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The Al Franken Podcast

Al on SNL's 50th Anniversary

The Al Franken Podcast

ASF Productions

Government, Progressive, Politics, Senate, Liberal, Senator, Minnesota, Franken, News, Saturday Night Live, Comedy, Snl

4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live this week! This special episode changes things up a bit as Executive Producer Peter Ogburn asks Al about his history with the show. We pull the curtain back on what a typical week looks like building up to the live show on Saturday and learn about how Al and his writing partner, Tom Davis, found themselves writing on the first season of the show. We also chat about some iconic sketches and the birth of Al's legendary Stuart Smalley character.


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1:31.1

Hey, everybody. We got a great one today, you know, for a change.

1:34.6

And this time, this time, I really, really mean it.

1:39.5

Because today we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live.

1:41.7

We don't even mention the president today.

1:42.8

Thank God.

1:46.1

So, Peter, you're going to ask me questions about SL. Let's do it. It's going to be a different one, you know, for a change.

1:57.6

So Peter, we're going to, uh, you're going to ask me questions about Saturday Night Live, right?

2:01.8

I have so many questions to ask you.

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