Senator Al Franken Reveals Which Senators Are Funny

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The U.S. Senator and 'Al Franken, Giant of the Senate' author is the only former SNL writer on Capitol Hill. He's not the only one with a sense of humor, though.
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@HalaMadrid2169 7 лет назад

It's refreshing when Al doesn't demonize the other side, and discusses interactions with them as colleagues and not as enemies.

@hamburgerhelperflick 7 лет назад

So agree! I just learned something from him. Disarm difficult people at work by joking with them and taking them out for a meal.

@luuketaylor 7 лет назад

I also learned that in his book, Al Franken: Giant of the Senate, he talks about the importance of level-headed leadership!

@kerrieneufeld8545 7 лет назад

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@printdamnit 7 лет назад

every senator does this... seriously.

@adipramana7 7 лет назад

I think senators are, usually, pretty civil with one another. It's just that all we hear about them is when policy is brought up and naturally they land on two opposing sides.

@bigbowlowrong4694 9 месяцев назад

The “does it require any formal education to be a doctor in Oklahoma?” thing is such a great burn, especially as a way to open a conversation with said doctor😆

@HarrisonsFord 7 лет назад

That humorless senator impression has me in tears, holy god. Politics haven't dulled this man, they have honed him.

@srbaruchi 9 месяцев назад

That's because we all know people like that congressman.

@Lonenupe1215 4 года назад

I miss Al in the Senate! His unique blend of satire, humor and intellect is what we need during these tumultuous and challenging times.

@1223steffen 2 года назад

He should have refused to resign

@lorenerickson6578 2 года назад

@@1223steffen If Franken didn't do anything wrong, why did he resign? When the going got tough, Al threw in the towel. He IS an intelligent person and although I'm from the other side of the aisle, I think he was an articulate and dedicated Senator. However, in this era, it was just too easy to flush him away.

@greghodson4 Год назад

He shouldn’t have sexually assaulted 8 woman

@randyschmidt3491 Год назад

The saddest part of his ouster is that no one stepped up to be a voice for the Democrats in the Senate.

@greghodson4 Год назад

@@randyschmidt3491 yeah yeah I hear ya but I think the saddest part of it was the sexual assault

@VfletchS 7 лет назад

"You gotta go to medical school!" Hilarious.

@rhythmfield 4 года назад

Sea Pig clueless, the Oklahoma Senator is just clueless

@zensunni1715 4 года назад

I still miss Al Franken, giant of the Senate.

@Turtleproof 3 года назад

@eva camille thoroughman Odd that a comedian couldn't stand a little heckling from a mob of political operatives slandering him with the flimsiest, weakest accusations.

@nathyatta 3 года назад

He would have been a real asset to the Dems. It is a real shame.

@douglasjcox 3 года назад

@@Turtleproof I think he just wanted to act decently and try and do the right thing. Not something you see from politicians very often.

@mcmlxii4419 3 года назад

@eva camille thoroughman Agree with you 100%. He was trying to do the honorable thing, unlike the republican (Roy Moore) that sexual deviant that was in the spotlight around the same time as Al Franken's so-called "transgression". What Al Franken did wasn't nearly as disgusting as Roy Moore, and yet Moore fought tooth and nail to stay in office, despite the fact that he preyed on underage girls. There was no comparison between the allegations of the two of them. I so wish that Al Franken hadn't resigned.

@brennanr.697 3 года назад

@@Turtleproof He did what he thought was best for the country and the party at that moment. Kirsten Gillibrand made the calculation that it was worth it to throw one of the strongest progressive voices in the senate under the bus so that they could fill a senate seat in Alabama with a Joe Manchin-esque Democrat for two years. I am relieved Joe Biden didn't pick her for VP. I don't think I could have cast a vote for her after throwing MY senator under the bus. I hope she gets primaried.

@scherrypierce Год назад

I HOPE HE RUNS FOR Senator AGAIN!

