Al Franken

In the wake of the deadly bridge collapse in Minnesota, U.S. Senate candidate and SNL alum Al Franken has suspended his big New York fund-raiser, along with all other campaign activities, according to a campaign spokesman. Here's a related message on his campaign web site.

 

 

 

 

Ever since rumors began to swirl that Air America Radio might declare bankruptcy—a rumor that  read more »

The Observer has learned that former Vice President Al Gore and business partner Joel Hyatt, an entr  read more »

Radio host, political satirist and possible senate candidate Al Franken is having a fundraiser in Manhattan on March 9th for his Midwest Value Pac.

Now the only question is which gets a bigger laugh: jokes about Dick Cheney or Bill O'Reilly?

--Azi Paybarah

Last Friday night, the comedian Al Franken went on The Late Show with David Letterman and said somet  read more »

In The Transom: Our trusty reporter sneaked into the grand reopening of the Rockefeller Center Observation Decks, where $2-million walls are caressed by hot French ladies and the head of the Landmarks Commission discusses the building's suitability for suicide by jumping; Gayhem erupts at the Roxy at a High Line benefit; does Melania Trump know that self-tanner really isn't good for a fetus?; and Thrillist launches as the ultimate cad guide.

Can nutty Al Franken recalibrate as a mealy-mouthed politician? (Oh, we think so. Buh bye, Al! Have fun in Minnesota!)

Things at the New York Times are so out of control that the PUBLISHER OF THE PAPER COMPLAINS--TO THE PAPER--THAT HE IS MISQUOTED IN HIS OWN PAPER.

Bring out your ugly old purses, ladies!  read more »

The White House's labor of love is recasting the C.I.A. as their own personal errand-bitches.

And what happens when you're addicted to dating egghead weenies?

Nineteen-year-old Ryan Mauro, the Youngest Hired Geopolitical Analyst in North America, whom I profiled last week, reports that he'll be featured on an upcoming Daily Show segment about how American teenagers have changed since 9/11. Al Franken also has designs on the boy; he'll be a guest on August 2nd. "How cool is that?!" Ryan writes.  read more »

Wednesday, Aug. 4It doesn't get any better than this.

On Friday, Aug. 6, for an  read more »

A few dozen passengers were settling into their seats in theQuiet Car of the Acela Regional Express  read more »

When 28-year-old Sandra Olic first left the talent agency ICM last year after spending six years the  read more »

The Observer has learned that former Vice President Al Gore and business partner Joel Hyatt, an entr  read more »

The Observer has learned that former Vice President Al Gore and business partner Joel Hyatt, an entr  read more »

Rob Reiner sat in a big beige armchair on the stage of the New York Hilton's Grand Ballroom on Oct.  read more »

LOS ANGELES–A young blond woman stood on the corner of Figueroa and Olympic on Monday night.  read more »

Al Franken, the former Saturday Night Live writer and performer who has become the Clinton White Hou  read more »