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Bob Odenkirk laughs after discovering King Charles III is his cousin: ‘A little twisted’

Bob Odenkirk has found a new member of his family — and it’s a royal honor!

The “Better Call Saul” actor, 61, found out on a new episode of the PBS show “Finding Your Roots” that he’s actually related to King Charles III.

While Odenkirk’s spot will air Tuesday evening, Rolling Stone scored a clip from the show that featured the star learning about his linage.

Host Henry Louis Gates Jr. divulged that the British monarch, 75, and the “Breaking Bad” alum are 11th cousins.

“That is crazy,” a shocked Odenkirk laughed.

Gates Jr., 73, noted that he is connected to the Windsor clan through his father’s side.

Odenkirk noted that his dad, Walter, left the family when he was just a teenager.

Gates Jr. explained that his father’s fifth great-grandfather was born out of wedlock to Maria Catharina Bein and the Duke of Plön.

Turns out the comedian has some royal blood in his family. Lisa O’Connor/Shutterstock

“I’m an American. I’m not a monarchist. I don’t believe in, uh, that,” Odenkirk said.

He went on: “You know, I feel like it’s a little twisted. I understand why society built itself around monarchs and leaders, and they passed them down through generations.”

“I understand that goes through every society, every civilization. But I think that we’ve gotten to a better place with democracy and we should keep going down that road,” Odenkirk wondered.

Odenkirk and Charles are 11th cousins. Getty Images

The Harvard professor then told the former “Saturday Night Live” writer that he is related to Charles via the Duke of Plön.

“Well maybe I’ll change my mind on that,” Odenkirk quipped.

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger is also featured on Tuesday’s episode, with her looking deeper into her Jewish roots.

The “Last Comic Left Standing” contestant, 40, discovers more about her Brooklyn and Jewish heritage through her great-grandmother, Esther.

Iliza Shlesinger also appeared on Tuesday’s episode of “Finding Your Roots.” Getty Images

In a clip obtained by Kveller, she explained that while Esther wasn’t in Europe during the Holocaust, she had a brother named Lipa who was forced into a ghetto in Poland during World War II.

“Horrific… I know that feeling when your sibling’s in danger, especially from an ocean away,” said. “I can’t begin to imagine this, I don’t think I want to.”

“When you look at pictures from history, atrocities committed against your own people in particular — there’s always that pull,” she sighed. “But I never thought I had any actual connection because I didn’t know any of that history.”

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