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For his next act, former U.S. Sen. and former Saturday Night Live writer and performer Al Franken is back in front of a microphone. Franken will host a weekly radio show starting this Saturday on SiriusXM. The Al Franken Show will air at 10 a.m. Eastern every Saturday on SiriusXM Progress …
Here’s the thing about Al Franken. Make that things. Some people loved seeing Franken on Saturday Light Live. Some didn’t. Some people love how Franken has represented his fellow Minnesotans and Americans as a U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party. Some hate him for it. I’ve only spoken to him …
In case you missed it Monday night on PBS, here is the edited full telecast from last month’s celebration of David Letterman for receiving the 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Edited out: Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), who had introduced clips of Letterman’s “Monkey-Cam” as well as Funny or …
The first night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention witnessed inspirational speeches from First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts, and presidential candidate and independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders from Vermont. But first! U.S. Sen. Al Franken, a longtime former writer/performer for Saturday Night Live, and comedian …
Donald Trump impersonations are a dime a dozen, although, obviously any Trump impersonator or The Donald himself would tell you that’s worth billions of dimes. But what about Bernie Sanders? The independent U.S. Senator from Vermont who’s running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 has seen his campaign gather …
Tom Davis, who formed a comedy team with Al Franken before both Franken and Davis became original writers for Saturday Night Live, died today after a lengthy battle with cancer. Davis was 59. Davis won four Emmys for his comedy TV writing. On SNL, he created memorable sketches such as …
Al Franken’s senatorial campaign in Minnesota hit a setback yesterday when Franken announced he’d pay $70,000 in back taxes and penalties for reporting errors across 17 states. And that’s just his best guess for the past few years. It’s the latest in a string of business-related troubles for the satirist …
The last time Al Franken was in Boston – Election Day 2004 – he and his Air America Radio crew were all set to celebrate with the Kerry-Edwards campaign.That didn’t turn out so well. But the setting provided an apt way to open Franken’s new book, “The Truth (With Jokes),” …
