Al Franken

Comic Chris Farley breaks through as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and later stars in several iconic big-screen comedies, but behind his over-the-top stage presence lay insecurities deeply tied to his addictive personality.

Acclaimed journalist Paul Moreira investigates how Russia manipulates public opinion, undermines democratic governments and attempts to alter world events. The public face of foreign policy: the state news channels, Sputnik and Russia Today. But working in the shadows is the hidden part: the hackers and trolls pushing the Russian agenda - The Russians know that public perception of their country has reached a new low. Russophobia is massive. Their message is tainted with illegitimacy. But how does the Russian information war machine work?

Emmy Award-winning comic and talk show host David Letterman accepts the 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute David Letterman, recipient of the 20th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.

The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms. Never-before-seen footage and interviews offer this unprecedented and unvarnished look at the life of the Dead.

Most people think they know the "McDonald's coffee case," but what they don't know is that corporations have spent millions distorting the case to promote tort reform. HOT COFFEE reveals how big business, aided by the media, brewed a dangerous concoction of manipulation and lies to protect corporate interests. By following four people whose lives were devastated by the attacks on our courts, the film challenges the assumptions Americans hold about "jackpot justice."

Feature length documentary about Howard Dean and the Democratic primary.

The humorous, provocative and moving examination of the Culture Wars and faith in America. Featuring interviews from all sides of the issues, the film is a balanced, challenging and entertaining foray into the most divisive and difficult topics in our culture. Includes interviews with Al Franken, Sen. Rick Santorum, Dr. Tony Campolo, Sister Mary Timothy, Michael Reagan, Ron Luce as well as rousing man-on-the-street interviews with director Dan Merchant dressed as Bumpersticker Man, a wild Culture Wars game show pits a Liberal Media Elite team against a team of Young Conservatives and a powerful "reverse Confession Booth" at a Gay Pride event provides unexpected emotion

Join filmmaking duo Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob as their cameras follow Franken to book signings, campaign rallies and the launch of Air America Radio, documenting his transformation from irreverent funnyman to political pundit.

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

A documentary look at the troubled first year of liberal talk radio start up Air America and its slate of hosts, including Al Franken, Rachel Maddow, and Marc Maron.

Paul Wellstone was the charismatic Minnesota progressive who used grassroots organizing to get elected and give ordinary people a stake in government. His 3rd election campaign was cut short when his small plane crashed into the north woods of Minnesota just 11 days before the 2002 election. Wellstone! explores the origin of his politics, his controversial road to the United States Senate, his deep bond with his wife and 'co-senator' Sheila, and the legacy of a life of progressive populism.

Twenty million people live within a 50-mile radius of the Indian Point Energy Center and its three nuclear reactors. This film takes a cautionary look at the possible consequences of an accident or terrorist attack on the facility--a catastrophe that could potentially render much of the Hudson River Valley and New York City uninhabitable.

상원의원 엘리노 쇼는 아들을 부 대통령으로 만들려고 아들까지 세뇌시키고 반대파 정치인들을 암살하려는 음모는 물론, '맨츄리안 글로벌'이라는 기업과 뒷거래를 서슴치 않는다. 그러는 와중, 주인공 마르코도 걸프전에서 그들로부터 세뇌를 당하고 고퉁을 당하고 있지만 사실을 파 해치고자 그들과 정면으로 부딪히는데.....

This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one person. Media experts, including Jeff Cohen (FAIR) Bob McChesney (Free Press), Chellie Pingree (Common Cause), Jeff Chester (Center for Digital Democracy) and David Brock (Media Matters) provide context and guidance for the story of Fox News and its effect on society. This documentary also reveals the secrets of Former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers who expose what it's like to work for Fox News. These former Fox employees talk about how they were forced to push a "right-wing" point of view or risk their jobs. Some have even chosen to remain anonymous in order to protect their current livelihoods. As one employee said "There's no sense of integrity as far as having a line that can't be crossed."

Chevy Chase bitterly takes in his roast.

College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to discover their true identity.

A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past two and a half decades.

Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.

When 25-year-old New Yorker Eric Traber gets fired from his job and kicked out of his apartment, he fears the worst. But his best friend, Ziggy, shows up A.W.O.L. from the Peace Corps and leads him out to the swank Hamptons for Easter weekend in search of betterment and understanding. Once there, they confront the adult roles of life for the first time; fraud, attempted murder, two-faced disloyalty and well-catered cocktail parties!

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

항공회사의 파일럿인 마이클과 앨리스는 서로 너무나 사랑하는 이상적인 커플이다. 두 사람은 샌프란시스코 교외의 높다란 곳에 멋진 집을 짓고 유치원에 다니는 두 딸과 함께 행복한 삶을 산다. 그러나 이들의 행복은 서서히 깨지기 시작한다. 원인은 바로 앨리스에게 있다. 남편이 비행 간 사이 무료함을 달래기 위해 한모금씩 마시던 술이 이젠 위험수위에 다다른 것이다. 유모에게 아이들을 맡겨두고 로맨틱한 시간을 보내려던 결혼기념일도 와인잔을 차례로 비워가는 앨리스 때문에 엉망이 된다. 위기의식을 느낀 마이클은 앨리스를 달래기 위해 멕시코 여행을 떠나지만 그곳에서도 앨리스의 술주정은 변함이 없다. 그녀는 알콜중독에 빠진 것이다. 어느새 다가온 불행은 부부의 행복을 송두리째 뺏아가고 이를 극복하려는 마이클과 앨리스의 힘겨운 알콜중독과의 싸움이 시작된다.

