Former Sen. Al Franken is returning to his roots of late-night comedy, sitting in the host's chair for a weeklong run headlining "The Daily Show." Starting Monday night, he will be filling in as guest ...

Al Franken spent nine years as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota, and it all finally paid off in recent weeks when he logged a stint as a guest host on “The Daily Show.” Franken turned in some robust ...

Former Minnesota Democratic senator Al Franken joined "CBS Mornings" on Monday to discuss his stint as the host of "The Daily Show" this week and said his "friend," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., would ...

Al Franken once lobbied, unsuccessfully, to be the "Weekend Update" anchor on "Saturday Night Live." This week, he's getting the next best thing. On Monday, the former Minnesota senator started a four ...

Al Franken was a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live during a point in time that many would consider to be when the show peaked. In a career turn that some may consider to be odd, he later ...

Al Franken's week behind the "Daily Show" desk won't inspire a campaign to make him the long-running program's permanent host. But it was a firm reminder that the former Minnesota senator's top ...

Even though comedy writer and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Al Franken wrote books about politics and hosted a political radio show, he never intended to run for the U.S. Senate in ...

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) isn't just a "Saturday Night Live" alum and U.S. senator, he told the Democratic National Convention Monday night — he's also, he said, a "world-renowned expert on right-wing ...

Al Franken regrets resigning from his Senate seat in 2017. Page Six caught up with the former Minnesota senator at the premiere of the upcoming HBO series “White House Plumbers” and asked him if he ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Former U.S. senator and longtime Saturday Night Live cast member Al Franken will share stories about his life in comedy and public service at the Ulster Performing Arts Center on ...

Sen. Al Franken's previous books include The Truth and Lies and The Lying Liars Who Tell Them. Minnesota Sen. Al Franken has the distinction of being the only former Saturday Night Live cast member to ...