Show 
Writer (33 credits)
Writer (33 credits)
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (writer - 186 episodes, 1976 - 2008) (written by - 111 episodes, 1975 - 1995) (creative consultant - 40 episodes, 1988 - 1990) (additional sketch by - 3 episodes, 1995 - 2003) (additional sketches by - 3 episodes, 1995 - 2002)
- James Franco/Kings of Leon
(2008)
... (writer)
- Al Sharpton/Pink
(2003)
... (additional sketch by)
- Al Gore/Phish
(2002)
... (additional sketches by)
- Eric McCormack/Jay-Z
(2002)
... (additional sketch by)
- Chris Farley/The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
(1997)
... (additional sketches by)
- David Alan Grier/Silverchair
(1995)
... (additional sketch by)
- Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins
(1995)
... (additional sketches by)
- David Duchovny/Rod Stewart
(1995)
... (written by)
- Bob Saget/TLC
(1995)
... (written by)
- Courteney Cox/Dave Matthews Band
(1995)
... (written by)
- Damon Wayans/Dionne Farris
(1995)
... (written by)
- John Goodman/Tragically Hip
(1995)
... (written by)
- Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox
(1995)
... (written by)
- George Clooney/The Cranberries
(1995)
... (written by)
- Deion Sanders/Bon Jovi
(1995)
... (written by)
- Bob Newhart/Des'ree
(1995)
... (written by)
- David Hyde Pierce/Live
(1995)
... (written by)
- Jeff Daniels/Luscious Jackson
(1995)
... (written by)
- George Foreman/Hole
(1994)
... (written by)
- Alec Baldwin/Beastie Boys
(1994)
... (written by)
- Roseanne/Green Day
(1994)
... (written by)
- John Turturro/Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
(1994)
... (written by)
- Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M.
(1994)
... (written by)
- Dana Carvey/Edie Brickell
(1994)
... (written by)
- John Travolta/Seal
(1994)
... (written by)
- Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt
(1994)
... (written by)
- Steve Martin/Eric Clapton
(1994)
... (written by)
- Heather Locklear/Janet Jackson
(1994)
... (written by)
- John Goodman/The Pretenders
(1994)
... (written by)
- Emilio Estevez/Pearl Jam
(1994)
... (written by)
- Kelsey Grammer/Dwight Yoakam
(1994)
... (written by)
- Helen Hunt/Snoop Doggy Dogg
(1994)
... (written by)
- Nancy Kerrigan/Aretha Franklin
(1994)
... (written by)
- Martin Lawrence/Crash Test Dummies
(1994)
... (written by)
- Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger/UB40
(1994)
... (written by)
- Patrick Stewart/Salt-N-Pepa
(1994)
... (written by)
- Sara Gilbert/Counting Crows
(1994)
... (written by)
- Jason Patric/Blind Melon
(1994)
... (written by)
- Sally Field/Tony! Toni! Tone!
(1993)
... (written by)
- Charlton Heston/Paul Westerberg
(1993)
... (written by)
- Nicole Kidman/Stone Temple Pilots
(1993)
... (written by)
- Rosie O'Donnell/James Taylor
(1993)
... (written by)
- Christian Slater/Smashing Pumpkins
(1993)
... (written by)
- John Malkovich/Billy Joel
(1993)
... (written by)
- Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith
(1993)
... (written by)
- Shannen Doherty/Cypress Hill
(1993)
... (written by)
- Charles Barkley/Nirvana
(1993)
... (written by)
- Kevin Kline/Willie Nelson & Paul Simon
(1993)
... (writer)
- Christina Applegate/Midnight Oil
(1993)
... (writer)
- Kirstie Alley/Lenny Kravitz
(1993)
... (writer)
- Jason Alexander/Peter Gabriel
(1993)
... (writer)
- Miranda Richardson/Soul Asylum
(1993)
... (writer)
- John Goodman/Mary J. Blige
(1993)
... (writer)
- Bill Murray/Sting
(1993)
... (writer)
- Alec Baldwin/Paul McCartney
(1993)
... (writer)
- Luke Perry/Mick Jagger
(1993)
... (writer)
- Harvey Keitel/Madonna
(1993)
... (writer)
- Danny DeVito/Bon Jovi
(1993)
... (writer)
- Glenn Close/Black Crowes
(1992)
... (writer)
- Tom Arnold/Neil Young
(1992)
... (writer)
- Sinbad/Sade
(1992)
... (writer)
- Michael Keaton/Morrissey
(1992)
... (writer)
- Catherine O'Hara/10,000 Maniacs
(1992)
... (writer)
- Christopher Walken/Arrested Development
(1992)
... (writer)
- Joe Pesci/Spin Doctors
(1992)
... (writer)
- Tim Robbins/Sinéad O'Connor
(1992)
... (writer)
- Nicolas Cage/Bobby Brown
(1992)
... (writer)
- Woody Harrelson/Vanessa Williams
(1992)
... (written by)
- Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen
(1992)
... (written by)
- Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox
(1992)
... (written by)
- Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam
(1992)
... (written by)
- Mary Stuart Masterson/En Vogue
(1992)
... (written by)
- John Goodman/Garth Brooks
(1992)
... (written by)
- Roseanne & Tom Arnold/Red Hot Chili Peppers
(1992)
... (written by)
- Jason Priestley/Teenage Fanclub
(1992)
... (written by)
- Susan Dey/C+C Music Factory
(1992)
... (written by)
- Chevy Chase/Robbie Robertson
(1992)
... (written by)
- Rob Morrow/Nirvana
(1992)
... (written by)
- Steve Martin/James Taylor
(1991)
... (written by)
- Hammer
(1991)
... (written by)
- Macaulay Culkin/Tin Machine
(1991)
... (written by)
- Linda Hamilton/Mariah Carey
(1991)
... (written by)
- Kiefer Sutherland/Skid Row
(1991)
... (written by)
- Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt
(1991)
... (written by)
- Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(1991)
... (written by)
- Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd
(1991)
... (written by)
- Michael Jordan/Public Enemy
(1991)
... (written by)
- George Wendt/Elvis Costello
(1991)
... (written by)
- Delta Burke/Chris Isaak
(1991)
... (written by)
- Steven Seagal/Michael Bolton
(1991)
... (written by)
- Catherine O'Hara/R.E.M.
(1991)
... (written by)
- Jeremy Irons/Fishbone
(1991)
... (written by)
- Michael J. Fox/Black Crowes
(1991)
... (written by)
- Alec Baldwin/Whitney Houston
(1991)
... (written by)
- Roseanne Barr/Deee-lite
(1991)
... (written by)
- Kevin Bacon/INXS
(1991)
... (written by)
- Sting
(1991)
... (written by)
- Joe Mantegna/Vanilla Ice
(1991)
... (written by)
- Dennis Quaid/The Neville Brothers
(1990)
... (written by)
- Dennis Hopper/Paul Simon
(1990)
... (written by)
- Jimmy Smits/World Party
(1990)
... (written by)
- Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey
(1990)
... (written by)
- George Steinbrenner/The Time
(1990)
... (written by)
- Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers
(1990)
... (written by)
- Kyle MacLachlan/Sinéad O'Connor
(1990)
... (written by)
- Candice Bergen/The Notting Hillbillies
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Andrew Dice Clay/Julee Cruise/Spanic Boys
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Alec Baldwin/The B-52's
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Corbin Bernsen/The Smithereens
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Debra Winger/Eric Clapton
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Rob Lowe/The Pogues
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Fred Savage/Technotronic
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Tom Hanks/Aerosmith
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Quincy Jones & Co.
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Christopher Walken/Bonnie Raitt
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Ed O'Neill/Harry Connick Jr.
(1990)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Andie MacDowell/Tracy Chapman
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Robert Wagner/Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- John Goodman/k.d. lang
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Woody Harrelson/David Byrne
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Chris Evert/Eurythmics
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- James Woods/Don Henley
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Kathleen Turner/Billy Joel
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee Jones
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Bruce Willis/Neil Young
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (written by)
- Steve Martin/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Wayne Gretzky/Fine Young Cannibals
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Geena Davis/John Mellencamp
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Dolly Parton
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Mel Gibson/Living Colour
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Glenn Close/Gipsy Kings
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Ted Danson/Luther Vandross
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Tony Danza/John Hiatt
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- John Malkovich/Anita Baker
(1989)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Melanie Griffith/Little Feat
(1988)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Kevin Kline/Bobby McFerrin
(1988)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Danny DeVito/The Bangles
(1988)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman
(1988)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Demi Moore/Johnny Clegg & Savuka
(1988)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Matthew Modine/Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
(1988)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- John Larroquette/Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler
(1988)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Matthew Broderick/The Sugarcubes
(1988)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Tom Hanks/Keith Richards
(1988)
... (creative consultant) / (writer)
- Judge Reinhold/10,000 Maniacs
(1988)
... (writer)
- Tom Hanks/Randy Travis
(1988)
... (writer)
- Justine Bateman/Terrance Trent D'Arby
(1988)
... (writer)
- Carl Weathers/Robbie Robertson
(1988)
... (writer)
- Robin Williams/James Taylor
(1988)
... (writer)
- Paul Simon/Linda Ronstadt
(1987)
... (writer)
- Angie Dickinson/Buster Poindexter/David Gilmour
(1987)
... (writer)
- Danny DeVito/Bryan Ferry
(1987)
... (writer)
- Candice Bergen/Cher
(1987)
... (writer)
- Robert Mitchum/Simply Red
(1987)
... (writer)
- Dabney Coleman/The Cars
(1987)
... (writer)
- Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J/The Pull
(1987)
... (writer)
- Steve Martin/Sting
(1987)
... (writer)
- Dennis Hopper/Roy Orbison
(1987)
... (writer)
- Garry Shandling/Los Lobos
(1987)
... (writer)
- Mark Harmon/Suzanne Vega
(1987)
... (writer)
- John Larroquette/Timbuk-3
(1987)
... (writer)
- John Lithgow/Anita Baker
(1987)
... (writer)
- Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis
(1987)
... (writer)
- Bill Murray/Percy Sledge
(1987)
... (writer)
- Valerie Bertinelli/Robert Cray Band
(1987)
... (writer)
- Willie Nelson
(1987)
... (writer)
- Bronson Pinchot/Paul Young
(1987)
... (writer)
- Paul Shaffer/Bruce Hornsby & The Range
(1987)
... (writer)
- Walter Payton & Joe Montana/Debbie Harry
(1987)
... (writer)
- William Shatner/Lone Justice
(1986)
... (writer)
- Steve Guttenberg/The Pretenders
(1986)
... (writer)
- Chevy Chase/Steve Martin/Martin Short/Randy Newman
(1986)
... (writer)
- Robin Williams/Paul Simon
(1986)
... (writer)
- Sam Kinison/Lou Reed
(1986)
... (writer)
- Rosanna Arquette/Ric Ocasek
(1986)
... (writer)
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run-DMC
(1986)
... (writer)
- Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter
(1986)
... (writer)
- Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic
(1986)
... (writer)
- Jimmy Breslin and Marvin Hagler/Level 42/E.G. Daily
(1986)
... (writer)
- Catherine Oxenberg and Paul Simon/Ladysmith Black Mambazo
(1986)
... (writer)
- Tony Danza/Laurie Anderson
(1986)
... (writer)
- Oprah Winfrey/Joe Jackson
(1986)
... (writer)
- George Wendt and Francis Ford Coppola/Philip Glass
(1986)
... (writer)
- Griffin Dunne/Rosanne Cash
(1986)
... (writer)
- Jay Leno/The Neville Brothers
(1986)
... (writer)
- Jerry Hall/Stevie Ray Vaughan/Jimmie Vaughan
(1986)
... (writer)
- Ron Reagan/The Nelsons
(1986)
... (writer)
- Dudley Moore/Al Green
(1986)
... (writer)
- Harry Dean Stanton/The Replacements
(1986)
... (writer)
- Teri Garr/Dream Academy/The Cult
(1985)
... (writer)
- Tom Hanks/Sade
(1985)
... (writer)
- John Lithgow/Mr. Mister
(1985)
... (writer)
- Pee Wee Herman/Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Zydeco Band
(1985)
... (writer)
- Chevy Chase/Sheila E.
