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 Residence
Aaron Filkins · (7 episodes)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · (4 episodes)
2025
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Gramps (voice)
2024
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
Biography: Comedy Icons
Himself · (1 episode)
2019
Minnesota Experience
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2018
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
self
2018
I Love You, America
Self · (1 episode)
2017
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Self
2017
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017
Long Strange Trip
Self
2017
The History of Comedy
Self · (14 episodes)
2017
Chelsea
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Hot Coffee
Self
2011
Conan
Self · (2 episodes)
2010
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Himself
2008
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Self
2008
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Self
2007
Al Franken: God Spoke
Self
2006
Earth to America
Self
2005
The Colbert Report
Self · (2 episodes)
2005
Left of the Dial
Self
2005
Wellstone!
Self
2004
Tanner on Tanner
Self · (4 episodes)
2004
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Self
2004
The Manchurian Candidate
TV Commentator
2004
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Self (archive footage)
2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (6 episodes)
2003
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Self - Roaster
2002
Harvard Man
Al Franken
2001
Clerks
Mayor McCheese (voice) · (1 episode)
2000
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self · (5 episodes)
1999
From the Earth to the Moon
Jerome Weisner · (1 episode)
1998
LateLine
(26 episodes)
1998
The View
Self · (3 episodes)
1997
The Definite Maybe
Vagabond
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (6 episodes)
1996
The Daily Show
Self - Guest Host · (4 episodes)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
Frank Gansmiller · (1 episode)
1996
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Al (voice) · (1 episode)
1995
Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Smalley
1995
When a Man Loves a Woman
Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (8 episodes)
1993
Politically Incorrect
Self · (6 episodes)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (1 episode)
1992
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
1989
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
The Awesome Pair
1988
One More Saturday Night
Paul Flum
1986
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
Himself
1984
Trading Places
Baggage Handler #1
1983
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
Self - Host
1981
Tunnel Vision
Al
1976
Saturday Night Live
McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · (60 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (3 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)
1975