"The Al Franken Show" (2004) TV series 2004-2005

Writer:

Al Franken (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

7 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Talk-Show

Tagline:

It's not right. And that's a promise.

Plot:

Edited version of Al Franken's radio program, which uses satire to discuss important social and political issues.

Plot Keywords:

Satire | Commentary | Liberal | Irreverence | Politics

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 10 of 24)

Thomas Oliphant	...	Himself (16 episodes, 2005)
David Brock	...	Himself (14 episodes, 2005)
Joe Conason	...	Himself (12 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jonathan Alter	...	Himself (11 episodes, 2005)
Christy Harvey	...	Herself (9 episodes, 2005)
Hendrik Hertzberg	...	Himself (9 episodes, 2005)
Norm Ornstein	...	Himself (9 episodes, 2005)
Joshua Micah Marshall	...	Himself (8 episodes, 2005)
John Dickerson	...	Himself (7 episodes, 2005)
Melanie Sloan	...	Herself (7 episodes, 2005)

Also Known As:

The O'Franken Factor (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Borderline TV

Movie Connections:

Featured in "America Undercover: Left of the Dial" (2005)

The new Air America broadcast is on my iPod "podcasts" and I'm having mixed feelings

Although I most certainly do not agree with Al Franken on all matters of politics, I do think he often proves good points, and his book "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" was an amusing, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, exposure of the country's...well...liars.

His radio talk show has been moved to Air America broadcasting and is available for download via Podcasts on the Internet. I started downloading a few and have mixed feelings.

One of the shows I heard, which interviews Tim Meadows pretending to be a black Republican Congress member, was kind of weak. Franken's voice becomes grating after a while as well - that low, whiny tone.

Sometimes the show has genuinely funny parts, but most of the time I was left feeling a tad unimpressed. I'd recommend his books over this.