(1985)
... (writer)
- Madonna/Simple Minds
(1985)
... (writer)
- Buck Henry/Andrew Gold/Andrae Crouch & Voices of Unity
(1980)
... (writer)
- Steve Martin/Paul & Linda McCartney/3-D
(1980)
... (writer)
- Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces/Bruce Cockburn
(1980)
... (writer)
- Strother Martin/The Specials
(1980)
... (writer)
- Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray
(1980)
... (writer)
- Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead
(1980)
... (writer)
- Paul Simon, James Taylor & David Sanborn
(1980)
... (writer)
- Rodney Dangerfield/The J. Geils Band
(1980)
... (writer)
- Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave
(1980)
... (writer)
- Elliott Gould/Gary Numan
(1980)
... (writer)
- Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull
(1980)
... (writer)
- Teri Garr/The B-52's
(1980)
... (writer)
- Ted Knight/Desmond Child & Rouge
(1979)
... (writer)
- Martin Sheen/David Bowie
(1979)
... (writer)
- Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman
(1979)
... (writer)
- Bea Arthur/The Roches
(1979)
... (writer)
- Buck Henry/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(1979)
... (writer)
- Bill Russell/Chicago
(1979)
... (writer)
- Eric Idle/Bob Dylan
(1979)
... (writer)
- Steve Martin/Blondie
(1979)
... (writer)
- Buck Henry/Bette Midler
(1979)
... (writer)
- Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt/Phoebe Snow
(1979)
... (writer)
- Michael Palin/James Taylor
(1979)
... (writer)
- Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman
(1979)
... (writer)
- Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones
(1979)
... (writer)
- Margot Kidder/The Chieftains
(1979)
... (writer)
- Gary Busey/Eubie Blake and Gregory Hines
(1979)
... (writer)
- Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton
(1979)
... (writer)
- Ricky Nelson/Judy Collins
(1979)
... (writer)
- Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads
(1979)
... (written by)
- Michael Palin/The Doobie Brothers
(1979)
... (writer)
- Elliott Gould/Peter Tosh
(1978)
... (writer)
- Eric Idle/Kate Bush
(1978)
... (writer)
- Walter Matthau
(1978)
... (writer)
- Carrie Fisher/The Blues Brothers
(1978)
... (writer)
- Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead
(1978)
... (writer)
- Steve Martin/Van Morrison
(1978)
... (writer)
- Frank Zappa
(1978)
... (writer)
- Fred Willard/Devo
(1978)
... (writer)
- The Rolling Stones
(1978)
... (writer)
- Buck Henry/Sun Ra
(1978)
... (written by)
- Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman
(1978)
... (writer)
- Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers
(1978)
... (writer)
- Michael Sarrazin/Keith Jarrett, Gravity
(1978)
... (writer)
- Michael Palin/Eugene Record
(1978)
... (writer)
- Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf
(1978)
... (writer)
- Jill Clayburgh/Eddie Money
(1978)
... (writer)
- Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop
(1978)
... (writer)
- O.J. Simpson/Ashford & Simpson
(1978)
... (writer)
- Chevy Chase/Billy Joel
(1978)
... (writer)
- Robert Klein/Bonnie Raitt
(1978)
... (writer)
- Steve Martin/Randy Newman/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
(1978)
... (writer)
- Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello
(1977)
... (writer)
- Mary Kay Place/Willie Nelson
(1977)
... (writer)
- Buck Henry/Leon Redbone
(1977)
... (writer)
- Ray Charles
(1977)
... (writer)
- Charles Grodin/Paul Simon
(1977)
... (writer)
- Hugh Hefner/Libby Titus
(1977)
... (writer)
- Madeline Kahn/Taj Mahal
(1977)
... (writer)
- Steve Martin/Jackson Browne
(1977)
... (writer)
- Buck Henry/Jennifer Warnes/Kenny Vance
(1977)
... (writer)
- Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading
(1977)
... (writer)
- Eric Idle/Neil Innes
(1977)
... (writer)
- Elliott Gould/Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Roslyn Kind
(1977)
... (writer)
- Julian Bond/Tom Waits, Brick
(1977)
... (writer)
- Jack Burns/Santana
(1977)
... (writer)
- Broderick Crawford/Levon Helm/Dr. John/The Meters
(1977)
... (writer)
- Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin
(1977)
... (writer)
- Steve Martin/The Kinks
(1977)
... (writer)
- Live from Mardi Gras
(1977)
... (writer)
- Fran Tarkenton/Leo Sayer, Donnie Harper and the Voices of Tomorrow
(1977)
... (writer)
- Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry
(1977)
... (writer)
- Ralph Nader/George Benson
(1977)
... (writer)
- Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa
(1976)
... (writer)
- Jodie Foster/Brian Wilson
(1976)
... (writer)
- Paul Simon/George Harrison
(1976)
... (writer)
- Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder
(1976)
... (writer)
- Buck Henry/The Band
(1976)
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- Steve Martin/Kinky Friedman
(1976)
... (writer)
- Karen Black/John Prine
(1976)
... (writer)
- Eric Idle/Joe Cocker/Stuff
(1976)
... (written by)
- Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs
(1976)
... (writer)
- Lily Tomlin/James Taylor
(1976)
... (writer)
- Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge
(1976)
... (writer)
- Louise Lasser/Preservation Hall Jazz Band
(1976)
... (writer)
- Elliott Gould/Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson
(1976)
... (writer)
- Buck Henry/Gordon Lightfoot
(1976)
... (writer)
- Dyan Cannon/Leon & Mary Russell
(1976)
... (writer)
- Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon
(1976)
... (writer)
- Raquel Welch/Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian
(1976)
... (writer)
- Ron Nessen/Patti Smith Group
(1976)
... (writer)
- Anthony Perkins/Betty Carter
(1976)
... (writer)
- Jill Clayburgh/Leon Redbone/The Singing Idlers
(1976)
... (writer)
- Desi Arnaz/Desi Arnaz, Jr.
