Al Franken is best known for nearly two decades of work on SNL 25. 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 the Richard M. Nixon' presidency. A noted political commentator and satirist, Franken also produced and starred in the NBC sitcom LateLine and wrote two books about politics, including "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot." A graduate of Harvard, Franken lives in Minnesota with his wife and two kids.


Left Saturday Night Live as a writer and featured cast member in 1995 after his request to be the Weekend Update news anchor was denied. Was an improv comedy performer and sketch comedy writer at the Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis, MN, in the early 1970s. Graduated from Harvard University. He received a perfect score (800) on the math section of the SAT. He received the New York Festivals' 23rd Annual International Radio Programming and Promotions' "World Achievement Award For Breakthrough Radio" for his unique perspective and commentary on his daily radio show, The Al Franken Show, on June 27, 2005. Won the 2008 DFL endorsement for the Minnesota Senate seat against Norm Coleman. (June 7, 2008).