BEST OF: Kevin Nealon on His Career in Comedy!
The Al Franken Podcast
The Al Franken Podcast
4.6 • 8.1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In this Best Of episode, we revisit our July 2025 conversation with an old friend from Al’s SNL days, comedian Kevin Nealon! Kevin and Al trade stories from working together on Saturday Night Live and discuss how the show has changed over the years.
Kevin shares how he created several trademark bits, including Mr. Subliminal and Hans and Franz. Plus, we get backstories on some sketches that Al and Kevin worked on together.
We also get into Kevin's post-SNL life, including his role on the hit TV show “Weeds,” his standup, and his hiking podcast!
WATCH Kevin's latest standup special, Loose in the Crotch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LamkJ2iq2s
Go see Kevin on tour! https://kevinnealon.com/
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. We've got a great one today, you know, for a change. And that's because |
| 0:08.3 | this one is a best of. Kevin Neeland, my old S&L buddy is my guest. Yeah, I'm taking a little |
| 0:15.3 | break from the podcast. I've been doing the show for seven years. And frankly, I, you know, |
| 0:20.4 | I deserve a break. |
| 0:21.9 | So I'd like to revisit my conversation with Kevin from July of last year. |
| 0:28.5 | You all know Kevin for his great years at S&L. |
| 0:32.8 | We did nine seasons together, me and Kevin, and in my mind, Kevin was the funniest attitude |
| 0:40.4 | player in the show's history. Now, you probably remember Kevin and Dana Carvey doing Hans |
| 0:47.6 | and Franz, two of the show's broadest, stupidest characters, and that is saying something. After S an l kevin starred in the tv show weeds |
| 0:57.6 | and has been touring his uh his stand-up act his stand-up special loose in the crotch is newly |
| 1:05.0 | available to watch on on youtube so if you enjoy this episode, go check that out. Now, this episode is a departure from our |
| 1:15.0 | typical show on current events and public policy, but Peter and I always think it's a worthwhile |
| 1:19.7 | break to get a comedian on the show. So I was really glad to sit down with Kevin in the studio for |
| 1:26.2 | this one. I know, but you'll enjoy it. |
| 1:29.5 | It is a great one. |
| 1:31.4 | You know. |
| 1:33.4 | For a change. |
| 1:40.1 | Okay, I'm so thrilled to have my friend Kevin Neeling with us. |
| 1:44.0 | That's as thrilled as you get. It doesn't look thrilled at all. Oh, you're right. It's almost like you're waiting for a bus. You know, I'm so thrilled that this bus is coming. You've got to have a smile at least. Have you ever been thrilled before? Be honest with me. Have I ever been thrilled? Yes. When was the last time you were thrilled? Well, that's not your business. No, I was going to say that when I came in. Okay, I'm thrilled to have you. I believe that now. Yeah, yeah. And Kevin, one of the funniest cast members we ever had on S&L during the whole 50 years. Can you believe that? Oh, man. But, you know, for me, it was over 30 years ago I was on that show. Isn't that crazy? Yeah, and I left, the same for me, because that's when I left it. And you were there for a long time. I did 15, 15 seasons. You did 15. |
| 2:36.4 | And didn't you run the show at one point? |
| 2:37.0 | I did. |
| 2:39.3 | Was it the weird year? |
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