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...Franken finally wants you to take him seriously. Having been a comedian, a best-selling author of satirical polemics, a writer and performer for Saturday Night Live and the creator of faux self-help guru Stuart Smalley, he's now running for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota. To his credit, Franken is aware that convincing people he's serious won't be easy. The path from regularly playing a character called Liam the Loose-Boweled Leprechaun to voting on whether to send people to war is longer than most political journeys--even those, like the candidacies of Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Still, Minnesotans have been known to embrace unlikely candidates. Remember Governor Jesse Ventura? And at the moment, Franken is well positioned to become the state's Democratic nominee. The outlook for the general election is too early to call: a poll taken just before Franken's announcement had him losing to incumbent Norm Coleman 35% to 57%. A later poll showed the gap at just 10 points...
...taken on a comedic flavor, with five of the last seven speakers plying their trade as funnymen. The list since 2000 includes late night host Conan O’Brien ’85, former “Saturday Night Live” stars Will Ferrell and Al Franken ’73, “Da Ali G Show” creator Sacha Baron Cohen, and Seth MacFarlane, the creator of the popular television show “Family...
FUNNY MEN A Class Day retrospective 2000: Conan O’Brien ’85 2001: Bono 2002: Al Franken ’73 2003: Will Ferrell 2004: Sascha Baron Cohen (Ali G) 2005: Tim Russert
Clinton follows a string of Class Day comedians, with five of the last seven coming from the world of comedy. The list since 2000 includes late night host Conan O'Brien '85, former "Saturday Night Live" stars Will Ferrell and Al Franken '73, "Da Ali G Show" creator Sacha Baron Cohen, and Seth MacFarlane, the creator of the popular television show "Family...