(1976)
... (writer)
- Peter Boyle/Al Jarreau
(1976)
... (writer)
- Dick Cavett/Jimmy Cliff
(1976)
... (writer)
- Peter Cook & Dudley Moore/Neil Sedaka
(1976)
... (written by)
- Buck Henry/Bill Withers, Toni Basil
(1976)
... (written by)
- Elliott Gould/Anne Murray
(1976)
... (written by)
- Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves/The Stylistics
(1975)
... (written by)
- Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron
(1975)
... (written by)
- Lily Tomlin
(1975)
... (written by)
- Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III
(1975)
... (written by)
- Candice Bergen/Esther Phillips
(1975)
... (written by)
- Rob Reiner
(1975)
... (written by)
- Paul Simon/Randy Newman/Phoebe Snow
(1975)
... (written by)
- Saturday Night Live: George Carlin/Billy Preston/Janis Ian
(1975)
... (written by - as Al 'Bud' Franken)
LateLine
(TV Series) (creator - 23 episodes, 1998 - 1999) (written by - 2 episodes, 1998) (writer - 1 episode, 1998) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1998)
- The Christian Guy
(1999)
... (creator)
- Karp's Night Out
(1999)
... (creator)
- Svadharma
(1999)
... (creator)
- Kids 'N' Guns
(1999)
... (creator)
- The Minister of Television
(1999)
... (creator)
- Protecting the Source
(1999)
... (creator)
- Pearce on Conan
(1999)
... (creator)
- Lawyer, Lawyer
(1998)
... (creator) / (written by)
- Pearce's New Buddy
(1998)
... (creator) / (writer)
- Buddy Hackett
(1998)
... (creator) / (teleplay)
- Gale Gets a Life
(1998)
... (creator)
- Al Anonymous
(1998)
... (creator)
- Pilot
(1998)
... (creator) / (written by)
- Episode #2.9
... (creator)
- Episode #2.14
... (creator)
- Episode #2.13
... (creator)
- Episode #2.12
... (creator)
- Episode #2.10
... (creator)
- The Seventh Plague
... (creator)
- The Negotiator
... (creator)
- Requiem for a Horse
... (creator)
- Mona Moves Up
... (creator)
- Error Apparent
... (creator)
1997
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
(TV Series) (additional material - 1 episode)
- Sharon Meyers
(1997)
... (additional material)
1996-1997
Politically Incorrect
(TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes)
- Episode dated 30 May 1997
(1997)
... (writer)
- Episode dated 29 April 1997
(1997)
... (writer)
- Episode dated 16 April 1997
(1997)
... (writer)
- Episode dated 20 March 1997
(1997)
... (writer)
- Episode dated 11 February 1997
(1997)
... (writer)
- Episode dated 23 October 1996
(1996)
... (writer)
1984
The New Show
(TV Series) (writer - 5 episodes)
- Episode #1.5
(1984)
... (writer)
- Episode #1.4
(1984)
... (writer)
- Episode #1.3
(1984)
... (writer)
- Episode #1.2
(1984)
... (writer)
- Episode #1.1
(1984)
... (writer)
Show
Producer (9 credits)
Producer (9 credits)
1998-1999
LateLine
(TV Series) (executive producer - 23 episodes)
- The Christian Guy
(1999)
... (executive producer)
- Karp's Night Out
(1999)
... (executive producer)
- Svadharma
(1999)
... (executive producer)
- Kids 'N' Guns
(1999)
... (executive producer)
- The Minister of Television
(1999)
... (executive producer)
- Protecting the Source
(1999)
... (executive producer)
- Pearce on Conan
(1999)
... (executive producer)
- Lawyer, Lawyer
(1998)
... (executive producer)
- Pearce's New Buddy
(1998)
... (executive producer)
- Buddy Hackett
(1998)
... (executive producer)
- Gale Gets a Life
(1998)
... (executive producer)
- Al Anonymous
(1998)
... (executive producer)
- Pilot
(1998)
... (executive producer)
- Episode #2.9
... (executive producer)
- Episode #2.14
... (executive producer)
- Episode #2.13
... (executive producer)
- Episode #2.12
... (executive producer)
- Episode #2.10
... (executive producer)
- The Seventh Plague
... (executive producer)
- The Negotiator
... (executive producer)
- Requiem for a Horse
... (executive producer)
- Mona Moves Up
... (executive producer)
- Error Apparent
... (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (producer - 165 episodes, 1985 - 1994) (co-producer - 2 episodes, 1990)
- Heather Locklear/Janet Jackson
(1994)
... (producer)
- John Goodman/The Pretenders
(1994)
... (producer)
- Emilio Estevez/Pearl Jam
(1994)
... (producer)
- Kelsey Grammer/Dwight Yoakam
(1994)
... (producer)
- Helen Hunt/Snoop Doggy Dogg
(1994)
... (producer)
- Nancy Kerrigan/Aretha Franklin
(1994)
... (producer)
- Martin Lawrence/Crash Test Dummies
(1994)
... (producer)
- Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger/UB40
(1994)
... (producer)
- Patrick Stewart/Salt-N-Pepa
(1994)
... (producer)
- Sara Gilbert/Counting Crows
(1994)
... (producer)
- Jason Patric/Blind Melon
(1994)
... (producer)
- Sally Field/Tony! Toni! Tone!
(1993)
... (producer)
- Nicole Kidman/Stone Temple Pilots
(1993)
... (producer)
- Rosie O'Donnell/James Taylor
(1993)
... (producer)
- Christian Slater/Smashing Pumpkins
(1993)
... (producer)
- John Malkovich/Billy Joel
(1993)
... (producer)
- Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith
(1993)
... (producer)
- Shannen Doherty/Cypress Hill
(1993)
... (producer)
- Charles Barkley/Nirvana
(1993)
... (producer)
- Kevin Kline/Willie Nelson & Paul Simon
(1993)
... (producer)
- Christina Applegate/Midnight Oil
(1993)
... (producer)
- Kirstie Alley/Lenny Kravitz
(1993)
... (producer)
- Jason Alexander/Peter Gabriel
(1993)
... (producer)
- Miranda Richardson/Soul Asylum
(1993)
... (producer)
- John Goodman/Mary J. Blige
(1993)
... (producer)
- Bill Murray/Sting
(1993)
... (producer)
- Alec Baldwin/Paul McCartney
(1993)
... (producer)
- Luke Perry/Mick Jagger
(1993)
... (producer)
- Harvey Keitel/Madonna
(1993)
... (producer)
- Danny DeVito/Bon Jovi
(1993)
... (producer)
- Glenn Close/Black Crowes
(1992)
... (producer)
- Tom Arnold/Neil Young
(1992)
... (producer)
- Sinbad/Sade
(1992)
... (producer)
- Michael Keaton/Morrissey
(1992)
... (producer)
- Catherine O'Hara/10,000 Maniacs
(1992)
... (producer)
- Christopher Walken/Arrested Development
(1992)
... (producer)
- Joe Pesci/Spin Doctors
(1992)
... (producer)
- Tim Robbins/Sinéad O'Connor
(1992)
... (producer)
- Nicolas Cage/Bobby Brown
(1992)
... (producer)
- Woody Harrelson/Vanessa Williams
(1992)
... (producer)
- Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen
(1992)
... (producer)
- Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox
(1992)
... (producer)
- Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam
(1992)
... (producer)
- Mary Stuart Masterson/En Vogue
(1992)
... (producer)
- John Goodman/Garth Brooks
(1992)
... (producer)
- Roseanne & Tom Arnold/Red Hot Chili Peppers
(1992)
... (producer)
- Jason Priestley/Teenage Fanclub
(1992)
... (producer)
- Susan Dey/C+C Music Factory
(1992)
... (producer)
- Chevy Chase/Robbie Robertson
(1992)
... (producer)
- Rob Morrow/Nirvana
(1992)
... (producer)
- Steve Martin/James Taylor
(1991)
... (producer)
- Hammer
(1991)
... (producer)
- Macaulay Culkin/Tin Machine
(1991)
... (producer)
- Linda Hamilton/Mariah Carey
(1991)
... (producer)
- Kiefer Sutherland/Skid Row
(1991)
... (producer)
- Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt
(1991)
... (producer)
- Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(1991)
... (producer)
- Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd
(1991)
... (producer)
- Michael Jordan/Public Enemy
(1991)
... (producer)
- George Wendt/Elvis Costello
(1991)
... (producer)
- Delta Burke/Chris Isaak
(1991)
... (producer)
- Steven Seagal/Michael Bolton
(1991)
... (producer)
- Catherine O'Hara/R.E.M.
(1991)
... (producer)
- Jeremy Irons/Fishbone
(1991)
... (producer)
- Michael J. Fox/Black Crowes
(1991)
... (producer)
- Alec Baldwin/Whitney Houston
(1991)
... (producer)
- Roseanne Barr/Deee-lite
(1991)
... (producer)
- Kevin Bacon/INXS
(1991)
... (producer)
- Sting
(1991)
... (producer)
- Joe Mantegna/Vanilla Ice
(1991)
... (producer)
- Dennis Quaid/The Neville Brothers
(1990)
... (co-producer)
- Tom Hanks/Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
(1990)
... (co-producer)
- John Goodman/Faith No More
(1990)
... (producer)
- Dennis Hopper/Paul Simon
(1990)
... (producer)
- Jimmy Smits/World Party
(1990)
... (producer)
- Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey
(1990)
... (producer)
- George Steinbrenner/The Time
(1990)
... (producer)
- Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers
(1990)
... (producer)
- Kyle MacLachlan/Sinéad O'Connor
(1990)
... (producer)
- Candice Bergen/The Notting Hillbillies
(1990)
... (producer)
- Andrew Dice Clay/Julee Cruise/Spanic Boys
(1990)
... (producer)
- Alec Baldwin/The B-52's
(1990)
... (producer)
- Corbin Bernsen/The Smithereens
(1990)
... (producer)
- Debra Winger/Eric Clapton
(1990)
... (producer)
- Rob Lowe/The Pogues
(1990)
... (producer)
- Fred Savage/Technotronic
(1990)
... (producer)
- Tom Hanks/Aerosmith
(1990)
... (producer)
- Quincy Jones & Co.
(1990)
... (producer)
- Christopher Walken/Bonnie Raitt
(1990)
... (producer)
- Ed O'Neill/Harry Connick Jr.
