Episode 5, Hold the Laughter (Finding Your Roots, Season 10)

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the roots of comedians Bob Odenkirk and Iliza Shlesinger--two very funny people whose family trees brim with stories that are more drama than comedy. Moving from Napoleonic France to Nazi-occupied Poland to the castle of a European duke, Gates introduces them to relat...

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Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2024]
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (52 min., 17 sec)) : sound.
Series: Finding Your Roots (Season 10).
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Summary: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the roots of comedians Bob Odenkirk and Iliza Shlesinger--two very funny people whose family trees brim with stories that are more drama than comedy. Moving from Napoleonic France to Nazi-occupied Poland to the castle of a European duke, Gates introduces them to relatives who took great risks and overcame enormous hardships for the sake of their families.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers the roots of comedians Bob Odenkirk and Iliza Shlesinger--two very funny people whose family trees brim with stories that are more drama than comedy. Moving from Napoleonic France to Nazi-occupied Poland to the castle of a European duke, Gates introduces them to relatives who took great risks and overcame enormous hardships for the sake of their families.
9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (52 min., 17 sec)) : sound.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.