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Al Franken: Al Franken Decade
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Franken has won recognition for his on-camera work, first as half of the comedy team of Franken and Davis, then for his Al Franken Decade persona. He ... was recognized for such characterizations as the one-man mobile uplink unit and Stuart Smalley, the new age cable television host. Smalley was the subject of Franken's first book, "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough and Doggone It, People Like Me," which provided the basis for the movie "Stuart Saves His Family." His second book, "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations," spent over eight months on The New York Times bestseller list and was number one for five weeks. Franken's recording of the book on tape won the 1997 Grammy for Best Comedy Album. His third book, "Why Not Me: The Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency" chronicled the rise and fall of Al Franken, 43rd President, and was also a New York Times bestseller, His most recent book is, "Oh, The Things I Know!: A Guide to Success, or Failing That, Happiness."
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Franken and Davis were recruited as two of the original writers on Saturday Night Live (1975-1980 and 1985-1995), albeit in the first season as "apprentice writers" splitting a paycheck of $350 a week. Franken was awarded three Emmy Awards and seven Emmy nominations for his television writing and production. He created characters such as self-help guru Stuart Smalley and routines such as proclaiming the 1980s to be the "Al Franken Decade." Franken was associated with SNL for over 15 years and in 2002 interviewed former Vice President Al Gore while in character as Smalley. Franken and Davis wrote the script to the 1986 comedy film One More Saturday Night, appearing in it as rock singers in a band called "Bad Mouth." They ... had cameos together in The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash as promoter Ron Decline's (John Belushi) henchmen and in the Eddie Murphy/Dan Aykroyd film Trading Places as the baggage handlers with the gorilla on the train.
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Franken and Davis were recruited as two of the original writers on Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1980 and again in 1985 to 1995. In the first season, as apprentice writers, the two shared a salary of US$350 per week. Franken was awarded three Emmy Awards and seven Emmy nominations for his television writing and production. He created characters such as self-help guru Stuart Smalley and routines such as proclaiming the 1980s to be the "Al Franken Decade." Franken was associated with SNL for over 15 years and in 2002 interviewed former Vice President Al Gore while in character as Smalley. Franken and Davis wrote the script to the 1986 comedy film One More Saturday Night, appearing in it as rock singers in a band called "Bad Mouth."
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Franken will be running as a member of Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor party. He is the second celebrity in the past decade to seek political office in Minnesota. In 1999, former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura, representing the Reform Party, defeated Coleman and Attorney General Hubert H. "Skip" Humphrey III to become governor of the state, serving, as promised, one term.
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