(1990)
... (producer)
- Andie MacDowell/Tracy Chapman
(1989)
... (producer)
- Robert Wagner/Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
(1989)
... (producer)
- John Goodman/k.d. lang
(1989)
... (producer)
- Woody Harrelson/David Byrne
(1989)
... (producer)
- Chris Evert/Eurythmics
(1989)
... (producer)
- James Woods/Don Henley
(1989)
... (producer)
- Kathleen Turner/Billy Joel
(1989)
... (producer)
- Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee Jones
(1989)
... (producer)
- Steve Martin/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(1989)
... (producer)
- Wayne Gretzky/Fine Young Cannibals
(1989)
... (producer)
- Geena Davis/John Mellencamp
(1989)
... (producer)
- Dolly Parton
(1989)
... (producer)
- Mel Gibson/Living Colour
(1989)
... (producer)
- Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello
(1989)
... (producer)
- Glenn Close/Gipsy Kings
(1989)
... (producer)
- Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies
(1989)
... (producer)
- Ted Danson/Luther Vandross
(1989)
... (producer)
- Tony Danza/John Hiatt
(1989)
... (producer)
- John Malkovich/Anita Baker
(1989)
... (producer)
- Melanie Griffith/Little Feat
(1988)
... (producer)
- Kevin Kline/Bobby McFerrin
(1988)
... (producer)
- Danny DeVito/The Bangles
(1988)
... (producer)
- John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman
(1988)
... (producer)
- Demi Moore/Johnny Clegg & Savuka
(1988)
... (producer)
- Matthew Modine/Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
(1988)
... (producer)
- John Larroquette/Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler
(1988)
... (producer)
- Matthew Broderick/The Sugarcubes
(1988)
... (producer)
- Judge Reinhold/10,000 Maniacs
(1988)
... (producer)
- Tom Hanks/Randy Travis
(1988)
... (producer)
- Justine Bateman/Terrance Trent D'Arby
(1988)
... (producer)
- Carl Weathers/Robbie Robertson
(1988)
... (producer)
- Robin Williams/James Taylor
(1988)
... (producer)
- Paul Simon/Linda Ronstadt
(1987)
... (producer)
- Angie Dickinson/Buster Poindexter/David Gilmour
(1987)
... (producer)
- Danny DeVito/Bryan Ferry
(1987)
... (producer)
- Candice Bergen/Cher
(1987)
... (producer)
- Robert Mitchum/Simply Red
(1987)
... (producer)
- Dabney Coleman/The Cars
(1987)
... (producer)
- Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J/The Pull
(1987)
... (producer)
- Steve Martin/Sting
(1987)
... (producer)
- Dennis Hopper/Roy Orbison
(1987)
... (producer)
- Garry Shandling/Los Lobos
(1987)
... (producer)
- Mark Harmon/Suzanne Vega
(1987)
... (producer)
- John Larroquette/Timbuk-3
(1987)
... (producer)
- John Lithgow/Anita Baker
(1987)
... (producer)
- Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis
(1987)
... (producer)
- Bill Murray/Percy Sledge
(1987)
... (producer)
- Valerie Bertinelli/Robert Cray Band
(1987)
... (producer)
- Willie Nelson
(1987)
... (producer)
- Bronson Pinchot/Paul Young
(1987)
... (producer)
- Paul Shaffer/Bruce Hornsby & The Range
(1987)
... (producer)
- Walter Payton & Joe Montana/Debbie Harry
(1987)
... (producer)
- William Shatner/Lone Justice
(1986)
... (producer)
- Steve Guttenberg/The Pretenders
(1986)
... (producer)
- Chevy Chase/Steve Martin/Martin Short/Randy Newman
(1986)
... (producer)
- Sam Kinison/Lou Reed
(1986)
... (producer)
- Rosanna Arquette/Ric Ocasek
(1986)
... (producer)
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run-DMC
(1986)
... (producer)
- Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter
(1986)
... (producer)
- Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic
(1986)
... (producer)
- Jimmy Breslin and Marvin Hagler/Level 42/E.G. Daily
(1986)
... (producer)
- Catherine Oxenberg and Paul Simon/Ladysmith Black Mambazo
(1986)
... (producer)
- Tony Danza/Laurie Anderson
(1986)
... (producer)
- Oprah Winfrey/Joe Jackson
(1986)
... (producer)
- George Wendt and Francis Ford Coppola/Philip Glass
(1986)
... (producer)
- Griffin Dunne/Rosanne Cash
(1986)
... (producer)
- Jay Leno/The Neville Brothers
(1986)
... (producer)
- Jerry Hall/Stevie Ray Vaughan/Jimmie Vaughan
(1986)
... (producer)
- Ron Reagan/The Nelsons
(1986)
... (producer)
- Dudley Moore/Al Green
(1986)
... (producer)
- Harry Dean Stanton/The Replacements
(1986)
... (producer)
- Teri Garr/Dream Academy/The Cult
(1985)
... (producer)
- Tom Hanks/Sade
(1985)
... (producer)
- John Lithgow/Mr. Mister
(1985)
... (producer)
- Pee Wee Herman/Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Zydeco Band
(1985)
... (producer)
- Chevy Chase/Sheila E.
(1985)
... (producer)
- Madonna/Simple Minds
(1985)
... (producer)
Show
Actor (22 credits)
Actor (22 credits)
1975-2002
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series)
Various / Stuart Smalley / Announcer / ...
Various / Stuart Smalley / Announcer / ...
- Al Gore/Phish
(2002)
... Stuart Smalley (uncredited)
- George Foreman/Hole
(1994)
... Various (voice, uncredited)
- Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt
(1994)
... Various / Stuart Smalley
- Patrick Stewart/Salt-N-Pepa
(1994)
... Togg (uncredited)
- Rosie O'Donnell/James Taylor
(1993)
... Various / Stuart Smalley
- Charles Barkley/Nirvana
(1993)
... Stuart Smalley
- Kirstie Alley/Lenny Kravitz
(1993)
... Stuart Smalley (uncredited)
- Alec Baldwin/Paul McCartney
(1993)
... Stuart Smalley
- Glenn Close/Black Crowes
(1992)
... Stuart Smalley
- Sinbad/Sade
(1992)
... Lex Luthor (uncredited)
- Catherine O'Hara/10,000 Maniacs
(1992)
... Stuart Smalley
- Tim Robbins/Sinéad O'Connor
(1992)
... Stuart Smalley
- Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox
(1992)
... Various
- Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam
(1992)
... Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- John Goodman/Garth Brooks
(1992)
... Various / Paul Tsongas
- Roseanne & Tom Arnold/Red Hot Chili Peppers
(1992)
... Stuart Smalley
- Chevy Chase/Robbie Robertson
(1992)
... 'Love Toilet' announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Macaulay Culkin/Tin Machine
(1991)
... Various
- Kiefer Sutherland/Skid Row
(1991)
... Various
- Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt
(1991)
... Various (uncredited)
- Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(1991)
... Various
- Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd
(1991)
... Various
- Michael Jordan/Public Enemy
(1991)
... Various
- Delta Burke/Chris Isaak
(1991)
... Stuart Smalley / Announcer
- Catherine O'Hara/R.E.M.
(1991)
... Stuart Smalley
- Michael J. Fox/Black Crowes
(1991)
... Stuart Smalley / Announcer
- Kevin Bacon/INXS
(1991)
... Stuart Smalley
- Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey
(1990)
... (credit only)
- Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers
(1990)
... Sketch Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Kyle MacLachlan/Sinéad O'Connor
(1990)
... Various
- Alec Baldwin/The B-52's
(1990)
... Al Goldstein
- Corbin Bernsen/The Smithereens
(1990)
... Elija (voice, uncredited)
- Rob Lowe/The Pogues
(1990)
... (credit only)
- Fred Savage/Technotronic
(1990)
... (credit only)
- Quincy Jones & Co.
(1990)
... Ben Wasserman
- Robert Wagner/Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
(1989)
... Townsperson
- John Goodman/k.d. lang
(1989)
... Martian (uncredited)
- Steve Martin/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(1989)
... Chuck Upjohn
- Wayne Gretzky/Fine Young Cannibals
(1989)
... Various
- Geena Davis/John Mellencamp
(1989)
... Barry (uncredited)
- Dolly Parton
(1989)
... Various (uncredited)
- Mel Gibson/Living Colour
(1989)
... Various
- Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello
(1989)
... Traveler / Various (uncredited)
- Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies
(1989)
... Various
- Ted Danson/Luther Vandross
(1989)
... Driver (voice, uncredited)
- Tony Danza/John Hiatt
(1989)
... Various
- Kevin Kline/Bobby McFerrin
(1988)
... Sketch Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman
(1988)
... Zaktu
- Demi Moore/Johnny Clegg & Savuka
(1988)
... Ranger
- Matthew Modine/Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
(1988)
... Various
- John Larroquette/Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler
(1988)
... Lyndon LaRouche / Caller
- Tom Hanks/Keith Richards
(1988)
... Sketch Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Justine Bateman/Terrance Trent D'Arby
(1988)
... Various (uncredited)
- Carl Weathers/Robbie Robertson
(1988)
... Sen. Paul Simon (uncredited)
- Angie Dickinson/Buster Poindexter/David Gilmour
(1987)
... Henry Kissinger (uncredited)
- Dabney Coleman/The Cars
(1987)
... Psycho Mutant (uncredited)
- Steve Martin/Sting
(1987)
... Various / Announcer (uncredited)
- John Larroquette/Timbuk-3
(1987)
... ICM Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Bronson Pinchot/Paul Young
(1987)
... Various (uncredited)
- Steve Guttenberg/The Pretenders
(1986)
... McSooshi Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Tony Danza/Laurie Anderson
(1986)
... Henry Kissinger (uncredited)
- George Wendt and Francis Ford Coppola/Philip Glass
(1986)
... Bartender (uncredited)
- Harry Dean Stanton/The Replacements
(1986)
... Narrator: Big Ball of Sports (voice, uncredited)
- Pee Wee Herman/Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Zydeco Band
(1985)
... Russian Translator (voice, uncredited)
- Chevy Chase/Sheila E.
