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ROOTS OF COMEDY WITH JESUS TREJO
Executive Producers: Juan Devis/Danny Lee/Tamara Gould/Jesus Trejo
Genre: Comedy/Documentary
Program Length: 6 Episode Series
Premiere Date: Fri., June 21 at 10 p.m. ET/ 9 p.m. CT
A Co-Production of PBS SoCal, CALICO and the National Multicultural Alliance
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Part comedy, part social commentary, part travelogue, the series follows host Mexican-American comedian Jesus Trejo as he embarks on telling the “stories behind the laughs,” revealing how the most memorable comedy traces back to the roots of a community. Along his journey, Trejo visits Denver, Portland, Minneapolis, Austin, Los Angeles and Chinle, Arizona, where he meets with local rising comedians who explore the mosaic of our nation through the lens of stand-up comedy.

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Latino Public Broadcasting is the leader of the development, production, acquisition and distribution of non-commercial educational and cultural media that is representative of Latino people, or addresses issues of particular interest to Latino Americans. These programs are produced for dissemination to the public broadcasting stations and other public telecommunication entities. LPB provides a voice to the diverse Latino community on public media throughout the United States. Latino Public Broadcasting is a registered 501(c)(3), EIN: 95-4776447.
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