Alan Stuart Franken is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s as a staff writer and performer on the television comedy show Saturday Night Live.
2026LorneMovieas Self
2025Downey Wrote ThatMovieas Self2025The ResidenceTV showas Aaron Filkins · 7 episodes
2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertMovieas Self
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicMovieas Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightTV showas Self · 2 episodes
2024Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the RescueMovieas Gramps (voice) · Executive Producer
2019Chris Farley: Anything for a LaughMovieas Self
2019Biography: Comedy IconsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2018Minnesota ExperienceTV showas Self (archive footage) · 1 episodes
2018Inside the Russian Info War MachineMovieas Self
2017Hot GreaseMovieas Self
2017I Love You, AmericaTV showas Self · 1 episodes2017An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to PowerMovieas Self
2017The Words That Built AmericaMovieas Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017Long Strange TripMovieas Self
2017The History of ComedyTV showas Self · 14 episodes
2016ChelseaTV showas Self · 1 episodes2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTV showas Self - Guest · 1 episodes2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2011Hot CoffeeMovieas Self2010ConanTV showas Self · 2 episodes
2010Overheard with Evan SmithTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2008Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American PrimaryMovieas Self
2008Lord, Save Us from Your FollowersMovieas Self
2007Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on GoldwaterMovieas Self
2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationMovieas Self
2006Al Franken: God SpokeMovieas Self
2005Earth to AmericaMovieas Self2005The Colbert ReportTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundMovieas Self
2005Left of the DialMovieas Self
2004Wellstone!Movieas Self
2004Tanner on TannerTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2004Indian Point: Imagining the UnimaginableMovieas Self2004The Manchurian CandidateMovieas TV Commentator
2004Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on JournalismMovieas Self (archive footage)2003Real Time with Bill MaherTV showas Self - Guest · 6 episodes2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV showas Self - Guest · as Self - Guest Host · 1 episodes
2002The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy ChaseMovieas Self - Roaster
2001Harvard ManMovieas Al Franken2000ClerksTV showas Mayor McCheese (voice) · 1 episodes
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialMovieas Self
1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornTV showas Self · 5 episodes1998From the Earth to the MoonTV showas Jerome Weisner · 1 episodes
1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanMovieWriter1997The ViewTV showas Self · 3 episodes
1997The Definite MaybeMovieas Vagabond1996The Daily ShowTV showas Self · as Self - Guest Host · 6 episodes
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes19963rd Rock from the SunTV showas Frank Gansmiller · 1 episodes
1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistTV showas Al (voice) · Additional Writing · 1 episodes
1995Stuart Saves His FamilyMovieas Stuart Smalley · Screenplay · Novel1994When a Man Loves a WomanMovieas Co-Pilot (uncredited) · Executive Producer · Screenplay1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV showas Self - Guest · 9 episodes1993Late Show with David LettermanTV showas Self - Guest · 3 episodes
1993Politically IncorrectTV showas Self · Writer · 6 episodes
1992The Larry Sanders ShowTV showas Al Franken · 1 episodes1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversaryMovieas Self · Writer
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelMovieas The Awesome Pair
1986One More Saturday NightMovieas Paul Flum · Writer
1985Tab Lloyd: Investigative ReporterMovie
1983The ConeheadsMovieWriter1983Trading PlacesMovieas Baggage Handler #1
1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverMovieWriter
1981Grateful Dead: Dead AheadMovieas Self - Host
1979Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & GildaMovieWriter
1977The Paul Simon SpecialMovieWriter
1976Tunnel VisionMovieas Al1975Saturday Night LiveTV showas McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · as Self - Various Characters · as Self - Special Guest · as Judge / Cook (uncredited) · as Ron Ziegler (voice) (uncredited) · as Crowd Member (uncredited) · as Phone Technician (uncredited) · as Pong Player (voice) (uncredited) · as Mourner (uncredited) · as Pong Player #1 (voice) (uncredited) · as Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited) · as Guest (uncredited) · as Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited) · as Bee / Pong Player (uncredited) · as Dancer (uncredited) · as Lab Technician (uncredited) · as Wanderer (uncredited) · as Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited) · as Self (uncredited) · as Various / Football Player (uncredited) · as George Jessel / Various (uncredited) · as Self · as Various (uncredited) · as Patron (uncredited) · as Patron / Extra (uncredited) · as Mr. Arkansas · as Passenger (uncredited) · as Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited) · as Ray Floyd (uncredited) · as Lester Crackfield (uncredited) · as Rod M (uncredited) · as Pete Tagliani · as Guard (uncredited) · as Buzz (uncredited) · as Customer (uncredited) · as René (uncredited) · as Student (uncredited) · as Two Mile Player (uncredited) · as Shipmate (uncredited) · as Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited) · as Soldier (uncredited) · as Various · as Camper (uncredited) · as Caveman / Motorist (uncredited) · as Pinklisting Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · as The Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited) · as Russian Translator (voice) (uncredited) · as Narrator: Big Ball of Sports (voice) (uncredited) · as Bartender (uncredited) · as Henry Kissinger (uncredited) · as ICM Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · as Various / Announcer (uncredited) · as Psycho Mutant (uncredited) · as Sen. Paul Simon (uncredited) · as Self / Pat Robinson (uncredited) · as Stuart Smalley (uncredited) · Producer · Writer · 303 episodes