(1985)
... The Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice, uncredited)
- Madonna/Simple Minds
(1985)
... Pinklisting Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Buck Henry/Andrew Gold/Andrae Crouch & Voices of Unity
(1980)
... Joe Daddy / Hunter
- Steve Martin/Paul & Linda McCartney/3-D
(1980)
... Caveman / Motorist (uncredited)
- Strother Martin/The Specials
(1980)
... Camper (uncredited)
- Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray
(1980)
... Roman
- Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave
(1980)
... Various
- Elliott Gould/Gary Numan
(1980)
... Various
- Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull
(1980)
... Henry Kissinger
- Ted Knight/Desmond Child & Rouge
(1979)
... Henry Kissinger / Barry / Delivery Man
- Martin Sheen/David Bowie
(1979)
... Various
- Bea Arthur/The Roches
(1979)
... Soldier (uncredited)
- Buck Henry/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(1979)
... Various (uncredited)
- Bill Russell/Chicago
(1979)
... Various (uncredited)
- Steve Martin/Blondie
(1979)
... Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited)
- Michael Palin/James Taylor
(1979)
... Shipmate (uncredited)
- Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones
(1979)
... Two Mile Player (uncredited)
- Gary Busey/Eubie Blake and Gregory Hines
(1979)
... Student (uncredited)
- Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads
(1979)
... René (uncredited)
- Michael Palin/The Doobie Brothers
(1979)
... Various (as Franken)
- Elliott Gould/Peter Tosh
(1978)
... Customer (uncredited)
- Eric Idle/Kate Bush
(1978)
... (uncredited)
- Carrie Fisher/The Blues Brothers
(1978)
... Buzz (uncredited)
- Steve Martin/Van Morrison
(1978)
... Guard (uncredited)
- Frank Zappa
(1978)
... Pete Tagliani (as Franken)
- Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers
(1978)
... Various (uncredited)
- Michael Palin/Eugene Record
(1978)
... Rod M (uncredited)
- Jill Clayburgh/Eddie Money
(1978)
... Lester Crackfield (uncredited)
- Chevy Chase/Billy Joel
(1978)
... Ray Floyd (uncredited)
- Mary Kay Place/Willie Nelson
(1977)
... Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited)
- Charles Grodin/Paul Simon
(1977)
... Passenger (uncredited)
- Steve Martin/Jackson Browne
(1977)
... Mr. Arkansas (as Franken & Davis)
- Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading
(1977)
... Patron / Extra (uncredited)
- Eric Idle/Neil Innes
(1977)
... Various (uncredited)
- Elliott Gould/Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Roslyn Kind
(1977)
... Patron (uncredited)
- Julian Bond/Tom Waits, Brick
(1977)
... Dancer (uncredited)
- Jack Burns/Santana
(1977)
... Various (uncredited)
- Steve Martin/The Kinks
(1977)
... George Jessel / Various (uncredited)
- Live from Mardi Gras
(1977)
... Passerby / Worker (uncredited)
- Fran Tarkenton/Leo Sayer, Donnie Harper and the Voices of Tomorrow
(1977)
... Various (uncredited)
- Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder
(1976)
... Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited)
- Steve Martin/Kinky Friedman
(1976)
... Wanderer (uncredited)
- Karen Black/John Prine
(1976)
... Lab Technician (uncredited)
- Eric Idle/Joe Cocker/Stuff
(1976)
... Pong Player (voice, uncredited)
- Lily Tomlin/James Taylor
(1976)
... Phone Technician (uncredited)
- Elliott Gould/Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson
(1976)
... Guest
- Buck Henry/Gordon Lightfoot
(1976)
... Crowd Member (uncredited)
- Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon
(1976)
... Ron Ziegler (voice, uncredited)
- Ron Nessen/Patti Smith Group
(1976)
... Judge / Cook (uncredited)
- Anthony Perkins/Betty Carter
(1976)
... Dancer (uncredited)
- Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves/The Stylistics
(1975)
... Bee / Pong Player (uncredited)
- Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron
(1975)
... Player on the Left (segment "Pong") (voice, uncredited)
- Lily Tomlin
(1975)
... Guest (uncredited)
- Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III
(1975)
... Pong Player on the Right (voice, uncredited)
- Candice Bergen/Esther Phillips
(1975)
... Pong Player #1 (voice, uncredited)
- Rob Reiner
(1975)
... Mourner (segment 'Wrigley's') (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live: George Carlin/Billy Preston/Janis Ian
(1975)
... Caveman (uncredited)
2001
Clerks
(TV Series)
Mayor McCheese
Mayor McCheese
- Leonardo Is Caught in the Grip of an Outbreak of Randal's Imagination and Patrick Swayze Either Does or Doesn't Work in the New Pet Store
(2001)
... Mayor McCheese (voice)
1998-1999
LateLine
(TV Series)
Al Freundlich
Al Freundlich
- The Christian Guy
(1999)
... Al Freundlich
- Karp's Night Out
(1999)
... Al Freundlich
- Svadharma
(1999)
... Al Freundlich
- Kids 'N' Guns
(1999)
... Al Freundlich
- The Minister of Television
(1999)
... Al Freundlich
- Protecting the Source
(1999)
... Al Freundlich
- Pearce on Conan
(1999)
... Al Freundlich
- Lawyer, Lawyer
(1998)
... Al Freundlich
- Pearce's New Buddy
(1998)
... Al Freundlich
- Buddy Hackett
(1998)
... Al Freundlich
- Gale Gets a Life
(1998)
... Al Freundlich
- Al Anonymous
(1998)
... Al Freundlich
- Pilot
(1998)
... Al Freundlich
- Episode #2.9
... Al Freundlich
- Episode #2.14
... Al Freundlich
- Episode #2.13
... Al Freundlich
- Episode #2.12
... Al Freundlich
- Episode #2.10
... Al Freundlich
- The Seventh Plague
... Al Freundlich
- The Negotiator
... Al Freundlich
- Requiem for a Horse
... Al Freundlich
- Mona Moves Up
... Al Freundlich
- Error Apparent
... Al Freundlich
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
(TV Mini Series)
Jerome Weisner
Jerome Weisner
- Can We Do This?
(1998)
... Jerome Weisner
1988
Superman 50th Anniversary
(TV Movie documentary)
The Awesome Pair, formerly 'The Crimebusters' (as Franken & Davis)
The Awesome Pair, formerly 'The Crimebusters' (as Franken & Davis)
Show
Soundtrack (2 credits)
Soundtrack (2 credits)
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes, 1977 - 1993) (writer - 1 episode, 1977)
- Kirstie Alley/Lenny Kravitz
(1993)
... (performer: "Recurring Characters for Unity")
- Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello
(1977)
... (performer: "Al Franken's musical tribute to his parents") / (writer: "Al Franken's musical tribute to his parents")
- Eric Idle/Neil Innes
(1977)
... (performer: "Look for the Union Label" - uncredited)
Show
Additional Crew (2 credits)
Additional Crew (2 credits)
1988-1989
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (creative consultant - 2 episodes)
- Bruce Willis/Neil Young
(1989)
... (creative consultant)
- Tom Hanks/Keith Richards
(1988)
... (creative consultant)
Show
Thanks (3 credits)
Thanks (3 credits)
Show
Self (139 credits)
Self (139 credits)
2023-2024
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
(Podcast Series)
Self
Self
- Al Franken, Dahlia Lithwick, Roberta Kaplan & Imran Ahmed
(2024)
... Self
- E. Jean Carroll, Roberta Kaplan, Al Franken & Brian Klaas
(2024)
... Self
- Al Franken, Alex Thompson & Schuyler VanValkenburg
(2023)
... Self
2023
Jesse Watters Primetime
(TV Series)
Self - Street Interview
Self - Street Interview
- Episode #2.206
(2023)
... Self - Street Interview
2023
CNN Tonight, Alisyn Camerota and Laura Coates
(TV Series)
Self - Correspondent
Self - Correspondent
- Episode dated 4 May 2023
(2023)
... Self - Correspondent
2023
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend
(Podcast Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Al Franken Returns
(2023)
... Self - Guest
2023
Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast
(Podcast Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Al Franken from SNL to U.S. Senator
(2023)
... Self - Guest
1998-2023
The Daily Show
(TV Series)
Self / Self - Host
Self / Self - Host
- BenDeLaCreme
(2023)
... Self - Host
- Heather McGhee
(2023)
... Self - Host
- Alan Ruck
(2023)
... Self - Host
- Lindsey Graham
(2023)
... Self - Host
- Al Franken
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
- Al Franken
(2015)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
- Al Franken
(2006)
... Self
- Al Franken
(2005)
... Self
- Al Franken
(2004)
... Self
- Al Franken
(2003)
... Self
- Al Franken
(1998)
... Self
2021-2023
CBS Mornings
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode #3.56
(2023)
... Self
- Episode dated 16 November 2021
(2021)
... Self
2022
Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade
(Podcast Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Al Franken
(2022)
... Self - Guest
2017-2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(TV Series)
Self / Self - Guest Host
Self / Self - Guest Host
- Will Arnett/Chris Bianco/Goo Goo Dolls
(2022)
... Self
- Al Franken/Bob Odenkirk/Katie Porter/Los Lobos
(2022)
... Self - Guest Host
- Al Franken/Paul Reubens/Big Thief
(2020)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
- Halle Berry/Al Franken
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
2019-2022
The Al Franken Podcast
(Podcast Series)
Self - Host
Self - Host
- Former Firearms Exec & NRA Member, Ryan Busse, Exposes the Dark Underbelly of the Gun Industry
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Michael Lewis on why U.S. COVID response was so... CRAPPY. (My word)
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Bob Odenkirk talks about Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, and Drama
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Amy Klobuchar on Anti-Trust
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Bill Walton on Basketball, The Grateful Dead, and Life
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Dahlia Lithwick on the Insane Republican Awfulness in the Jackson SCOTUS Hearings
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Marc Lamont Hill, Anchor of Black News Tonight, Explains Basic Concepts Like Race as a Social Construct
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Atlantic Monthly's Franklin Foer Covers Lots of Ground on Ukraine
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Journalist/Author Michael Weiss on Putin's Grave Miscalculation
(2022)
... Self - Host
- The NYT's Jeremy Peters on How the GOP Went Batshit Crazy
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Economist Austan Goolsbee on Guess What? The Economy
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Heather McGhee on Critical Race Theory & Other Stuff
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Jamie Raskin
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Max Bergmann Covers Europe, Ukraine, and Russia for the Center for American Progress
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Marc Elias & Ari Berman on the GOP's Assault on Democracy
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance Discusses Trump's Myriad Civil & Criminal Vulnerabilities
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Andy Slavitt and Laurie Garrett Discuss Disturbing New COVID Realities
(2022)
... Self - Host
- Michael Harriot, Acerbic (Funny, Biting, and Funny) Black Writer Talks About (Yikes!) Race
(2022)
... Self - Host
- David Letterman! Top Ten Reasons We're Repeating This One: #1 - WE CAN!!!
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Jim Gaffigan and Al Discuss Stand-up & Netflix's Release of his 9th Hour Special, Comedy Monster
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Dahlia Lithwick & Sarah Stoesz, CEO of Planned Parenthood in the Upper Midwest, on Abortion.
(2021)
... Self - Host
- David Cay Johnston on His New Book - The Big Cheat. Who's it about? Take a guess!
