Al Franken Quotes

I'm not the guy to ask about politics. I'm a gag writer.

Sometimes people say I'm a political comedian, which, actually I'm not. I'm a comedian who sometimes discusses politics, culture - again, the word 'politics' to me is just life.

'SNL' has always been known for its ability to skewer politics, and the circus that was Palin's bid to be Vice President was ripe for parody.

The job of a comedian is to make people laugh, but a lot of my interests are in politics so I'm going to use that.

I think politicians and comedians have a lot in common. One is a group of approval-seeking narcissists who will say and do anything to be liked... and comedians are always talking about politics.

Donald Trump is not running for president. This is devastating news for Trump's supporters - all of whom are late night comedians.

Chris Rock does the political thing really well, but that never worked for me.

I think it's probably much easier to do political comedy from a two-party point of view, in that the majority have some sense of what it means to be one or the other.

I've never really worked on them. Just once in a while one hits me and makes me laugh. My Al Gore was sort of like a gay Gomer Pyle.

It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.

There's a lot of division in politics, and that is why I am grateful to be a part of a show like 'Veep.' It makes light of the daunting aspects of the political world.

Politics is developing more comedians than radio ever did.

I don't really have funny things to say about politics. I wish I did, but I don't.

In a more intellectually rigorous age, I wouldn't be talked about as a satirist at all. I would just be a topical comedian.

I'm a politician, and as you know, politicians are rarely very funny.

There are people on staff who have made that point, that the upside to a second Bush term is that it makes 'American Dad' work better. To me, the price is too high. I would gladly give up the comedy to have a President Kerry. But you work with what you have.

I'm glad Reagan is president. Of course, I'm a professional comedian.

You try to - you want to fly on both sides of the political fence because that's where the - where the comedy is.

Ross Perot. I could have had a ball with him.

Jon Stewart kills me. I love him. And Bill Maher. He does an hour on HBO. But entirely political. It is awfully rough, but he does make me laugh.

Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.

Strictly by the nature of 'Veep,' in any given moment, a lot can go wrong.

I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy.

You know, I'm a comedian the same as Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. We all came up the same way. The three of us have interest in politics; I call us fundits, we're fundits! We're not pundits!

I don't consider myself a political comedian because it's so hard. It takes time away from me saying terrible things about TV.