Al Franken

Biography

Alan Stuart Franken is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author 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.

Known for

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Lorne

2026 ⭐ 6.3

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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 ⭐ 7.8

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Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

2024 ⭐ 6.9

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Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

2019 ⭐ 7.2

Career timeline

2026

Lorne

Self · 2026

⭐ 6.3

2025

Downey Wrote That

Self · 2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Notable

Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cas · 2025

⭐ 7.8

2024

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gramps (voice) · 2024

⭐ 6.9

2019

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh Notable

Self · 2019

⭐ 7.2

2018

Inside the Russian Info War Machine

Self · 2018

2017

Hot Grease

Self · 2017

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Self · 2017

⭐ 6.6

The Words That Built America

Self - Reader: The Constitutio · 2017

⭐ 6.0

2011

Hot Coffee Notable

Self · 2011

⭐ 7.2

2008

Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

Self · 2008

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

Self · 2008

⭐ 4.6

2007

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Self · 2007

⭐ 6.0

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Self · 2007

2006

Al Franken: God Spoke

Self · 2006

⭐ 6.9

2005

Earth to America Notable

Self · 2005

⭐ 7.7

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found Notable

Self · 2005

⭐ 8.0

Left of the Dial Notable

Self · 2005

⭐ 7.4

2004

Wellstone!

Self · 2004

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable Notable

Self · 2004

⭐ 7.0

The Manchurian Candidate Notable

TV Commentator · 2004

⭐ 6.5

2002

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

Self - Roaster · 2002

⭐ 5.5

2001

Harvard Man

Al Franken · 2001

⭐ 4.7

1999

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Self · 1999

⭐ 6.9

1997

The Definite Maybe

Vagabond · 1997

⭐ 4.5

1995

Stuart Saves His Family

Stuart Smalley · 1995

⭐ 5.3

1994

When a Man Loves a Woman

Co-Pilot (uncredited) · 1994

⭐ 6.6

1989

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Notable

Self · 1989

⭐ 7.8

1988

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel Notable

The Awesome Pair · 1988

⭐ 8.0

Frequently appears with

Lorne Michaels

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Steve Higgins

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Michael Che

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Colin Jost

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Tom Schiller

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Jane Curtin

Self - SNL Cast Member 19

Conan O'Brien

Self - SNL Writer 1988 -

Kenan Thompson

Self - SNL Cast Member 20

Maya Rudolph

Self - SNL Cast Member 20

Full filmography

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Lorne

2026 ⭐ 6.3

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Downey Wrote That

2025

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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 ⭐ 7.8

HD

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

2024 ⭐ 6.9

HD

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

2019 ⭐ 7.2

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Inside the Russian Info War Machine

2018

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Hot Grease

2017

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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017 ⭐ 6.6

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The Words That Built America

2017 ⭐ 6.0

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Long Strange Trip

2017 ⭐ 8.1

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Hot Coffee

2011 ⭐ 7.2

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Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

2008

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Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

2008 ⭐ 4.6

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Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

2007 ⭐ 6.0

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Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

2007

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Al Franken: God Spoke

2006 ⭐ 6.9

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Earth to America

2005 ⭐ 7.7

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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

2005 ⭐ 8.0

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Left of the Dial

2005 ⭐ 7.4

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Wellstone!

2004