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2 days ago · In 1995, Franken wrote and starred in the film Stuart Saves His Family which was based on his SNL character Stuart Smalley. The film was a critical and commercial failure and Franken later became depressed as a result.
6 days ago · Al Franken’s most notable SNL character was Stuart Smalley. Stuart Smalley, Franken’s fictional self-help guru, became a cultural phenomenon and even spawned a book and a movie.
May 17, 2024 · On the show Franken was best known for playing the character of self-help guru Stuart Smalley. Franken worked for SNL as a writer and performer until 1980, again during 1985–95, and briefly in 2008. He shared four Emmy Awards for writing on the show and received an additional nine nominations.
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May 17, 2024 · Time: 1977-1980, 1986, 1988-1995. Notable Characters: Stuart Smalley, Pat Robertson. Al Franken, a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, had a significant tenure at Saturday Night Live ( SNL ), prior to his Senate career.
2 days ago · Al Franken performed a famous parody of this technique with his Saturday Night Live character Stuart Smalley, whose catchphrase was “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people ...
Jun 1, 2024 · The Al Franken Podcast. A five-time Emmy winning SNL comedy writer/producer, joins a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy winning artist, and a former US Senator.
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May 15, 2024 · And fans across the nation recognize Franken for his Saturday Night Live sendups of Pat Robertson, Paul Simon, and Paul Tsongas, and for his characters: his “Al Franken Decade” persona, his constantly struggling one-man mobile uplink unit, and, of course, Stuart Smalley, the New Age cable-TV host.
