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Perhaps that explains Al Franken ... she met Franken — at the time, a comedian and writer — as he was visiting American troops with the USO. A longtime fan of “Saturday Night Live ...

Sen. Al Franken Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations But Says: 'I'm Not Giving Up My Voice' Women Who Worked on 'Saturday Night Live' with Al Franken 'Feel Compelled to Stand Up' for Him ...

Democrats have once again reached the magic number of 60, as Norm Coleman finally threw in the towel against the one-time joke writer for Saturday Night Live, Al Franken. Republicans have little ...

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Saturday Night Live writer Jack Handey is perhaps most famous for his Deep Thoughts segments that ... played himself in a sketch. Senator Al Franken is the only former Saturday Night Live cast ...

Writing with the self-satirizing smirk that became his specialty on Saturday Night Live, Franken now takes ... with its title's nod to Dr. Seuss's... Al Franken, Author, read by the author.

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) asked Gorsuch to weigh in on Garland and that decision. “I think the world of Merrick Garland,” Gorsuch said. “I think he’s an outstanding judge.” Despite being ...

A recount handed victory to his opponent, Democrat Al Franken, by 225 votes. About 3 million ballots were cast in the race. "We have a good shot at this, and so I proceed with that in mind ...

Saturday Night Live even got on board, parodying the “Karma” singer’s viral makeover, a move that Siwa called “iconic.” ICYMI: During SNL’s latest episode, which aired on May 4 ...

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