Yale Bulletin and Calendar

November 11, 2005|Volume 34, Number 11

Al Franken

'Al Franken Show' to be
broadcast from Woolsey Hall

Author and comedian Al Franken will broadcast his national radio program from the Yale campus noon-3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14.

The public is welcome to attend the free live broadcast, which will take place in Woolsey Hall, corner of College and Grove streets. The doors will open for audience seating at 11:30 a.m.

"The Al Franken Show" is aired on approximately 70 stations around the country, as well as on satellite radio. The show can also be heard on www.airamericaradio.com. Franken describes his show, which debuted in 2004, as delivering "three hours a day of fearlessly irreverent commentary, comedy and interviews."

Franken has won five Emmy Awards as a writer and producer for "Saturday Night Live" (SNL). He was a member of the comedy show's original writing staff as well as a performer on the program. He has also received a Grammy Award for his recording of his best-selling book "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations."

Franken has also written "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough and Doggone It, People Like Me," based on his Stuart Smalley character from SNL. He wrote and starred in the movie version of the book "Stuart Saves His Family."

Three other bestsellers written by Franken are "Why Not Me: The Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency," "Oh, the Things I Know!: A Guide to Success, or Failing That, Happiness" and "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right," for which he won another Grammy for his recorded version. His latest book is "The Truth (With Jokes)."

Franken also anchored Comedy Central's coverage of the 1992 presidential election and performed at the 1994 and 1996 White House Correspondents Dinners. He co-wrote the 1994 movie "When a Man Loves a Woman," starring Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan.

Franken, who was born in Minnesota, is a graduate of Harvard College.

Franken's visit to Yale is sponsored by the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism. The fellowship brings to campus journalists who have made significant contributions to their field. Recent Poynter Fellows include Bob Woodward, Tom Friedman, Paul Goldberger, Jeff Greenfield, Margaret Warner and Michael Wilbon.

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