Ben Franklin: Unplugged

In Ben Franklin: Unplugged, beloved stand-up comic, actor and PBS television host Josh Kornbluth takes us on a hilarious, heartfelt and very human journey. Josh wakes up one angst-filled, middle-aged morning, looks in the mirror, and finds he has somehow become the spittin’ image of Benjamin Franklin. He begins to uncover the mystery of Franklin’s unresolved relationship with his son William, a Royalist during the Revolutionary War, and what starts as a jaunty stroll through history becomes Josh’s personal and poignant quest to reconcile with his own father. Part comic autobiography, part history lecture and part mystery yarn, Ben Franklin: Unplugged is a hilarious and moving story about fathers and sons. David Dower directs.