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Al Laugh About Her Getting Blowed Up!
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Atlantic Monthly Writer Frank Foer Tears Facebook a New One
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Norm and Al look Past Build Back Better to Saving Our Democracy
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Our Climate Guy - Nobel Prize Recipient Michael Mann on COP-26
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Ryan Busse, Once an NRA Hero, Gives us the Dirt
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Adam Schiff on the Curious Case of Donald Trump and His Goons
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Economist Austan Goolsbee on Build Back Better
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Author Jackie Calmes Did the Investigation on Brett Kavanaugh the FBI Should Have Done
(2021)
... Self - Host
- The Brilliant Dahlia Lithwick - Slate's (and Al's) Expert on SCOTUS
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Lead Dem Election Lawyer Marc Elias on the Epic Battle for Our Democracy
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Alex Gibney Talks Opioids & His Doc "The Crime of the Century"
(2021)
... Self - Host
- R.I. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the Corporate Capture of the Courts
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Author Michael Wolff Discusses Trump's Disastrous Last Year as POTUS
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Ben Rhodes, Obama's Deputy National Security Advisor, on Afghanistan & Our Foreign Policy Reset
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Laurie Garrett and Andy Slavitt - Where We Are NOW on COVID-19
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Atlantic Monthly's Adam Serwer on his book about the Trump Administration: The Cruelty is the Point
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Bryan Fogel, Producer of The Dissident, on the Brutal Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Atlantic Monthly Journalist Edward-Isaac Dovere's Fascinating New Book, 'Battle for the Soul', Chronicles the Democrats Fight for the 2020 Nomination.
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Norman Lear Discusses His 99-Years on the Planet
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Heather McGhee - An Encore of My Best Podcast Ever!
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Al Solo!
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Andy Slavitt on His New COVID Book - Preventable
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Thomas Jefferson Explains Inconsistencies in the Declaration of Independence
(2021)
... Self - Host
- George Packer on How It Got So Bad in America & How it Could Get Slightly Better
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Michael Harriot: Senior Writer for TheRoot.com, the Nation's Largest Black Online Newspaper
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Norm Ornstein & Tom Mann - Who Called the GOP a Sham Years Ago!
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Ed Shelleby - My Communications Director-On Working for a Different Kind of Senator. Plus, a Rant on Voting Rights
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Louis King - The Real Deal
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Amy Klobuchar & Al Discuss Anti-Trust & The Ted "Carnival" Cruz Joke
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Howard Fineman on Republican Nihilism
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Sen. Tammy Duckworth Tells Her Story
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Neo-Con Bill Kristol on How Trump Made Him Do Some Re-Thinking
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Replay of My Conversation with Judge Steve Leifman and Norm Ornstein
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Malcolm Nance on Russia and Jan. 6th
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Replay of My Conversation with Vice President Walter Mondale
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Marc Elias and Ari Berman on Georgia and Worse
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Mini-Podcast: Peter Bergen on Afghanistan and Bin Laden
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Uncle Sam (Roger McNamee) & Auntie Trust (Zephyr Teachout) Talk Facebook, Google, Amazon & Democracy
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Our Southern Border - National Immigration Forum Executive Director Ali Noorani
(2021)
... Self - Host
- David Letterman!
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Andy Slavitt (Again!) But Now He's a Big Shot!
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Heather McGhee - on What Racism Costs Everyone
(2021)
... Self - Host
- WaPo Columnist Catherine Rampell Wonks Out with Al on Economics, Race, Healthcare - You Name It!
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Nobel Climate Scientist Michael Mann on Denier Tactics and Idiocy
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Dr. Anthony Fauci Answers the Questions You've Been Wanting to Ask
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Al Recreates McConnell's Post-Acquittal Impeachment Speech
(2021)
... Self - Host
- 3 Heroes in the DC Public Schools (One's My Daughter)
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Al Gives His Closing Argument for the Impeachment Trial
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Adam Schiff on (You Guessed It) Impeachment
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Super Bowl Edition: Journalist/Author Reid Forgrave on Football and Concussions
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Norm Ornstein & Al (Again!)
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Former U.S. Attorneys Joyce Vance and Preet Bharara Discuss Legal Problems Ahead for Trump, the Rioters, and Cruz and Hawley
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Rick Wilson, Co-Founder of the Lincoln Project
(2021)
... Self - Host
- Al Explains the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to Tommy
(2021)
... Self - Host
- A Holiday Repeat of Conan O'Brien with a Brand New Timely Intro!
(2020)
... Self - Host
- The Ground Game in Georgia!
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Maria Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino on the Key Role Latinos Played in Electing Joe Biden
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Joe Biden's Closest Ally in the Senate, Chris Coons
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Fmr. Facebook Exec Tim Kendall on How Social Media is Destroying the World
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Laurie Garrett & Andy Slavitt on the Covid Spike, the Vaccines, & Trump's Negligent Homicide
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Al on the Election & Lincoln Project's Stuart Stevens on What the GOP Has Become
(2020)
... Self - Host
- SuperPundit Norm Ornstein on the Election
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Dick Gephardt and Ian Bassin - Can Trump Steal this Election?
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Montana Sen. Jon Tester on How Dems Win Back Rural America
(2020)
... Self - Host
- A Preview of the Final Trump-Biden Debate
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Al Rails About Coney Barrett Hearing with Brian Fallon of Demand Justice
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Al's Questions for Amy Coney Barrett
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Maria Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino and Marc Elias, Dems' Election Lawyer, on Voter Suppression
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Norm Ornstein on the Sh*tsh*w in Cleveland. Franklin Foer and Natasha Bertrand on Russian Interference.
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Dahlia Lithwick and the Day the President Laughed
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Debate Prep Vets James Carville and Phillipe Reines on the Upcoming Debate
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize Winner for her Writing on Pandemics and Andy Slavitt, Obama's Head of Medicare and Medicaid on the (Most Likely) Premature Introduction of a Coronavirus Vaccine
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Douglas Boin, Author of Alaric the Goth - An Outsider's History of the Fall of Rome, Discusses the Uncanny Parallels Between Trump's America and 410 AD Rome
(2020)
... Self - Host
- David Axelrod on the Election. Spoiler Alert: He's for Biden
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Repeating My Conversation with Chris Rock Because It's So Damn Great!
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Author Susan Nieman on Germans/Holocaust vs. Americans/Slavery - Germans Win
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Paul Begala on How to Beat Trump
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Andrew Yang and Al Discuss Each Other
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Fmr. DC and Philly Police Chief Charles Ramsey Talks Police Reform
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Dahlia Lithwick on SCOTUS 2019-20 Term and Trump's Commutation of Roger Stone's 40-Month Sentence
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed Blames the Latest Covid Spikes on Guess Who?
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Democratic Election Lawyer Marc Elias Talks to Two Texas Teenagers About Winning Them the Right to Vote by Mail in November
(2020)
... Self - Host
- A Fourth of July Conversation with Thomas Jefferson
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Melvin Carter Talks About Being St. Paul's First Black Mayor and the Son of a Cop
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Frm. Obama Speechwriter David Litt Explains How the GOP Has Systematically Undermined Democracy.
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Atlantic Writer George Packer on How the Pandemic and George Floyd's Murder have Laid Bare America's Weaknesses
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Donna Edwards and Al Discuss Race, Cops, and Photo Ops
(2020)
... Self - Host
- NEA President Lily Eskelsen García on Teaching During a Pandemic and a DeVos
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Paul Krugman on Arguing with Republican Zombies
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Steve Schmidt Tears Trump and the Republican Party a New One
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant on Where We Go from Here
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Chief Democratic Election Lawyer Marc Elias Talks Elections During a Pandemic
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Billy and Debbie Shore, Founders of No Kid Hungry, on Hunger in America During this Pandemic
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Michael Lewis on How Trump's Handling of Covid-19 Has Proven His Book, the Fifth Risk, Tragically Prophetic.
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Mental Health and Criminal Justice
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Dr. Leana Wen Discusses the Tortuous and High Stakes Path that Dr.'s Fauci and Birx Must Navigate
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Austan Goolsbee on Virus Economics
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Andy Slavitt, Former Medicare/Medicaid Head Discusses the Pandemic
(2020)
... Self - Host
- MSNBC's Andrew Zimmern Talks About Food, Immigration, Climate and Addiction
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Documentarian Alex Gibney Tells the Cautionary Tale of the Oligarch Who Defied Putin
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Pulitzer Prize Winner Dave Fahrenthold Catches Us Up on Trump's Corruption
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Is Democracy in Danger? Legal Experts Dahlia Lithwick and Ian Bassin on Trump, Barr and the Abuse of the Criminal Justice System
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Intelligence Expert Malcolm Nance Makes the Convincing Case that Trump is a Russian Asset
(2020)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Jimmy Kimmel
(2020)
... Self - Host
- John Mayer on Playing Guitar and Singing at the Same Time
(2020)
... Self - Host
- How We Got Here. Norm Ornstein on the Erosion of Norms from Gingrich to McConnell to Trump
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Paul Tough on How the College Admissions System Preserves Our Nation's Economic and Social Disparities
(2020)
... Self - Host
- MSNBC's Second Most Popular Host, Lawrence O'Donnell, Is Guest
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Al and Conan O'Brien
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Top Dem. Election Lawyer Marc Elias Reviews Trump Legal Team's 59 Post-Election Losses
(2020)
... Self - Host
- Sara Silverman and Al Talk About Comedy and Politics
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Al Solo! - Al Rants on Impeachment, Trump, McConnell, and GOP Bad Faith.
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Guilty! Al Discusses Impeachment with Harvard Law Professor, Nancy Gertner and Max Bergmann, Not a Harvard Law Professor
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice Talks Foreign Policy Successes and Failures
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Immigration, Child Separation and Voter Suppression with Maria Teresa Kumar
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Al talks to Ambassador Peter Galbraith About Trump's Tragic Betrayal of the Kurds, and Al weighs in on the Impeachment Hearings.
