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Al Franken

Alan Stuart Franken is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and actor who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s as a staff writer and performer on the television comedy show Saturday Night Live. After decades as an entertainer, he became a prominent liberal political activist, hosting The Al Franken Show on Air America Radio.


Aliases
  • Alan Stuart Franken
  • Senator Al Franken
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Writer

Episode Saturday Night Live
David Duchovny/Rod Stewart
1995
Movie Franken and Davis at Stockton State 1984
Movie Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda 1979
Movie Stuart Saves His Family 1995
Movie Stuart Saves His Family 1995
Movie When a Man Loves a Woman 1994
Episode Saturday Night Live
Madonna/Simple Minds
1985
Episode Saturday Night Live
George Carlin/Janis Ian & Billy Preston
1975
Episode Saturday Night Live
Kyle MacLachlan/Sinead O'Connor
1990

Producer

Movie When a Man Loves a Woman 1994

Guest Star

Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
Overtime - October 7. 2016
2016
Episode The Daily Show
Al Franken
2015
Episode Clerks: The Animated Series
Leonardo Is Caught in the Grip of an Outbreak of Randal's Imagination and Patrick Swayze Either Does or Doesn't Work in the New Pet Store
2002
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #2448
2005
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
Episode 406
2016
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #2763
2007
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
May 13, 2005
2005
Episode The Daily Show
Al Franken
2017
Episode 3rd Rock from the Sun
Dick the Vote
1996
Episode Love, Hate and Joy
Al Franken/Dr.Gilda (Marriage)
2002
Episode Between the Lions
Hay Day
2002
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Al Franken, Paul Reubens, Big Thief
2020
Episode Saturday Night Live
Danny DeVito/R.E.M.
1999
Episode I Love You, America
Al Franken
2017
Episode The Daily Show
Al Franken
2005
Episode The Larry Sanders Show
The Roast
1997
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Jay Leno (guest host), Al Franken, Tom Davis, Yahoo Serious, Susan Sullivan, David Sanborn
1989
Episode Tanner on Tanner
Alex in Wonderland
2004
Episode From the Earth to the Moon
Can We Do This?
1998
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #0098
1994
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Halle Berry, Senator Al Franken
2017
Episode Jeopardy!
1999 Celebrity Jeopardy! Correspondents Night
1999
Episode The Daily Show
Al Franken
2006
Episode Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
David Letterman
2017
Episode The Colbert Report
Al Franken/Dr. Michael Novacek
2006
Episode The Daily Show
Al Franken
2003
Episode E! True Hollywood Story
Gilda Radner
1997
Episode The Colbert Report
Al Franken
2006
Episode Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Sharon Meyers
1997
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
September 05, 2003
2003
Episode Saturday Night Live
Al Gore/Phish
2002