Interviews/Transcripts
Donahue, 1/6/03
This Week, 12/29/02
MSNBC's Nachman, 12/16/02
Fox News Wire, 11/30/02
Greenfield at Large, 6/7/01
CNN's Spin Room, 3/15/01
CNN Morning News, 1/18/01
Politically Incorrect, 11/28/00
Fresh Air, 10/31/00
Larry King Live, 8/25/00
Politically Incorrect, 8/18/00
ABCNews.com, 8/1/00
The Edge with Paula Zahn, 4/18/00
Larry King Live, 3/13/00
The O'Reilly Factor, 2/10/00
The O'Reilly Factor, 2/12/99
Hannity and Colmes, 2/5/99
Larry King Live, 2/20/98
Mother Jones, Nov/Dec 96
Entertainment Weekly, 3/22/1996
My Own Interview with Al
Speeches and Essays
Harvard Commencement, June, 2002
National Press Club, February 28, 2002
Is George W. Bush Dumb? - Rolling Stone, Oct 2000
White House Correspondents Dinner, 1996
White House Correspondents Dinner, 1994
Why Not Me?
Hey, I Can Do That!" - The Washington Post, February 21, 1999. Review.
It's One Big Joke in the Oval Office - Insight on the News, March 1, 1999
Comedian Asks, "Why Not Me?" - USA Today, January 6, 1999
Media Features / News
Al working on new sitcom idea, Boston Globe, Dec 2, 2001
Frankenly Speaking. Salon.com, June 6, 2001.
Finding Al Franken. American Spectator, May 2001. Unflattering article from the conservative magazine.
Why Al Franken Is Not Funny. The National Review, September 31, 2000. Online editor attacks Al! Even more shocking, finds Franken's humor poor!
Why I Won't Fight Al Franken. The National Review, August 25, 2000. Editor of the conservative magazine says why he won't "fight" Al.
Stranded on a Desert Island. Biography, August 2000.
Block That Rush. The Nation, June 19, 2000. Franken on why Rush shouldn't be hired by ABC for "Monday Night Football."
Home-Fried Franken. George, Dec/Jan 2000. Franken on Bradley and Gore.
Franken Sense. George, Jan 1999. Franken on why he should be president.
Franken recounts mid-class naps during Harvard talk. Harvard Daily Free Press, Dec 6, 1999.
RODKEY, Al's Assistant (Seen in Rush Book)
Slampaign '96
Geoff Rodkey and the Harvard Lampoon