Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Al Franken photographed at his home in Minneapolis, MN. Personalized Content ...

Former Democratic US senator and comedian Al Franken slammed his own party for doing little to reduce inflation despite passing its signature Inflation Reduction Act. “The unfortunately named ...

Former Sen. Al Franken said he should still be a senator and blasted cancel culture, marking a sharp reversal from the 2018 political climate that led to his ouster amid scandal. While he has forgiven ...

If the phrase "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me" sounds familiar, you've likely seen Saturday Night Live's classic recurring sketches starring Stuart Smalley, host of ...

Nearly a year after co-authoring a suspect account damning Brett Kavanaugh as a serial sexual harasser — in the august pages of The New Yorker, no less — journalist Jane Mayer has taken up a curious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week, former U.S. senator and “SNL” vet Al Franken is guest-hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and since his whole thing is the ...

Sundance Channel announced Monday that it will air a nightly TV version of “The Al Franken Show,” the best-selling political humorist’s weekday Air America Radio program. Sundance Channel president ...

Writing with the self-satirizing smirk that became his specialty on Saturday Night Live, Franken now takes on the advice-book genre. Written as a series of self-aggrandizing bromides, his book—with ...

Several top state and federal offices are up for grabs amid a period of crisis with few if any precedents in the state’s history. By Charles Homans Since “Saturday Night Live” began, the show has ...

Last month, in Minneapolis, I climbed the stairs of a row house to find Al Franken, Minnesota’s disgraced former senator, wandering around in jeans and stocking feet. It was a sunny day, but the ...