Al Franken has a unique vantage point from which to evaluate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. Both made the transition from comedy to political office, with Franken serving as a U.S. Senator ...

Al Franken used to be a comedy guy, something that he's been underplaying in his new-ish career in the Senate. And while a big Politico profile of the freshman Minnesota Democrat has noted that ...

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As 'Saturday Night Live' marks 50 years, Franken looks back on what makes political comedy work on the show. I first met Arianna in 1995 at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. We had both been ...