Finding Your Roots

Season 5, Episode 7: No Laughing Matter

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

All Episodes - Season 5

Grandparents and Other Strangers
Episode 1
Grandparents and Other Strangers
 Mystery Men
Episode 2
Mystery Men
 Reporting on the Reporters
Episode 3
Reporting on the Reporters
 Dreaming of a New Land
Episode 4
Dreaming of a New Land
 Freedom Tales
Episode 5
Freedom Tales
 Roots in Politics
Episode 6
Roots in Politics
 No Laughing Matter
Episode 7
No Laughing Matter
 Hard Times
Episode 8
Hard Times
 The Eye of the Beholder
Episode 9
The Eye of the Beholder
 All in the Family
Episode 10
All in the Family
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