@artisan002 4 года назад

I come back to this interview over and over. "Tell ya what. You can take me to breakfast..." That is one of the most classically Oklahoma things I've ever heard.

@deannaw9128 3 года назад

Why?

@valentinelove8029 3 года назад

My papa used to say stuff like this all the time lol

@artisan002 3 года назад

@@valentinelove8029 I still don't know why this is such a thing, here. Maybe it's just because farming is so prevalent. But, I still see it more here than other agricultural heavy states that I've been to.

@firebearva 3 года назад

They get up way too early on Oklahoma.

@artisan002 3 года назад

@@firebearva it's a weird place, that's for sure.

@megmo05 7 лет назад

He has the most infectious laugh... God bless Senator Al Franken

@Me-lb8nd 2 года назад

First time I ever saw Al Franken was on Saturday Night Live, where he played a psychiatrist who was trying to help Al Gore through his loss to Bush. Absolutely hysterical! He really should get back into politics. The USA needs him!

@oh-yaduuude6970 3 года назад

As a Republican I gotta say, I would have a beer with this guy any day of the week. His timing is impeccable

@spinblackcircles 3 года назад

Holy shit Stephen coughed into his hand and then shook Franken’s hand immediately after lol. Shocking to see now

@sbagraim 3 года назад

Ye😩how times have changed😢

@deannaw9128 3 года назад

@@c-3vo nope. I was always like that. Most of you people, no

@Salam99-1 3 года назад

Literally thinking that now! I was horrified ; hope we get old social interactions back some day, and hopefully it'll come without us immediately forgetting any lessons we learned in 2020/21...

@daisyd8790 3 года назад

Corona virus has changed us all...

@juliedavis7445 3 года назад

Its disgusting then and now

@a.a9021 3 года назад

This man has the cutest smile I've ever seen

@TheCalvin1902 7 лет назад

"I explained to him what jokes were" LOL

@GrassValleyGreg 7 лет назад

*YES!!!* YOU'VE GOTTA GO TO *MEDICAL SKEWL!!!*

@Robin-fj8qn 7 лет назад

I love Al Franken and I wish all Senators would be like him. Smart, Laid back, funny, family man, just a great guy!

@rossgeography 7 лет назад

"I was taught to answer questions"

@GpD79 7 лет назад

6:49 - I love how Stephen hacked a lung into his hand and then goes in for a shake! Gross - Poor Al! LOL!!

@gangstapenguin2773 3 года назад

especially now

@bathrobebattousai84 7 лет назад

Ok the second time he said "level headed leadership" had me cracking up. Comedy genius.

@admin2666 7 лет назад

Frankly, I never knew Al Franken was a comedian and that he has hosted two White House Correspondents Dinner until one day I saw him in an old SNL skit! This guy is brilliant at his comedy!

@boblewis5033 2 года назад

senator Al was thrown under the bus for no reason other than optics. so... snybody. please. tell me the last time these useless a holes did what we pay them to do. huh? yeah crickets kids. solution? term limits.

@charlenemack7040 Год назад

Al Franken isn’t gold… He’s platinum.😂😂😂❤

@j.criquette3334 7 лет назад

That story about Coburn is priceless. If only we had more such anecdotes I like to think we'd spend a lot less time watching Senators and Congressmen posturing.

@davee.3436 4 года назад

Al Franken . . . . simply put, I really miss this man!!

@Alienadin 7 лет назад

He seems absolutely delightful. This was genuinely hilarious. I pity the fools who gave/give this a dislike.

@greghodson4 Год назад

He shouldn’t have sexually assaulted 8 woman

@bonniel4325 7 лет назад

Al Franken, gotta love him. Stephen too.

@Yogi-bq7zv 7 лет назад

Al Franken is still hilarious- thank goodness public office hasn't ground that out of him. He's also intelligent, diligent and earnest about wanting to do a good job for the PEOPLE while in office- we need more public servants like him!

