Al Franken
Known for: Acting
Born: May 21, 1951
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
43 movies · 30 TV shows, newest first
6.9
Lorne
2026
NR
Downey Wrote That
2025
7.5
The Residence
2025
6.8
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
8.0
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
6.8
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024
7.2
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
NR
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
NR
Minnesota Experience
2018
NR
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018
NR
Hot Grease
2017
6.6
I Love You, America
2017
6.6
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017
6.0
The Words That Built America
2017
8.1
Long Strange Trip
2017
6.6
The History of Comedy
2017
5.1
Chelsea
2016
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
7.2
Hot Coffee
2011
7.2
Conan
2010
NR
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
NR
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
2008
4.6
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008
6.0
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
2007
NR
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
6.9
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006
7.7
Earth to America
2005
7.0
The Colbert Report
2005
8.0
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
7.4
Left of the Dial
2005
NR
Wellstone!
2004
10.0
Tanner on Tanner
2004
7.0
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004
6.5
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
7.0
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
5.5
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002
4.7
Harvard Man
2001
7.2
Clerks
2000
6.9
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
5.3
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
19987.0
LateLine
1998
7.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
4.3
The View
1997
4.5
The Definite Maybe
1997
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
7.5
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
7.9
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
5.2
Stuart Saves His Family
1995
6.6
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
5.9
Politically Incorrect
1993
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
7.8
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
8.0
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
4.2
One More Saturday Night
1986
NR
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
19858.0
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
1983
5.1
The Coneheads
1983
7.2
Trading Places
1983
7.6
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
8.5
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
1981
7.0
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979
8.3
The Paul Simon Special
1977
4.8
Tunnel Vision
1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975