항공회사의 파일럿인 마이클과 앨리스는 서로 너무나 사랑하는 이상적인 커플이다. 두 사람은 샌프란시스코 교외의 높다란 곳에 멋진 집을 짓고 유치원에 다니는 두 딸과 함께 행복한 삶을 산다. 그러나 이들의 행복은 서서히 깨지기 시작한다. 원인은 바로 앨리스에게 있다. 남편이 비행 간 사이 무료함을 달래기 위해 한모금씩 마시던 술이 이젠 위험수위에 다다른 것이다. 유모에게 아이들을 맡겨두고 로맨틱한 시간을 보내려던 결혼기념일도 와인잔을 차례로 비워가는 앨리스 때문에 엉망이 된다. 위기의식을 느낀 마이클은 앨리스를 달래기 위해 멕시코 여행을 떠나지만 그곳에서도 앨리스의 술주정은 변함이 없다. 그녀는 알콜중독에 빠진 것이다. 어느새 다가온 불행은 부부의 행복을 송두리째 뺏아가고 이를 극복하려는 마이클과 앨리스의 힘겨운 알콜중독과의 싸움이 시작된다.

항공회사의 파일럿인 마이클과 앨리스는 서로 너무나 사랑하는 이상적인 커플이다. 두 사람은 샌프란시스코 교외의 높다란 곳에 멋진 집을 짓고 유치원에 다니는 두 딸과 함께 행복한 삶을 산다. 그러나 이들의 행복은 서서히 깨지기 시작한다. 원인은 바로 앨리스에게 있다. 남편이 비행 간 사이 무료함을 달래기 위해 한모금씩 마시던 술이 이젠 위험수위에 다다른 것이다. 유모에게 아이들을 맡겨두고 로맨틱한 시간을 보내려던 결혼기념일도 와인잔을 차례로 비워가는 앨리스 때문에 엉망이 된다. 위기의식을 느낀 마이클은 앨리스를 달래기 위해 멕시코 여행을 떠나지만 그곳에서도 앨리스의 술주정은 변함이 없다. 그녀는 알콜중독에 빠진 것이다. 어느새 다가온 불행은 부부의 행복을 송두리째 뺏아가고 이를 극복하려는 마이클과 앨리스의 힘겨운 알콜중독과의 싸움이 시작된다.

A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.

A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.

The problems faced by both teenagers and adults in a small Minnesota town who are trying to get dates for a Saturday night.

The problems faced by both teenagers and adults in a small Minnesota town who are trying to get dates for a Saturday night.

Released in 1984 featuring Al Franken and Tom Davis writers and performers on the original Saturday Night Live perform live in front of a small college audience at Stockton State. Some highlights include a representative from the "Whiskey Distilleries of America" tutoring students on what to do if you're drunk and you absolutely have to drive, interviews with a laid off heterosexual auto worker turned male prostitute for homosexuals, A test to see if audience members may be too stoned to be among people, their Rolling Stones parody, their PTL club satire and more; classic 1980s period performances!

Released in 1984 featuring Al Franken and Tom Davis writers and performers on the original Saturday Night Live perform live in front of a small college audience at Stockton State. Some highlights include a representative from the "Whiskey Distilleries of America" tutoring students on what to do if you're drunk and you absolutely have to drive, interviews with a laid off heterosexual auto worker turned male prostitute for homosexuals, A test to see if audience members may be too stoned to be among people, their Rolling Stones parody, their PTL club satire and more; classic 1980s period performances!

In this animated pilot based on the SNL sketch, The Coneheads come to conquer Earth but they soon find themselves becoming domesticated.

증권 중개 회사를 경영하는 대재벌 듀크 형제 랜돌프(랄프 벨러미 분)와 모티머(돈 에머치 분)는 내기를 건다. 그것은 밑바닥 인생을 사는 흑인 거지 빌리(에디 머피 분)와 앞날이 창창한 듀크 회사의 전무인 루이스(댄 애크로이드 분)의 처지를 서로 바꾸는 것이었다. 이들은 한낱 재미에 불과한 장난이지만 본인들은 서로 인생이 바뀌는 모험 속에 빠지고 만다. 졸지에 마약 거래범으로 체포되어 거지가 된 루이스는 결국 자살 시도까지 하고, 또 거지에서 증권 중개인으로 성공한 빌리는 상류 사회에 빠져든다. 결국 두 사람은 자신들의 인생이 듀크 형제에 의해 놀아난 것을 알고 복수를 계획한다. 루이스의 집사인 콜먼(덴홀 엘리오트 분)과 거지가 된 빌리를 도와준 창녀 오필리아(제이리 리 커티스 분)의 힘을 빌린 두 사람은 듀크 형제가 돈을 벌 계략을 알아내어, 이것을 이용, 마침내 듀크 형제의 전재산을 날리게 하고 자신들은 일약 거액의 돈을 버는데 성공한다.

Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.

Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.

Recorded October 30th and 31st, 1980, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Dead Ahead showcases the recently reformed Grateful Dead lineup in acoustic and electric splendor.

Paul Simon just wants to perform his songs although an arrogant director keeps on interrupting him with crazy ideas.

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the careers of some of the greatest comedians of all time.