The Harvard-educated comedian, talk-show host, and U.S. Senator chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture.

From the publisher. Irreverent, and hilarious, Al Franken doesn't just say that Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot in this book, he shares his thoughts on everything from health care to Gopac to the economy.

A work of political satire that draws on a wide range of resources to expose the mendacity of the Bush administration and its conservative Republican supporters.

A compilation of three short films about the current state of freedom of speech and freedom of assembly in the United States. Fox vs. Franken: when comedian Al Franken used Fox News' phrase "Fair and balanced" in his satiric book, the network sued. Fox lost in court and Franken earned national notoriety with a bestseller. Poetic license: explores the implications of state-sponsored art through the story of New Jersey Poet Laureate Amiri Baraka and...

Still considered iconic for their live performances from Studio 8H in New York, the original cast set the tone for years to follow with their irreverent, edgy humor. They combined anti-establishment political satire with rock-and-roll attitude for a show that spoke to the youth of the 1970s.