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Al Talks to Executive Director of Foster America Sherry Lachman About the State of Foster Care and Al Gets Verklempt
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Whoever Wins the Popular Vote Should Be President. The New Yorker's Hendrik Hertzberg and Al Discuss Why
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Where There's Fire, There's Fire." Jeffrey Toobin and Dahlia Lithwick Discuss the Legal Issues Ahead in the Impeachment of Donald Trump
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Judd Apatow Discusses Comedy, Mental Health and Politics
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Al Talks with one of his Heroes, Harlem Children's Zone Founder Geoffrey Canada
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Journalist Elizabeth Drew Explains Impeachment to Al
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Chris Rock
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Rising Democratic Star and Afghanistan Vet Jason Kander Discusses Putting the Brakes on His Political Career to Treat His PTSD
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Renaissance Man Bob Kerrey Talks to Man Al Franken
(2019)
... Self - Host
- How Corrupt is Trump? Veteran DC Watchdog Melanie Sloan Discusses the Trump Culture of Corruption in Washington
(2019)
... Self - Host
- Obama Chief Economist Austan Goolsbee Explains the Unexplainable: What the Hell Trump is Doing on Trade
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Vice President Walter Mondale
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Joe Cirincione
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Heidi Heitkamp
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Andy Slavitt
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Howard Fineman
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Secretary Ernest Moniz
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Franklin Foer
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Dana Carvey
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Michael Mann
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Andy Slavitt
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Jeffrey Toobin and Nancy Gertner
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Michael Lewis
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with David Mandel
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Sarah Silverman
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Dahlia Lithwick and Matt Miller
(2019)
... Self - Host
- A Conversation with Maria Teresa Kumar
(2019)
... Self - Host
2022
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Zoe Kravitz/Al Franken/Sebastian Yatra
(2022)
... Self
2020-2022
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen
(Podcast Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- The Insidious Reason Tucker Carlson Supports the Canadian Trucker Protest
(2022)
... Self - Guest
- McConnell's Shameless Stunt Amid Trump's Acquittal
(2021)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken on Expelling the QAnon Lawmaker from Congress
(2021)
... Self - Guest
- Trump's Hail Mary Scheme Sends "Shock Waves" Through His Inner Circle
(2020)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken Debunks Trump's RNC Lies
(2020)
... Self - Guest
2020-2022
The ReidOut
(Podcast Series)
Self / Self - Guest
Self / Self - Guest
- 02-11-2022
(2022)
... Self - Guest
- 01-05-2022
(2022)
... Self
- 12-29-2021
(2021)
... Self (as Fmr. Sen. Al Franken)
- 06-21-2021
(2021)
... Self
- Episode #1.61
(2020)
... Self
- Episode #1.25
(2020)
... Self
- Episode #1.10
(2020)
... Self - Guest
2016-2020
Conan
(TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self / Self - New York City Citizenship Test
Self - Guest / Self / Self - New York City Citizenship Test
- From Largo Theatre Al Franken
(2020)
... Self
- Al Franken
(2019)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Kate Micucci/Portugal. The Man
(2017)
... Self - Guest
- Louis C.K.
(2016)
... Self - New York City Citizenship Test (uncredited)
- Senator Al Franken/Danielle Brooks/Noah Gardenswartz
(2016)
... Self - Guest (as Senator Al Franken)
2003-2020
Real Time with Bill Maher
(TV Series)
Self / Self - Guest
Self / Self - Guest
- Al Franken/David Sanger/John Heilemann/Lis Smith
(2020)
... Self
- Episode #15.24
(2017)
... Self - Guest
- Episode #15.4
(2017)
... Self - Guest
- Episode #14.34
(2016)
... Self - Guest
- Episode #3.12
(2005)
... Self
- Episode #1.17
(2003)
... Self
2020
The Issue Is
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Dr. Drew Pinsky; Carla Marinucci; Melanie Mason; Al Franken
(2020)
... Self
2017
Anderson Cooper 360°
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Texas U.S.A. Shooting: 14 People Remain Hospitalized, Including Children
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
2017
Hardball with Chris Matthews
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 2 November 2017
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
2017
I Love You, America
(TV Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Al Franken
(2017)
... Self - Guest (as Senator Al Franken)
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Trump's Summer Vacation/Senator Al Franken/Joe Walsh
(2017)
... Self (as Senator Al Franken)
- Senator Al Franken/Adam Conover/Randy Newman
(2017)
... Self (as Senator Al Franken)
2017
State of the Union with Jake Tapper
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode #9.30
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
- Episode #9.7
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
2017
Morning Joe
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode #11.126
(2017)
... Self
- Episode #11.44
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
2017
The Lead with Jake Tapper
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode #5.122
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
2017
The Ezra Klein Show
(Podcast Series)
Self - Senator, Minnesota
Self - Senator, Minnesota
- Al Franken on Learning to be a Politician
(2017)
... Self - Senator, Minnesota (voice)
2017
WTF with Marc Maron
(Podcast Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Senator Al Franken
(2017)
... Self - Guest (as Senator Al Franken)
2017
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
(TV Series)
Self - Special Guest
Self - Special Guest
- May 31, 2017
(2017)
... Self - Special Guest
2017
CBS This Morning
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 30 May 2017
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
2004-2017
The View
(TV Series)
Self / Self - Author, Giant of the Senate / Self - Minnesota Senator
Self / Self - Author, Giant of the Senate / Self - Minnesota Senator
- Al Franken
(2017)
... Self - Author, Giant of the Senate (as Sen. Al Franken)
- Sen. Al Franken/Daphne Oz
(2016)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
- DNC/Sen. Al Franken/Hot Topics
(2016)
... Self - Minnesota Senator (as Sen. Al Franken)
- Episode dated 29 July 2004
(2004)
... Self
2017
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 28 May 2017
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
1997-2017
Jeopardy!
(TV Series short)
Self - Clue Giver / Self - Celebrity Contestant / Self - Guest Contestant / ...
Self - Clue Giver / Self - Celebrity Contestant / Self - Guest Contestant / ...
- Episode #33.149
(2017)
... Self - Video Clue Presenter
- Episode #33.72
(2016)
... Self - Clue Giver
- Episode #33.29
(2016)
... Self - Clue Giver (as Senator Al Franken)
- Power Players Week 4
(2016)
... Self - Celebrity Contestant (as Senator Al Franken)
- 2004 Power Players from Washington, DC Game 4
(2004)
... Self - Guest Contestant
- 1999 Celebrity Jeopardy! Correspondents Night
(1999)
... Self - Celebrity Contestant
- 1997 Power Players Week Game 3
(1997)
... Self - Guest Contestant
2016
The 19th Annual the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Celebrating Bill Murray
(TV Special)
Self - Audience member (uncredited)
Self - Audience member (uncredited)
2016
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Kevin Hart/Ash Carter/Senator Al Franken/Thaddeus Dixon - Corey Glover - Vernon Reid
(2016)
... Self (as Senator Al Franken)
2016
Next Question with Katie Couric
(Podcast Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- 1. Sen. Al Franken: Inside Washington
(2016)
... Self - Guest
2000-2016
The Factor
(TV Series)
Self / Self (segment "Watters' World")
Self / Self (segment "Watters' World")
- Episode dated 28 July 2016
(2016)
... Self
- Episode dated 10 February 2014
(2014)
... Self (segment "Watters' World") (as Sen. Al Franken)
- Episode dated 10 February 2000
(2000)
... Self
2016
Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield
(TV Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 17 March 2016
(2016)
... Self - Guest
1994-2015
Late Show with David Letterman
(TV Series)
Self / Self - Guest / Self - Minnesota Senator
Self / Self - Guest / Self - Minnesota Senator
- Sen. Al Franken/Billy Eichner/David Sanborn
(2015)
... Self - Minnesota Senator (as Sen. Al Franken)
- Episode #15.84
(2008)
... Self - Guest
- Episode dated 28 March 2007
(2007)
... Self
- Episode dated 1 September 2006
(2006)
... Self
- Episode dated 7 June 2006
(2006)
... Self
- Episode dated 14 March 2006
(2006)
... Self
- Episode dated 21 October 2005
(2005)
... Self
- Episode #12.159
(2005)
... Self
- Episode #12.93
(2005)
... Self - Guest
- Episode dated 2 August 2004
(2004)
... Self
- Episode dated 23 March 2004
(2004)
... Self
- Al Franken, Jake Johannsen, Phantom Planet
(2004)
... Self
- Al Franken, Grant Paulsen
(2003)
... Self
- Ellen DeGeneres, Al Franken
(2002)
... Self
- Episode dated 8 August 2000
(2000)
... Self
- Episode dated 2 December 1999
(1999)
... Self
- Episode dated 12 January 1999
(1999)
... Self
- Episode dated 27 March 1998
(1998)
... Self
- Episode dated 4 September 1996
(1996)
... Self
- Episode dated 2 February 1996
(1996)
... Self
- Episode dated 12 April 1995
(1995)
... Self
- Episode dated 20 January 1994
(1994)
... Self - Guest
2012
On the Verge
(TV Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Senator Al Franken, Mary Jo Foley, Chipocrite
(2012)
... Self - Guest
2005-2009
Today
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 2 July 2009
(2009)
... Self
- Episode dated 31 March 2006
(2006)
... Self
- Episode dated 25 October 2005
(2005)
... Self
2009
Glenn Beck
(TV Series)
Self - Minnesota Senate Challenger
Self - Minnesota Senate Challenger
- Episode dated 7 April 2009
(2009)
... Self - Minnesota Senate Challenger
2006
The Colbert Report
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Al Franken/Mike Novacek
(2006)
... Self
- Al Franken
(2006)
... Self
2005-2006
Texas Monthly Talks
(TV Series)
Self - Interviewee
Self - Interviewee
- Al Franken/Political Commentator
(2006)
... Self - Interviewee
- Al Franken, Political Humorist
(2005)
... Self - Interviewee
1994-2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(TV Series)
Self - Guest / Self
Self - Guest / Self
- Episode #13.189
(2006)
... Self
- Al Franken/Lake Bell/Ray Davies
(2005)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Fountains of Wayne
(2005)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Alicia Silverstone/Marc Broussard
(2005)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Jason Bateman/Breaking Benjamin
(2004)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Vivica A. Fox/Scotty Nguyen
(2004)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Courtney Thorne-Smith/The Thrills
(2003)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Nick Cannon/Dave Matthews Band
(2002)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Jason Lee/Superdrag
(2002)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Christa Miller/Nappy Roots
(2002)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Christopher Meloni/Andy Blitz
(2002)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Natasha Lyonne/Louis C.K.
