An author and comedian from Lateline...

Al Franken

Five-time Emmy Award-winner Al Franken is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, where he was part of the original writing staff that created the groundbreaking late-night program. His latest book, Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations, was number one of the New York Times bestseller for five weeks and earned Franken a Grammy Award for his rendition on tape. His comedy series Lateline is expected to premiere mid-season on NBC.

"His latest book hit the New York Times bestseller list in its first week..."

Charity: Congressional Hunger Center.

Al appeared in the following archived game:
#3043, aired 1997-11-19 Jack Ford vs. Pat Schroeder vs. Al Franken 1997 Power Players Week game 3. From DAR Constitution Hall...
Al would later appear on Jeopardy! as Al Franken in the following archived game:
#3371, aired 1999-04-12 Al Franken vs. Star Jones vs. Jeff Greenfield 1999 Celebrity Jeopardy! Correspondents Night.

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