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Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician and comedian who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He first gained fame as a writer and performer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he worked for three stints.
Official Website of writer, comedian, and former US Senator Al Franken.
Aug 7, 2024 · Al Franken, American politician, comedian, and political commentator who served in the U.S. Senate, representing Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He previously was a writer and actor on the TV sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, where he was best known for playing a self-help guru named Stuart Smalley.
Jul 21, 2022 · During the height of the #MeToo movement in 2017, a woman named Leeann Tweeden accused Al Franken of sexually harassing her during his comedian days and produced a photo of him pretending to...
Jul 22, 2019 · Former US Senator Al Franken has said he "absolutely" regrets resigning from his post in 2017 following a wave of accusations of sexual misconduct. The Minnesota Democrat stepped down just three...
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.
Al Franken is five-time Emmy winning SNL comedy writer/producer, a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time...
CNN's Erin Burnett talks to former Democratic Sen. Al Franken about a bet he made with Lindsey Graham on the 2020 election, and what he predicts will happen in the 2024 election.
Dec 7, 2017 · Once a star of “Saturday Night Live,” Al Franken took his liberal politics to Washington in 2008 when he narrowly won a Minnesota Senate seat. He said he would resign over allegations of...
Writer: Saturday Night Live. Al Franken is best known for nearly two decades of work on Saturday Night Live (1975). During that time he wrote, performed in and produced hundreds of sketches, including "Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley" and "The Final Days," a piece about the last days of Richard Nixon's presidency.
