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Al Franken's Not-So-Serious Moments

Minnesota voters took comedian Al Franken seriously when he ran for the state's U.S. Senate seat in 2008. After 238 days of recounts and contested ballots, Franken was sworn in last July. As Franken wraps up his first year as a senator, we bring you some less-than-serious moments featuring the political satirist turned politician.

by Sarah Frank |
  1. Doodling during Kagan hearings
  2. Dancing on 'Solid Gold'
  3. Singing on 'SNL' as Kissinger
  4. Being 'good enough' as Stuart Smalley
  5. Laughing at the 'liars'
  6. Drawing maps of the U.S. in no time at all
  7. Shutting down Senator Lieberman
  8. Clowning around with Letterman
  9. Backtracking on some jokes?
  10. Joking in committee, finally
  11. Explaining a cartoon to fellow senators

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