@LorenScott69 Год назад

Al is brilliant. I had the pleasure to see him perform live here in Austin last year. He is sharp!

@heybabs4978 7 лет назад

I love his smile and laugh! I feel like he'd be really easy to talk to irl. :D

@lopezb 3 года назад

I will never forgive Kirsten Gillebrand for kicking Franken out of the Senate to eliminate a rival.

@stretchscreamers 3 года назад

she did?!

@stretchscreamers 3 года назад

@Light Myst it was more sexual harassment ill give you that. But please don't call people snowflake cuz it can really be used on both sides and its honestly condescending. But @matatas endrey had a point, just cuz we like him we shouldn't be ignorant.

@chineseviruszombie773 3 года назад

She is the worst politician ever, when she represented upstate NY she was the most conservative Democrat. When she got appointed Senator she became ultra liberal.

@stretchscreamers 3 года назад

@@chineseviruszombie773 i get that but there has been waaaay worse politicians

@dbolt_ 3 года назад

I'm a democrat and huge fan of Franken from SNL but he was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. We need to contextualize things and not summarize things without painting the entire picture.

@eleni1968 4 года назад

I'm surprised that he didn't mention Sen. McCain of AZ. That guy was absolutely hilarious. He had an opening monologue on SNL that was well timed & uproariously funny. So much so he was invited back.

@TheMoggFREE 7 лет назад

OH MY GOODNESS, HE'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT!! also I think Stuart Saves His Family is a heartwarming family movie. One of my fave SNL films.

@kjamison5951 7 лет назад

Al Franken is very grounded. He enjoys a good laugh as much as the next grounded person but he doesn't take prisoners in committee hearings.

@moeezS 7 лет назад

That pivoting segment was gold!

@natalieharless1715 2 года назад

I am so sorry Al isn't in Senate anymore. This is 3 years ago, and he was totally trashed and it was wrong. He's hilarious!!!!!!!

@johnr5252 2 года назад

Thanks to Gillibrand. B**ch.

@homersimpin664 2 года назад

@@johnr5252 You are in favor of what Al did to those 9 women? Typical

@johnr5252 2 года назад

@@homersimpin664 Al did nothing to anyone and you know it.

@homersimpin664 2 года назад

@@johnr5252 Then why did he apologize, resign, and say his victim was "unable to consent"?

@fatalshore5068 7 лет назад

Al Franken just became my favourite US politician. I am cackling like a maniac watching this ahah!

@DanCastelli78 3 года назад

Coughing in his hand and then immediately shaking Al’s hand....that was a different time indeed.

@Andesu 7 лет назад

Not everyone can make Stephen laugh like that!

@ugp301 3 года назад

Remember, whenever you're mad that Franken was canceled, direct your anger towards Kirsten Gillibrand

@Turtleproof 3 года назад

Was Elizabeth Warren one of the people that called for him to resign? I was a big fan of hers, but my mother pointed that out, when Warren said she'd accept bankster money the mask was fully off.

@cesarmadero05 3 года назад

Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren.... and Sam Bee. :3

@Turtleproof 3 года назад

@@crispinfornoff206 Franken? He was not. Ever.

@panterxbeats 3 года назад

@@Turtleproof really? you're no different from those who defend Trump for the horrible things he's said and done to women.

@panterxbeats 3 года назад

Lol Stephen Colbert comment sections are proof that democrats and republicans are equally biased to their colours and two sides of the same coin. Why would you defend this man for what he did?

@Lambert7785 3 года назад

always feel good listening to al

@claraedouwesdekker6389 7 лет назад

From far-off South Africa - Sen Franken will get my vote every time!

@tarrynlea 7 лет назад

Haha glad to know I'm not the only one of us that's waaay too into this American political gemors! At least it makes our own situation seem a little less crazy!

@TheRealBeatMaster 7 лет назад

Al 2020, just for the chance of a Trump/Franken debate.

@wolframstahl1263 7 лет назад

Didn't even think of that! Would be unbelievably amazing!

