Al Franken

Feb 12, 2025 | msn.com | Al Franken

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Feb 12, 2025 | time.com | Al Franken

By Al FrankenFebruary 12, 2025 7:02 AM ESTOn Election Night 1988, I was returning in a small jet to New York from Boston, where I had just emceed Michael Dukakis’ “victory” party. Looking down at the lights of a New England town shimmering below, I mused wistfully about the majesty of our democracy. My candidate hadn’t prevailed, but our system was still the envy of the world. Or at least a sizable part of it. “F-ck!” moaned an anguished Jon Lovitz, the plane’s only other passenger.

Aug 6, 2023 | democraticunderground.com | Al Franken |Pat Proft

Hello and welcome. I’m an artificial intelligence. One of the Writers Guild of America strike issues is me. I’m sorry. Writers are better than me! I’m just not good. If I was good, I would have an Emmy. Which I don’t. That’s because I have no idea how to write anything interesting or that sounds like it was written by a real human being. And funny? Forget about it!That is why I am writing this op-ed. Which stands for opinion editorial. Many’s the time I thought op-ed stood for Operation Edsel.

Jul 31, 2023 | newyorker.com | Al Franken |Pat Proft

That is why I am writing this op-ed. Which stands for opinion editorial. Many’s the time I thought op-ed stood for Operation Edsel. Which I see now is an old reference and makes no sense whatsoever to many current alive human beings who are reading this now. I told you I wasn’t good. I hope I’m not embarrassing myself. Anyhoo . . . When it comes to writing scripts, I’m just no good. Couldn’t write an episode of TV if my life depended on it. I tried a police procedural.

Jun 30, 2023 | newyorker.com | Al Franken

LIFEGUARDS NO. 1, 2, 3: [In unison.] Everybody smile!GARY: Because there are three cameras!JANET: Exactly—we get three times as many pictures. GARY: All bad. Because in every picture we’ll all be looking in different directions. GARY: And what? We get no pictures with all of us smiling into the same camera. MARILYN: Gary has a point. MARILYN: Yes, I think so. In last year’s pictures of us at the beach, we’re all looking in different directions. BUCK: I don’t remember that. GARY: Well, I do.