Shortly after Bernie Sanders emerged on the national scene two years ago, injecting his frenetic gesticulations and cockatiel-esque hair and general air of perturbed grumpiness into the 2016 presidential contest, the search for his celebrity doppelgänger began and ended with Curb Your Enthusiasm star and eternally world-weary person Larry David. A series of spot-on SNL impressions indeed came to pass, and earlier this year, the entire Internet was delighted to learn that the pair's connection is more than spiritual, and that Sanders and David are actually cousins, albeit rather distant ones. PBS' Find Your Roots, which used DNA testing to draw this hilarious conclusion, has released the footage of the moment that each man finds out about their newest relative. It is delightful.

The show's host, Henry Louis Gates Jr., somehow maintains a straight face while handing David a lookbook, somberly explaining that they automatically check guests' DNA against that of the show's previous participants, just to see if there are any happenstance links. "WHAT THE HELL," a sheepishly-grinning David exclaims upon seeing Sanders' face, only moments after expressing to the camera his hope that he's related to "a good athlete." (Perhaps he is unaware of Sanders' elementary school borough basketball championship, or his textbook bank shot, or his reputation as an avowed pickup game elbow-thrower. Don't make assumptions like that, man.)

Sanders' reaction is no less sweet. "YOU'RE KIDDING," he yelps happily, his hand flying up to run through hair that isn't there. "People say to me—they talk about Larry David, and they say he does a better Bernie Sanders than I do," he adds in astonishment, before dissolving into giddy laughter all over again.

It's wild to think that such an uncanny resemblance between two high-profile individuals is, in fact, more than just a fun coincidence. In a related story, Melissa McCarthy and Sean Spicer should both go on this show as soon as possible.

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