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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.
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07 June 1983
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
17 April 2026
An unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy, shaping television and culture for generations.
15 April 2005
Following the departure of the show's original cast and creator after five seasons, SNL in the '80s is a look back at a decade of turbulent, often uncertain times that included the hiring and firing of several casts, numerous writers, producers and ultimately the revitalization of the show with the return of executive producer Lorne Michaels.
27 May 2019
Comic Chris Farley breaks through as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and later stars in several iconic big-screen comedies, but behind his over-the-top stage presence lay insecurities deeply tied to his addictive personality.
24 September 1989
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.
01 January 2006
Join filmmaking duo Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob as their cameras follow Franken to book signings, campaign rallies and the launch of Air America Radio, documenting his transformation from irreverent funnyman to political pundit.
27 June 2011
Most people think they know the "McDonald's coffee case," but what they don't know is that corporations have spent millions distorting the case to promote tort reform.
30 July 2004
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares.
13 June 2008
The humorous, provocative and moving examination of the Culture Wars and faith in America. Featuring interviews from all sides of the issues, the film is a balanced, challenging and entertaining foray into the most divisive and difficult topics in our culture.
04 July 1997
When 25-year-old New Yorker Eric Traber gets fired from his job and kicked out of his apartment, he fears the worst.
29 April 1994
An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety.
08 December 1977
Paul Simon just wants to perform his songs although an arrogant director keeps on interrupting him with crazy ideas.
13 September 2004
Twenty million people live within a 50-mile radius of the Indian Point Energy Center and its three nuclear reactors.
01 January 1998
Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.
27 January 2025
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
28 July 2017
A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.
04 July 2017
In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.
12 March 1976
A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it.
17 October 2004
Paul Wellstone was the charismatic Minnesota progressive who used grassroots organizing to get elected and give ordinary people a stake in government.
01 May 2024
Family frenemies, Gracie and Pedro, must put their differences aside, embarking on a thrilling quest packed with perilous escapades in order to reunite with their owners.
02 August 1986
The problems faced by both teenagers and adults in a small Minnesota town who are trying to get dates for a Saturday night.
12 April 1995
A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.
06 May 2007
A retrospective of "Saturday Night Live" during the 1990's. Includes interviews with the cast and crew as well as hosts.
28 June 1983
In this animated pilot based on the SNL sketch, The Coneheads come to conquer Earth but they soon find themselves becoming domesticated.
29 February 1988
A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
16 October 2025
Exploring the sketches, contributions and influence of Jim Downey, one of the most impactful comedy writers in the history of "Saturday Night Live.
31 March 1979
A series of skits feature the Finley Quality Network and its many quality TV shows.
25 September 1999
A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past two and a half decades.
20 November 2005
Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.
01 December 2002
Chevy Chase bitterly takes in his roast.
25 May 2017
The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms.
25 November 1981
Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live.
14 July 2004
This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one person.
08 September 1983
Released in 1984 featuring Al Franken and Tom Davis writers and performers on the original Saturday Night Live perform live in front of a small college audience at Stockton State.
01 August 2001
College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation.
16 November 2017
Set in Houston, Texas, the energy capital of the world, HOT GREASE is the surprising story of how kitchen grease is opening a new green energy frontier.
31 March 2005
A documentary look at the troubled first year of liberal talk radio start up Air America and its slate of hosts, including Al Franken, Rachel Maddow, and Marc Maron.
31 July 2007
The life and career of conservative icon Barry Goldwater is recounted from his days as an Arizona businessman to his five-term Senate career and his ill-fated run for president in 1964.
01 January 2018
Acclaimed journalist Paul Moreira investigates how Russia manipulates public opinion, undermines democratic governments and attempts to alter world events.
01 January 1981
Recorded October 30th and 31st, 1980, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Dead Ahead showcases the recently reformed Grateful Dead lineup in acoustic and electric splendor.
25 October 2008
Feature length documentary about Howard Dean and the Democratic primary.