@ValtteriNieminen 7 лет назад

Just hope the electoral college doesn't turn the victory over to the loser again

@MYNAMEISGARY 7 лет назад

His background with comedy and improv would help with one liners, rap battle style.

@datamasked623 7 лет назад

Trump won't be in office in 2020.

@hypernovie 7 лет назад

Al needs to be more progessive... that book has no progressive policy Ideas in it..I will keep supporting Sanders.

@GermaeAnne 7 лет назад

I want to vote for level headed leadership. AL FRANKEN 2020!!!!!

@Lazy_eye_blobFish 5 лет назад

This didn't age well.

@odradekk 7 лет назад

No doubt about it. This is going to be the Al Franken Millennium.

@deborahmcleod-morris6290 7 лет назад

Al's book is really good. Love Franken.

@0Yazz 7 лет назад

omg stephen had SO much fun in this interview. flawless comedy, senator! The end was my favorite haha when he gives the exact same answer twice and Stephen dies laughing hahahaha priceless

@talhadar7017 7 лет назад

I love his style. Have to be a comedian to do things like this.

@ljrobinson21 7 лет назад

I'd like to think that backstage Franken was pressuring Colbert to join him in the Senate.

@silverelk13 7 лет назад

I remember when I saw his name on tv and it said approved by al franken and I just thought he was a crazy man... now that I see him he is literally the perfect candidate for president. I can vote in 2020 and I say AL FRANKEN 2020

@rosemarieholt2261 4 года назад

This is why you get the audio form of all his books

@99themo 7 лет назад

It's like Al almost has a comedic edge over Stephen. ^^

@karlfisher1864 3 года назад

I think that Steven is pitch him slow softballs. He is a host. K

@llongone2 7 лет назад

It's hard to make a comedian legit-laugh, but Franken got Colbert here. Well done.

@ascent8487 6 лет назад

What a well rounded, extraordinary man. So much respect.

@greghodson4 Год назад

He shouldn’t have sexually assaulted 8 woman and stepped down from the senate

@v.leewalker8640 7 лет назад

Al's great! Thanks for having him on the show! Very good and funny!

@ronniechilds2002 3 года назад

I wish like hell Al Franken, Giant of the Senate, WAS running for president in 2020.

@orman2222 7 лет назад

He was pretty funny. Don't see much senators with a good sense of humor.

@dmjdmj 7 лет назад

+113829088221678246685 Well, he was a professional comedian until he took office in 2009.

@MYNAMEISGARY 7 лет назад

He has that Obama flair.

@momentary_ 7 лет назад

I heard Lindsey Graham is pretty funny.

@muddro420 7 лет назад

I don't know about _that_ but he has a ton of charisma, without a doubt.

@vinnyibarra 7 лет назад

What's humor?

@duaneb21 2 года назад

Please come back, Mr. Franken!

@MaserXIV 7 лет назад

Holy crap, he was funny. I'm in tears.

@greta9558 4 года назад

Oh how I wish he would run for president. Now there's someone I would follow. He is the "real deal" A Mark Twain of our time.

@greta9558 3 года назад

Al Franken is a brilliant harvard educated, empathetic political commentator , writer and Senator who was voted in HONESTLY to the senate.HE has been in a solid marriage for decades.His view points and assertions reflect a man of great intellect, morality and wit.I believe his personal life reflects that as well. The turd in the White House is horrifically corrupt. His ignorance and stupidity has humiliated our country on the world stage by his choice to humiliate and abandon his own intelligence and military. He has a trial of immoral criminal behavior before and during his presidency. Trump belongs in prison with the rest of his cronies ( full stop)

@kamrongrant 7 лет назад

Al's giggle at the end there sounds a lot like Chief Wiggum :P

@meizanmestech 7 лет назад

Still the great comedian. The timing and the punchline is excellent

@nihalsahu 7 лет назад

Hands down, the funniest interview I've ever seen.

