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Barnhart: How Comedy Central's Indecision ’92 Forever Changed TV (and Politics)
Who gets their news from the news anymore? Today it's a truism that TV anchors deliver the headlines, but if...
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Posted Tuesday 1/14/20 at 2:51PM EST
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell blasts CNN for paying Trump surrogates to "lie" to their viewers
O'Donnell, appearing on The Al Franken Podcast, disagreed with the former U.
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Posted Friday 9/27/19 at 7:32AM EDT
Conan O'Brien gave Al Franken a "sympathetic" interview in his return to late-night following sexual misconduct scandal
The former U.
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Posted Thursday 9/05/19 at 8:45PM EDT
Billy Bush on his NBC firing: "Suicidal thoughts pop into your head"
Bush tells The Daily Beast that he fell into despair following his October 2016 Access Hollywood Trump tape scandal that...
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Posted Monday 7/22/19 at 1:32PM EDT
Al Franken says he "absolutely" regrets resigning from the U.S. Senate over misconduct allegations
The New Yorker's Jane Mayer has published a nearly 13,000-word article on the Franken allegations that attempts to clear the...
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Why the Late Night Shows are Going Live for the Debates
The last time four late night talk shows went live after a presidental primary debate was.
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Posted Thursday 9/27/18 at 1:43PM EDT
Is SNL's famous 1991 Clarence Thomas hearing sketch problematic in the #MeToo era?
The October 1991 sketch featuring Tim Meadows as the future U.
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Posted Wednesday 5/23/18 at 2:17PM EDT
Sarah Silverman defends Al Franken, says of Louis CK: "I don't see any reason why they can't continue being artists"
"All I can say is, and he may not be excited about this, but he has no sexuality," Silverman says...
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Posted Tuesday 1/09/18 at 6:45PM EST
Al Franken apparently cut from David Letterman's new Netflix series
Previously shrouded in secrecy, Netflix has announced both a title and guest list for David Letterman's new interview series.
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Posted Thursday 1/04/18 at 2:08PM EST
Bill Maher mocks Al Franken’s groping photo with a sleeping Bob Saget
"These New Years Hawaii trips are getting weird — Saget, forgive me!" the HBO host posted on Twitter, accompanied by...
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Posted Friday 12/22/17 at 2:05PM EST
David Letterman's new Netflix series: What we know (so far)
With audience members being asked to sign non-disclosure agreements and to leave their phones at the studio door, David Letterman's...
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Posted Monday 12/11/17 at 11:19PM EST
Kevin Nealon on SNL co-star Al Franken: “Unfortunately, Al became a sacrificial lamb to the Democratic Party and he had to step down”
The Man with a Plan star says of the disgraced U.
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Posted Monday 12/11/17 at 9:04AM EST
SNL mostly dodged ex-writer Al Franken in an episode that focused on sexual harassment
Only "Weekend Update" seemed to really go after the senator following his resignation announcement.
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Posted Friday 12/08/17 at 1:38PM EST
Late-night hosts take on Al Franken’s resignation
Seth Meyers addressed the latest allegation that the Minnesota senator inappropriately touched a Democratic congressional staffer this way: “Not only...
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Posted Thursday 12/07/17 at 1:12PM EST
Al Franken announces his resignation from the U.S. Senate
“Some of the allegations against me simply are not true, others I remember very differently,” the SNL alum said on...
