to Sing     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Apr 21 5:00 P.M. Born to Sing     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Apr 21 9:00 P.M. Born to Sing     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 22 1:00 A.M. Born to Sing     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 22 9:00 A.M. Born to Sing     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Apr 23 8:00 P.M. Forever Young     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 24 12:30 A.M. Forever Young     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 24 12:00 P.M. Forever Young     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Apr 25 2:00 P.M. Forever Young     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Apr 26 8:00 P.M. Forever Young     NH Explore (11.2)


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