Finding Your Roots | Episode | Episode 10: Funny Business
Three guests who have found fame mining their family stories for comedy learn about ancestors who overcame immense suffering.
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Three guests who have found fame mining their family stories for comedy learn about ancestors who overcame immense suffering.
For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.