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Al Franken Embarking On Comedy Tour, In Minneapolis Next Month
Al Franken has got to be one of my favorite former senators. It's a shame he resigned a few years ago, it was evident that he actually gave a damn about the people of Minnesota.
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Anyway, the award winning writer and comedian, Al Franken will be hitting the road hitting at least 15 cities on his comedy tour this summer. It's the " The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently On Tour" tour. Oh, did I mention Franken in a Harvard educated comedian. Can't be a whole lot of those around.
For 15 seasons, Franken was a writer for Saturday Night Live, in fact, he was one of the original writers for the show. In the process, Franken won 5 Emmy awards and even wrote a few best selling books. My favorite being "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them – A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right".
If you are an Al Franken fan, you will want to catch one or more of these shows at the Acme Comedy Company;
- Aug. 17: 8 p.m.
- Aug. 18: 8 p.m.
- Aug. 19: 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
- Aug. 20: 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at Acme's website.
A negative COVID test or proof of a COVID vaccination will be required to attend, however wearing masks will not be required.
Franken describes " The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently On Tour" tour like this:
"As far as I know, I’m the only U.S. Senator who was also one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live, where I worked for fifteen seasons. I’ve won five Emmy’s for writing and producing – even though Wikipedia says I won three. Wikipedia is wrong. I’m also the author of four #1 New York Times bestsellers, including Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them – A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, and Al Franken, Giant of the Senate. I also won two Grammys, which Wikipedia also doesn’t mention. But that’s okay."
Get your tickets early! i have a feeling this will sell out.
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