Stuart Saves His Country: An interview with Al Franken and Stuart Smalley
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(with contributions from Maureen Gallagher Hansen and Nancy Gallagher)
It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
– Al Franken in Stuart Saves His Family
Al Franken is one of the original writers of Saturday Night Live and won six Emmy’s for his work there and a Grammy for best comedy album in 1996. He’s a comedian and actor, and a political pundit and satirist. He wrote Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot and is the creator of the show, “Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley” which aired on “Saturday Night Live.”
– Al Franken in Stuart Saves His Family
Al Franken is one of the original writers of Saturday Night Live and won six Emmy’s for his work there and a Grammy for best comedy album in 1996. He’s a comedian and actor, and a political pundit and satirist. He wrote Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot and is the creator of the show, “Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley” which aired on “Saturday Night Live.”
Franken recently has been cited as a contender to appear on a national liberal radio network reportedly in planning by a group of wealthy Democratic donors who seek to counterbalance the conservative tenor of radio programs like “The Rush Limbaugh Show.” There’s been no word, however, about involvement by Stuart Smalley.
Smalley was the star in his own movie, Stuart Saves His Family, written by Al Franken.
I talked to them both recently — Al Franken about politics and “Stuart” (who doesn’t do politics) about meditation and how it can help us all. [read more]
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