RuPaul on the season finale of
RuPaul’s Drag Race and the two reminded contestants and fans of their kinship during the broadcast.
Booker appeared via recorded video to explain the rules of the Lip Sync Smackdown and was introduced by host RuPaul.
“Now, to explain the rules of the Lip Sync Smackdown, please welcome United States Senator and my cousin Cory Booker,” RuPaul said.
The competitors displayed a slight confusion at the announcement, leading RuPaul to reiterate, “No, really, we are related.”
Cory Booker, left, (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) and RuPaul, right, (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
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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.
Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 708
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines how journalists Gretchen Carlson and Don Lemon were able to overcome biases in their careers, drawing parallels to relatives who met profound challenges of their own.
Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 710
Audra McDonald & Mandy Patinkin Will Appear on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
The episode airs on April 27th at 8 p.m. EST.by TV News Desk
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family histories of Audra McDonald and Mandy Patinkin on a new episode of Finding Your Roots airing April 27th on PBS!
Today s most compelling personalities discover the surprising stories buried within their own families in the seventh season of the critically acclaimed PBS series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. The new season premiered on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Season Seven episodes will broadcast throughout Winter/Spring 2021 and will continue to feature exciting new guests who are game-changers in their fields, with family histories that illustrate the power and diversity of the human experience.