If the phrase "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me" sounds familiar, you've likely seen Saturday Night Live's classic recurring sketches starring Stuart Smalley, host of ...

His best-known character was Stuart Smalley, a self-help/group therapy addict with low self-esteem who summed up the 1980s’ cultural obsession with psychobabble. Smalley was based on Franken’s ...

Al Franken finally wants you to take him seriously. Having been a comedian, a best-selling author of satirical polemics, a writer and performer for Saturday Night Live and the creator of faux ...

On Wednesday morning, Chief Justice John Roberts should get up, look into the mirror and declare "I deserve good things. I am entitled to my share of happiness. I refuse to beat myself up. I am an ...

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Al Franken have known each other for years, but when Franken started making noise about a Senate bid from Minnesota, his friend was not his ally. After considering ...

“I’m an aspiring comedy writer,” gushed Atlanta resident Jeff Auerbach upon meeting Franken at a J Street reception Wednesday. Franken briefly shook Auerbach’s hand and quickly entered the reception ...

After Al Franken is sworn in to the U.S. Senate this week, the nation will be watching to see how the former entertainer performs in a theater where cooperation trumps controversy and wise politicians ...