Jim Downey is an American comedy writer and actor with an estimated net worth of $2 million. He is best known for his long ...

Ariana Grande is team Carol Burnett. The iciness between comedy legend Carol Burnett and SNL boss Lorne Michaels is ...

21 WFMJ archives / November 2, 1957 | Political candidates were invited to the Downtown Youngstown Kiwanis pre-election luncheon 68 years ago. Joining in the sing-along were, from left, McCullough ...

In the last two years, comedian Al Franken, who has had an instant best seller (his book "LIES And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times hardcover list), helped start ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Al Franken won a resounding endorsement for the U.S. Senate on Saturday from Minnesota Democrats, quickly dispatching with concerns about jokes that offended some and promising a ...

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Wyoming has long required documentary proof of residency to qualify voters. But, oddly, nobody has to show them unless a county clerk officially asks to see them.

Bleeding Cool: You're in 'Saturday Night,' the 'SNL' biopic and playing long-time writer and performer, Al Franken. Was it something that you dove in right away? How would you describe your approach?

Al Franken is headed back to the White House — well, sort of. The former politician, 73, appears in the new murder mystery series, “The Residence,” and portrays fictional senator Aaron Filkins. The ...

Former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) says he’s closing the door on running for public office again. “I don’t think I’ll be running again,” the “Saturday Night Live” writer and performer-turned-lawmaker ...

It’s art imitating life for former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), as he plays a prominent role in a Senate hearing — in a buzzy new Netflix murder mystery. “There’s a whole bunch of great characters in it ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Saturday Night Live is more than a hit-comedy sketch show, it is a piece of our cultural fabric and plenty of Minnesotans are part of the patchwork. As SNL celebrates its 50th ...

MADISON – There were lots of laughs but plenty of serious moments as former U.S. Sen. Al Franken talked about his career in politics and comedy, as well as the politics of today, at the Drew Forum at ...