@Marniwheeler 7 лет назад

That was beautiful. Thank you.

@FifthAveAtFive 6 лет назад

I am so proud to be from Minnesota. If he were to run, he’d have my vote

@RealityChick77 7 лет назад

I freaking LOVE al! I'd vote for him in a heartbeat!!

@lilyh9112 7 лет назад

Why does this make me think of the Senate as a Mean Girls high school experience?

@cougargold 7 лет назад

People don't realize that satirists are very intelligent people. They walk a fine line between being liked and hated and being funny versus alarming. To dum-dums he's just a comedian, but in reality he's the perfect type of person to be in politics. Someone who recognizes the seriousness of politics, while appreciating the humorous and absurdity of it.

@theonewease 7 лет назад

Oh! I Love Al Franken! Can still to this day remember his classic weekly sign on at SNL. "Hi, I'm Al Franken, And You're Not.". What Guy! I wish He was My Senator!!! ROFL!

@pasqualedilorenzo9089 7 лет назад

It hangs !!! He's a classic

@3000pielover 7 лет назад

This is a great interview

@camelsheit_on_the_walls446 7 лет назад

I would take level headed pivoting over deranged "straight-shooting" any day

@LittleB2007 7 лет назад

I really like the anecdote about Senator Coburn. He had to be explained what jokes are XD

@bluedevil0704 3 года назад

Don't you mean FORMER Senator Stuart Smalley! HAHAHAHA!

@KPSacto 7 лет назад

Why would Al Franken make a good POTUS? Well, because he's good enough, he's smart enough, and doggone it, people like him.

@NxDoyle 7 лет назад

Okay, so I posted a bigass comment before hearing Senator Franken's Tom Coburn story. I nearly choked on my drink.

@pattimontgomery1317 7 лет назад

Just got through listening to the audio version of Al's new book, which he narrates. Loved it!

@rickardkarstark7684 3 года назад

I met him when I was 5 at the Minnesota State Fair

@Joiedevivredesilives 7 лет назад

I am not even American but would vote for Franken

@Joiedevivredesilives 3 года назад

@tom SMITH you do know that's impossible but do stay in your stupid ignorant bubble if it keeps you off sniffing butane

@sanjuansteve 7 лет назад

Stephen coughed into his hand and then immediately reached out to shake Al's hand. hehe

@oriolez5582 7 лет назад

sanjuansteve I thought the same... Reminds me SNL skit about this - making fun of Bernie Sanders

@sanjuansteve 7 лет назад

I think it crossed Al's mind at that moment too. lol

@martinschneider8292 3 года назад

This comment was ahead of its time. 🧐

@margogo5682 3 года назад

Geez...Check out Colbert's pre-Covid germ share at the end!!! Still, mad appreciation for both these guys.

@tmseh 3 года назад

6 feet. Sixxxxxx FEEEEEEEEET!!!!!

@estevangonzalez9212 4 года назад

Bought the book and loved it! Miss Senator Franken so much!

@chrismerkel9604 3 года назад

"You no Stephen In my book Al Franken Giant of the Senate. I write about level headed leadership. That's why I'm terrified of Trump." Al we need you back so you can continue to expose the lying liars and the lies they tell. Keep pivoting!

@clem1257 7 лет назад

I want a Franken/Warren ticket for 2020.

@jaysus4316 7 лет назад

Third Eye no

@thirtythreeflavors 7 лет назад

Third Eye yes and yes

@jemert96 7 лет назад

How about a Warren/Franken ticket for 2018?

@ruirodtube 7 лет назад

Third Eye Warren/Franken 2020

@SomethingSeemsOff 7 лет назад

ANYONE but Warren, that lady is very smart when it comes to social issues, but THAT'S IT!!!!! Economically speaking she's just like Sanders, so we would need a better partner for Franken. He deserves a better vp choice. (my opinions aside, i really would love to see Franken run for president in 2020!)