Al Franken

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Al Franken

Acting 75 May 21, 1951

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…

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8 2014 TV Show
Trading Places

Trading Places

7.2 1983 Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.1 2014 TV Show
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.4 1996 TV Show
Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

6.4 1993 TV Show
The View

The View

4.3 1997 TV Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

5.3 1999 TV Show
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.9 1975 TV Show
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

7.0 2005 TV Show
Conan

Conan

7.2 2010 TV Show
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

6.5 2004 Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3 1993 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Lorne

    Movie Self

  2. 2025
    Downey Wrote That

    Movie Self

  3. 2025
    The Residence

    TV show Aaron Filkins

  4. 2025
    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    Movie Self

  5. 2025
    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Movie Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995

  6. 2025
    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    TV show Self

  7. 2024
    Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

    Movie Gramps (voice)

  8. 2019
    Biography: Comedy Icons

    TV show Self

  9. 2019
    Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

    Movie Self

  10. 2018
    Minnesota Experience

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  11. 2018
    Inside the Russian Info War Machine

    Movie Self

  12. 2017
    Hot Grease

    Movie Self

  13. 2017
    I Love You, America

    TV show Self

  14. 2017
    An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

    Movie Self

  15. 2017
    The Words That Built America

    Movie Self - Reader: The Constitution

  16. 2017
    Long Strange Trip

    Movie Self

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  1. 2017
    The History of Comedy

    TV show Self

  2. 2016
    Chelsea

    TV show Self

  3. 2014
    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    TV show Self - Guest

  4. 2014
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    TV show Self

  5. 2011
    Hot Coffee

    Movie Self

  6. 2010
    Conan

    TV show Self

  7. 2010
    Overheard with Evan Smith

    TV show Self

  8. 2008
    Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

    Movie Self

  9. 2008
    Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

    Movie Self

  10. 2007
    Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

    Movie Self

  11. 2007
    Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

    Movie Self

  12. 2006
    Al Franken: God Spoke

    Movie Self

  13. 2005
    Earth to America

    Movie Self

  14. 2005
    The Colbert Report

    TV show Self

  15. 2005
    Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

    Movie Self

  16. 2005
    Left of the Dial

    Movie Self

  17. 2004
    Wellstone!

    Movie Self

  18. 2004
    Tanner on Tanner

    TV show Self

  19. 2004
    Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

    Movie Self

  20. 2004
    The Manchurian Candidate

    Movie TV Commentator

  21. 2004
    Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  22. 2003
    Real Time with Bill Maher

    TV show Self - Guest

  23. 2003
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    TV show Self - Guest

  24. 2002
    The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

    Movie Self - Roaster