Al Franken is an Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer, New York Times bestselling author, Grammy-winning comedian, and the host of The Al Franken Show, the flagship program of Air America Radio. In 1975, Franken was part of the original writing staff that created Saturday Night Live. Franken remained with the original show until 1980 and then returned in 1985. He stayed for another 10 years, leaving after the 1994-95 season. Franken received four Emmys for writing and a fifth for producing. Franken's book, "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot" and "Other Observations" spent over eight months on The New York Times bestseller list and was number one for five weeks. Franken's recording of the book on tape won the 1997 Grammy for Best Comedy Album. Franken's books, "Why Not Me: The Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency" and "Oh, the Things I Know!: A Guide to Success, or Failing That, Happiness," were also New York Times Bestsellers. "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right," was on The New York Times bestseller list for thirty-five weeks and was number one for seven weeks. Franken's recording of Lies on tape won the 2003 Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album. Another book, "The Truth" (with Jokes) debuted at number one on the Times bestseller list when it was published in October of 2005. Franken's radio show, The Al Franken Show launched in March 2004 and delivers three hours a day of fearlessly irreverent commentary, comedy, and interviews. The Al Franken Show can be heard across the country. Titles Political Satirist Humorous speaker Emcee Topics Politics/Patriotism, Humor, Entertainment, Celebrity Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range Please call us. Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State NY Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.