Note: Most media stories on Al are housed on the main page, or in the web news archive. Here are mostly transcripts, and Al-written articles.

Media Transcripts
  • CampusProgress.org, 3/3/05
  • Wolf Blitzer, 11/21/04
  • Larry King Live, 9/22/04
  • Early Show, 8/6/04
  • Capital Report, 7/28/04
  • Capital Report, 6/16/04
  • Hardball, 6/16/04
  • Anderson Cooper 360, 5/25/04
  • Crossfire, 4/1/04
  • Today Show, 3/31/04
  • Tim Russert, 9/27/03
  • Lou Dobbs Tonight, 9/15/03
  • Topic A with Tina Brown, 9/10/03
  • The Flipside, 9/10/03
  • Talk of the Nation, 9/9/03
  • Reliable Sources, 9/7/03
  • Real Time with Bill Maher, 9/5/03
  • Fresh Air, 9/3/03
  • Capital Report, 8/28/03
  • Newsnight with Aaron Brown, 8/26/03
  • Crossfire, 8/26/03
  • Crossfire, 8/25/03
  • Live From the Headlines, 8/25/03
  • The Today Show, 8/23/03 (Floyd Abrams, Al's attorney)
  • The Fox vs. Franken Court Transcript, 8/22/03
  • Live from the Headlines, 8/22/03
  • The Today Show, 8/22/03
  • NBC Nightly News, 8/21/03
  • Lester Holt Live, 6/2/03
  • Donahue, 1/6/03
  • This Week, 12/29/02
  • MSNBC's Nachman, 12/16/02
  • Fox News Wire, 11/30/02
  • The Early Show, 10/26/02
  • Donahue, 9/4/02
  • Tim Russert on CNBC, 8/24/02
  • Canada AM, 5/24/02
  • The Today Show, 5/2/02
  • Fresh Air, 4/30/02
  • 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
  • Rivera Live, 11/9/99
  • The O'Reilly Factor, 2/12/99
  • CBS Saturday Morning, 2/6/99
  • Hannity and Colmes, 2/5/99
  • CNN Sunday Morning, 1/24/99
  • The Today Show, 1/12/99
  • Showbiz Weekend, 11/21/98
  • Today Show, 3/17/98
  • Larry King Live, 2/20/98
  • Street Sweep, 2/18/98
  • CNN Early Prime, 12/18/97
  • CNN Election News, 8/27/96
  • CNN Election News, 8/15/96
  • CBS This Morning, 5/8/96
  • CBS This Morning, 2/9/96
  • 20/20, 3/11/94
  • Sonya Live, 10/29/93
  • Crossfire, 1/1/93
    Speeches
  • Harvard Commencement, June, 2002
  • National Press Club, February 28, 2002
  • National Press Club, October 15, 1996
  • White House Correspondents Dinner, 1996
  • White House Correspondents Dinner, 1994
    By Al
  • A Year-Round Party for Blacks. LA Times, February 20, 2005.
  • Election 2004: Message from Al. AlFrankenShow.com, Nov 3, 2005.
  • Tearaway Burkas & Tinplate Menorahs. Mother Jones, March/April 2004.
  • Operation Ignore. Lies and Lying Liars ... , 2004. Unofficial online excerpt.
  • Norm and the Other 1 Percent. Minn Star Tribune, April 13, 2003.
  • Is George W. Bush Dumb? - Rolling Stone, Oct 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.
  • A Father and Son Learn From Newt's Mistakes. Roll Call, January 20, 1997
    Features
  • Tom Davis still loves Al Franken 'like a brother', Star Tribune, Oct 18, 2003
  • Franken Considered for Liberal Radio, NY Times, February 17, 2003
  • Comedian Al Franken Named KSG Fellow , Harvard Crimson, January 30, 2003
  • Franken's counsel: 'It's lonely at the bottom': Comedian and other 'perfect' Class Day speakers speak truth to power, Harvard Gazette, June 6, 2002
  • Tanned and Tousled, He's Al Franken, Cambridge Chronicle, June 11, 2002
  • Comedian Satirizes Life at Harvard, Harvard Crimson, June 6, 2002
  • The Life of Al Franken, Harvard Crimson, June 5, 2002
  • Al working on new sitcom idea, Boston Globe, Dec 2, 2001
  • Franken's scattershot scores: Satirist amuses, provokes, apologizes at Kennedy School. Harvard Gazette, November 29, 2001
  • Frankenly Speaking. Salon.com, June 6, 2001.
  • To Al Franken, it's all comedy. Cnn.com, January 19, 2001.
  • It's Me, Al Franken. Jewish Times, January 5, 2001.
  • AV Club with Al Franken. The Onion, November 2000.
  • Funnyman Franken's Gore support no joke. Daily Illini, October 30, 2000.
  • Stranded on a Desert Island. Biography, August 2000.
  • Franken, Lithgow lead laughs at ARTS FIRST. Harvard Gazette, May 04, 2000.
  • Franken recounts mid-class naps during Harvard talk. Harvard Daily Free Press, Dec 6, 1999.
  • Franken hopes third time's the charm for 'Lateline'. The Boston Herald, March 15, 1999.
  • The Al Franken Decade. Ad Week, November 13, 1989.
    From the Right
  • Why I Won't Fight Al Franken. The National Review, 8/25/00
  • Why Al Franken Is Not Funny. The National Review, September 31, 2000.
  • Finding Al Franken. American Spectator, May 2001.
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