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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Daily Show

Self

The Daily Show

Self - Guest Host

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

Conan

Self

The Colbert Report

Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Self

The View

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music	Self
2024	Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue	Gramps (voice)
2019	Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2018	Inside the Russian Info War Machine	self
2017	An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power	Self
2017	The Words That Built America	Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017	Long Strange Trip	Self
2017	Hot Grease	Self
2011	Hot Coffee	Self
2008	Lord, Save Us from Your Followers	Self
2008	Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary	Self
2007	Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater	Self
2006	Al Franken: God Spoke	Self
2005	Left of the Dial	Self
2005	Earth to America	Self
2004	Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism	Self (archive footage)
2004	Wellstone!	Self
2004	Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable	Self
2004	The Manchurian Candidate	TV Commentator
2002	The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase	Self - Roaster
2001	Harvard Man	Al Franken
1999	Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special	Self
1997	The Definite Maybe	Vagabond
1995	Stuart Saves His Family	Stuart Smalley
1994	When a Man Loves a Woman	Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1989	Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary	Self
1988	Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel	The Awesome Pair
1986	One More Saturday Night	Paul Flum
1985	Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1984	Franken and Davis at Stockton State	Himself
1983	Trading Places	Baggage Handler #1
1981	Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead	Self - Host
1981	Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1976	Tunnel Vision	Al

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night	Self
2025	The Residence	Aaron Filkins
2019	Biography: Comedy Icons	Himself
2018	Minnesota Experience	Self (archive footage)
2017	The History of Comedy	Self
2017	I Love You, America	Self
2016	Chelsea	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self
2010	Conan	Self
2005	The Colbert Report	Self
2004	Tanner on Tanner	Self
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self
2000	Clerks	Mayor McCheese (voice)
1999	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Self
1998	LateLine
1998	From the Earth to the Moon	Jerome Weisner
1997	The View	Self
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1996	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Self
1996	3rd Rock from the Sun	Frank Gansmiller
1996	The Daily Show	Self - Guest Host
1995	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Al (voice)
1993	Politically Incorrect	Self
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live	McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Various Characters
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Special Guest