(2001)
... Self - Guest
- David Duchovny/Al Franken/Frank McCourt
(2001)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Rich Hall/Mos Def
(2001)
... Self - Guest
- Adam Sandler/Al Franken/Badly Drawn Boy
(2000)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Judge Mills Lane/Jann Wenner
(2000)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Barry White/Upright Citizens Brigade
(2000)
... Self - Guest
- Lauren Holly/Al Franken/Café Tacuba
(1999)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Jane Krakowski/Louis C.K.
(1999)
... Self - Guest
- Vanessa Williams/Al Franken/David Feldman
(1998)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Veronica Webb/Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
(1998)
... Self - Guest
- Brian Williams/Queen Latifah/Al Franken/They Might Be Giants
(1996)
... Self - Guest
- Ann-Margret/Al Franken/Darrell Hammond
(1996)
... Self - Guest
- Tony Randall/Al Franken/Jon Ross
(1995)
... Self - Guest
- Al Franken/Buddy Ebsen/Nick Heyward
(1994)
... Self - Guest
1992-2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode #13.189
(2005)
... Self
- Episode #12.163
(2004)
... Self
- Episode #11.170
(2003)
... Self
- Episode #6.49
(1998)
... Self
- Episode #3.302
(1995)
... Self
- Episode #3.71
(1994)
... Self
- Episode #1.104
(1992)
... Self
2004-2005
Dennis Miller
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 26 April 2005
(2005)
... Self
- Episode dated 3 November 2004
(2004)
... Self
2005
America Undercover
(TV Series documentary)
Self - Co-Host, The O'Franken Factor
Self - Co-Host, The O'Franken Factor
- Left of the Dial
(2005)
... Self - Co-Host, The O'Franken Factor
2004
Last Call with Carson Daly
(TV Series)
Self / Self - Guest
Self / Self - Guest
- Episode dated 29 September 2004
(2004)
... Self
- Al Franken/Jim Gaffigan/N.E.R.D.
(2004)
... Self - Guest
1996-2004
Charlie Rose
(TV Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 13 January 2004
(2004)
... Self - Guest
- Episode dated 24 January 1996
(1996)
... Self - Guest
1976-2004
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series)
Self / Various / Self - backstage / ...
Self / Various / Self - backstage / ...
- Jennifer Aniston/Black Eyed Peas
(2004)
... Self (uncredited)
- Danny DeVito/R.E.M.
(1999)
... Self (uncredited)
- Bob Saget/TLC
(1995)
... Self / Various
- Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox
(1995)
... Self / Various
- Bob Newhart/Des'ree
(1995)
... Self - backstage (uncredited)
- David Hyde Pierce/Live
(1995)
... Self / Various (uncredited)
- Alec Baldwin/Beastie Boys
(1994)
... Self / Various (uncredited)
- Roseanne/Green Day
(1994)
... Self / Various (uncredited)
- Dana Carvey/Edie Brickell
(1994)
... Self / Various
- Steve Martin/Eric Clapton
(1994)
... Self - Writer (uncredited)
- Martin Lawrence/Crash Test Dummies
(1994)
... Self
- Sting
(1991)
... Self / Announcer
- George Steinbrenner/The Time
(1990)
... Self
- Tom Hanks/Aerosmith
(1990)
... Self
- Ed O'Neill/Harry Connick Jr.
(1990)
... Self
- Andie MacDowell/Tracy Chapman
(1989)
... Self
- Kathleen Turner/Billy Joel
(1989)
... Self
- Judge Reinhold/10,000 Maniacs
(1988)
... Self / Pat Robertson (uncredited)
- Robin Williams/James Taylor
(1988)
... Self (uncredited)
- William Shatner/Lone Justice
(1986)
... Self (uncredited)
- Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic
(1986)
... Self
- Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
(1981)
... Self (uncredited)
- Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces/Bruce Cockburn
(1980)
... Self
- Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead
(1980)
... Self
- Teri Garr/The B-52's
(1980)
... Self
- Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman
(1979)
... Self (uncredited)
- Buck Henry/Bette Midler
(1979)
... Self (as Franken)
- Margot Kidder/The Chieftains
(1979)
... Self (as Franken)
- Buck Henry/Sun Ra
(1978)
... Self (as Franken and Davis)
- O.J. Simpson/Ashford & Simpson
(1978)
... Self (as Franken and Davis)
- Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello
(1977)
... Self (as Franken)
- Buck Henry/Leon Redbone
(1977)
... Self (as Franken)
- Buck Henry/Jennifer Warnes/Kenny Vance
(1977)
... Self (uncredited)
- Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin
(1977)
... Self (as Franken & Davis)
- Ralph Nader/George Benson
(1977)
... Self (uncredited)
- Elliott Gould/Anne Murray
(1976)
... Self - Special Guest (as Franken)
2002
ESPN SportsCentury
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- 1988
(2002)
... Self
- 1984
(2002)
... Self
- Florence Griffith Joyner
(2002)
... Self
2001-2002
Biography
(TV Series documentary)
Self / Self - Cast Member, Saturday Night Live
Self / Self - Cast Member, Saturday Night Live
- Chris Farley: Reckless Laughter
(2002)
... Self - Cast Member, Saturday Night Live
- Biography Close-up: Saturday Night Live
(2002)
... Self
- Ben Stein
(2001)
... Self
1996-2002
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 11 June 2002
(2002)
... Self
- Episode #1.80
(1996)
... Self
2000-2001
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 8 February 2001
(2001)
... Self
- Episode dated 28 November 2000
(2000)
... Self
- Episode dated 16 August 2000
(2000)
... Self
- Episode dated 24 April 2000
(2000)
... Self
- Episode dated 20 January 2000
(2000)
... Self
1999-2000
The Howard Stern Radio Show
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 4 November 2000
(2000)
... Self
- Episode dated 20 February 1999
(1999)
... Self
1997
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 24 July 1997
(1997)
... Self
1982-1993
Late Night with David Letterman
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 5 January 1993
(1993)
... Self
- Episode dated 18 April 1984
(1984)
... Self
- Episode dated 17 March 1983
(1983)
... Self
- Episode #1.118
(1982)
... Self
- Episode #1.27
(1982)
... Self
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(TV Series)
Self - Guest
Self - Guest
- Episode #28.103
(1989)
... Self - Guest
Show
Archive footage (36 credits)
Archive footage (36 credits)
2019-2022
Tucker Carlson Tonight
(TV Series)
Self / Self - Former Minnesota Senator
Self / Self - Former Minnesota Senator
- Episode dated 3 November 2022
(2022)
... Self (uncredited)
- Episode dated 22 July 2019
(2019)
... Self - Former Minnesota Senator
2022
Lüge und Wahrheit - Die Macht der Information
(TV Series documentary)
Self
Self
- Skandale
(2022)
... Self
2021
CNN Special Reports
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- The Divided States of America: What is Tearing Us Apart?
(2021)
... Self
2019
Fox Files
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Neil Gorsuch: Justice for the Republic
(2019)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
2017
The Ben Shapiro Show
(Podcast Series)
Self - U.S. Senator
Self - U.S. Senator
- No Moral High Ground, Just Political High Ground
(2017)
... Self - U.S. Senator
2017
The Andrew Klavan Show
(Podcast Series)
Self - U.S. Senator
Self - U.S. Senator
- Stuart Smalley and the Homo-Nazis
(2017)
... Self - U.S. Senator
2017
Democracy Now!
(TV Series)
Self
Self
- Episode dated 24 March 2017
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
- Episode dated 2 March 2017
(2017)
... Self (as Sen. Al Franken)
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series)
Self - Convention Speech
Self - Convention Speech
- Will Smith/Usher
(2016)
... Self - Convention Speech
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(TV Series)
Self - Senator
Self - Senator
- Incarceration in the United States
(2014)
... Self - Senator (as Sen. Al Franken)
2008
The Factor
(TV Series)
Self / Self - 'Pinhead' (segment "Pinheads & Patriots")
Self / Self - 'Pinhead' (segment "Pinheads & Patriots")
- Episode dated 2 September 2008
(2008)
... Self
- Episode dated 11 August 2008
(2008)
... Self
- Episode dated 2 June 2008
(2008)
... Self
- Episode dated 1 May 2008
(2008)
... Self
- Episode dated 18 April 2008
(2008)
... Self - 'Pinhead' (segment "Pinheads & Patriots")
- Episode dated 6 March 2008
(2008)
... Self - 'Pinhead' (segment "Pinheads & Patriots")
- Episode dated 31 January 2008
(2008)
... Self
2004-2007
60 Minutes
(TV Series documentary)
Self - Humorist (segment "O'Reilly") / Self - President (segment "O'Reilly")
Self - Humorist (segment "O'Reilly") / Self - President (segment "O'Reilly")
- Dissension in the Ranks/The Nazi Deception/O'Reilly
(2007)
... Self - Humorist (segment "O'Reilly")
- Wanted: Dead or Alive/The Closer!/O'Reilly
(2004)
... Self - President (segment "O'Reilly")
1976-1987
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series)
McSooshi Announcer / Caveman
McSooshi Announcer / Caveman
- Valerie Bertinelli/Robert Cray Band
(1987)
... McSooshi Announcer (uncredited)
- Jill Clayburgh/Leon Redbone/The Singing Idlers
(1976)
... Caveman (uncredited)
