Al Franken

Al Franken

Acting

Born May 21, 1951 · New York City, New York, USA

1 film as director · Active 1998–1998

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 198…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Directed(1)

No films found.

Acting(69)

2025Downey Wrote ThatSelf

2025The ResidenceAaron Filkins

2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf

2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995

2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf

2024Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the RescueGramps (voice)

2019Chris Farley: Anything for a LaughSelf

2019Biography: Comedy IconsSelf

2018Minnesota ExperienceSelf (archive footage)

2018Inside the Russian Info War MachineSelf

2017Hot GreaseSelf

2017I Love You, AmericaSelf

2017An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to PowerSelf

2017The Words That Built AmericaSelf - Reader: The Constitution

2017Long Strange TripSelf

2017The History of ComedySelf

2016ChelseaSelf

2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest

2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf

2011Hot CoffeeSelf

2010Overheard with Evan SmithSelf

2008Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American PrimarySelf

2008Lord, Save Us from Your FollowersSelf

2007Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on GoldwaterSelf

2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationSelf

2006Al Franken: God SpokeSelf

2005Earth to AmericaSelf

2005The Colbert ReportSelf

2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundSelf

2005Left of the DialSelf

2004Wellstone!Self

2004Tanner on TannerSelf

2004Indian Point: Imagining the UnimaginableSelf

2004The Manchurian CandidateTV Commentator

2004Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on JournalismSelf (archive footage)

2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf - Guest

2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest

2002The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy ChaseSelf - Roaster

2001Harvard ManAl Franken

2000ClerksMayor McCheese (voice)

1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf

1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf

1998From the Earth to the MoonJerome Weisner

1998LateLineAl Freundlich

1997The ViewSelf

1997The Definite MaybeVagabond

1996The Daily ShowSelf

1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf

19963rd Rock from the SunFrank Gansmiller

1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistAl (voice)

1995Stuart Saves His FamilyStuart Smalley

1994When a Man Loves a WomanCo-Pilot (uncredited)

1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest

1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest

1993Politically IncorrectSelf

1992The Larry Sanders ShowAl Franken

1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf

1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversarySelf

1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelThe Awesome Pair

1986One More Saturday NightPaul Flum

1985Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

1983Franken and Davis at Stockton StateHimself

1983Trading PlacesBaggage Handler #1

1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981Grateful Dead: Dead AheadSelf - Host

1976Tunnel VisionAl

1975Saturday Night LiveMcSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)