Les Jones: Al Franken Signs on to Liberal Radio Network

January 15, 2004

News > Al Franken Signs on to Liberal Radio Network

Al Franken will fill the noon to 3:00 slot on the upcoming liberal radio network when it launches. Link.

I have my doubts about the viability of the whole enterprise, but I happen to think Al Franken is pretty funny. He also has plenty of celebrity friends who will want to be on his show.

The question is will he be funny on the show or will he turn shrill? If he can stay funny and mix politics, news, and comedy, he could be a more newsy version of The Daily Show.

Posted by lesjones

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He's done a pretty good job of staying funny, I think. I liked his satellite-helmet thing on SNL, and he was pretty funny at the moveon.org event, too..

Posted by: Chris Wage at January 14, 2004

His style is a bit more laid back and ironic than mean-spirited and sarcastic. I would really look forward to hearing his show, if I thought there was a snowball's chance of one of Knoxville's Conservative stations picking him up.

Oh well, there's always the internet...

Posted by: Barry at January 14, 2004

I don't find him particularly funny myself. All his jokes seem very obvious baiting to me.

Posted by: Michael Williams at January 15, 2004

I had his book reserved at the library, then didn't get out there to pick it up before they shelved it again.

I much enjoyed the Rush Limbaugh book, and enjoyed somewhat his fictional Presidential campaign book. I'll reserve judgement on "Fair and Balanced" till I read it myself.

Posted by: Barry at January 16, 2004

Al Franken is hilarious, but I'm laughing at him, not with him, over this business of tackling a heckler in New Hampshire... My item about this, and also about uber-troll Bob "no-facts" Novak, is online at:

http://hudson.typepad.com/line/2004/01/whos_angry_now_.html

Or click my URL.

Posted by: Hudson at January 28, 2004