Al Franken
Renowned political humorist
With his number one national best seller Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations, Al Franken emerged as one of the nation?s top political humorists. Now with a new best seller, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, Franken battles the conservative movement head on with his incisive wit. At the lecture podium, he has engaged audiences from some of the nation?s top corporations, associations and universities with his hilarious and amazing insightful commentary on the state on national politics and world affairs.
Franken is also well known for his work as a comedian and satirist, both on Saturday Night Live and off. In 1988, he provided commentary for CNN at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta. And in 1992, he anchored Comedy Central?s ?Indecision ?92?, winning wide critical acclaim for his coverage of both conventions and election night. The New York Post called him ?the Walter Cronkite of the 90?s.?
Known for his work on Saturday Night Live, Franken is especially famous for his Stuart Smalley character. In 1975, Franken was part of the original writing staff that created the groundbreaking late night show. Franken remained with the original show until 1980, and returned in 1985. He stayed for another ten years, leaving after the 1994-95 season.
Franken has received four Emmys for his writing on SNL and a fifth for producing. Franken has also won recognition for his on-camera work, first as half the comedy team of Franken and Davis, then for his ?Al Franken Decade? persona, and more recently for such characterizations as the one-man mobile uplink unit, Pat Robertson, Paul Simon, Paul Tsongas, and his most popular character, Stuart Smalley, the new age cable TV host.
Franken was co-writer of the Touchstone Pictures film When a Man Loves a Woman starring Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan. Written with Ron Bass, (Rainman, Sleeping with the Enemy) the movie grossed over a hundred million dollars worldwide.
I?m Good Enough, I?m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me: Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley, Franken?s first book, was published in 1992. It is currently in its fifth printing, and provided the basis of a movie that Franken wrote and starred in for Paramount Pictures. The movie entitled Stuart Saves His Family was directed by Harold Ramis (Caddy Shack, Groundhog Day). It received ?Two Thumbs Up? from Siskel and Ebert. Franken?s album, You?re Good Enough, You?re Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like You! was nominated for a Grammy in the ?Best Comedy? category.
A graduate of Harvard College, Franken grew up in Minnesota. He is married to Franni Franken. They live in New York City.
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Franken is also well known for his work as a comedian and satirist, both on Saturday Night Live and off. In 1988, he provided commentary for CNN at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta. And in 1992, he anchored Comedy Central?s ?Indecision ?92?, winning wide critical acclaim for his coverage of both conventions and election night. The New York Post called him ?the Walter Cronkite of the 90?s.?
Known for his work on Saturday Night Live, Franken is especially famous for his Stuart Smalley character. In 1975, Franken was part of the original writing staff that created the groundbreaking late night show. Franken remained with the original show until 1980, and returned in 1985. He stayed for another ten years, leaving after the 1994-95 season.
Franken has received four Emmys for his writing on SNL and a fifth for producing. Franken has also won recognition for his on-camera work, first as half the comedy team of Franken and Davis, then for his ?Al Franken Decade? persona, and more recently for such characterizations as the one-man mobile uplink unit, Pat Robertson, Paul Simon, Paul Tsongas, and his most popular character, Stuart Smalley, the new age cable TV host.
Franken was co-writer of the Touchstone Pictures film When a Man Loves a Woman starring Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan. Written with Ron Bass, (Rainman, Sleeping with the Enemy) the movie grossed over a hundred million dollars worldwide.
I?m Good Enough, I?m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me: Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley, Franken?s first book, was published in 1992. It is currently in its fifth printing, and provided the basis of a movie that Franken wrote and starred in for Paramount Pictures. The movie entitled Stuart Saves His Family was directed by Harold Ramis (Caddy Shack, Groundhog Day). It received ?Two Thumbs Up? from Siskel and Ebert. Franken?s album, You?re Good Enough, You?re Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like You! was nominated for a Grammy in the ?Best Comedy? category.
A graduate of Harvard College, Franken grew up in Minnesota. He is married to Franni Franken. They live in New York City.
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- Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
- Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations
- Al Franken on Politics and Other Things
