Finding Your Roots: Season 5, Episode 7

No Laughing Matter

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.

Release Date: 2012-03-24
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
TMDb: 5.9/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 60

Other episodes for this season

Grandparents and Other Strangers
Episode 1 - Grandparents and Other St...
Mystery Men
Episode 2 - Mystery Men
Reporting on the Reporters
Episode 3 - Reporting on the Reporter...
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