Laughing on the Inside -
finding your roots

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees which may have led them to each find humor in adversity.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 708

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About Finding Your Roots:

Join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 28 cultural trailblazers with fascinating histories.

The series ends with an exploration of how science and history can inspire the next generation.

Watch Finding Your Roots - Clips, Episodes & Previews

Fathers and Sons

Brendan Fraser's Austrian Ancestry Revealed

Ciara's Deep Southern Roots

Journey From Brazil to Becoming a Baker

Alanis Morissette's Daredevil Ancestors Memorialized in Song

Extended Trailer

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Sun, Apr 5	9:00 P.M.	The Butterfly Effect NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 6	1:00 A.M.	The Butterfly Effect NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 6	9:00 A.M.	The Butterfly Effect NH World (11.3)
Tue, Apr 7	8:00 P.M.	Song of the South NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 8	12:00 A.M.	Song of the South NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 8	12:00 P.M.	Song of the South NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Apr 9	2:00 P.M.	Song of the South NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Apr 10	8:00 P.M.	Song of the South NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Apr 11	12:00 A.M.	Song of the South NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Apr 11	7:00 P.M.	Song of the South NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Apr 12	4:30 P.M.	Song of the South NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Apr 12	9:00 P.M.	Song of the South NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 13	1:00 A.M.	Song of the South NH World (11.3)
Mon, Apr 13	9:00 A.M.	Song of the South NH World (11.3)
Tue, Apr 14	8:00 P.M.	Rags to Riches NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 15	12:00 A.M.	Rags to Riches NHPBS (11.1)