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Al Franken attempts career comeback by going on comedy tour
KSTP.com ^
| 6/30/2021
| Joe Mazan
Posted on 07/01/2021 9:58:44 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Former U.S. Senator from Minnesota Al Franken is going back on the road for a national comedy tour.
Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis just added a second show in October because of high demand.
More than three years ago, Franken resigned from the Senate amid sexual misconduct allegations.
Jane Kirtley, a professor of media ethics and law at the University of Minnesota, said as time has passed and other scandals have dominated the headlines, some will look at Franken through a different lens.
"People's memories can be long, but they also can be very short," Kirtley said. "There is that kind of American notion that you can always reinvent yourself. You can always have a second act. Maybe this is going to be Al Franken's second act."
In preparing for Franken's shows, the Hennepin Theatre Trust said in a statement: "We don't anticipate any protesting, but will be prepared to ensure everyone's safety should anyone show up."
KSTP reached out to Franken for comment but hasn't heard back.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Local News; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: alfranken
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Lemme guess...
2 hours of Trump bashing?
Ha. Ha.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
He can partner with Bill Cosby.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Has he been potty trained yet?
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posted on
07/01/2021 9:59:41 AM PDT
by
liberalh8ter
(The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
The show will be called....”Here, let me give you a hand”.
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:00:04 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Tse-tung)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Does had grab the breasts of sleeping women on this “comedy” tour?
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:00:14 AM PDT
by
fwdude
To: All
Will he be wearing diapers?
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:00:33 AM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Remember the good ol days when we worried about being bombed by the Russian President but not ours?)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:02:06 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Filing this under “people I have not missed”.
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:02:13 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
"There is that kind of American notion that you can always reinvent yourself. You can always have a second act. Maybe this is going to be Al Franken's second act."Second act? Let's see... SNL writer.... sometime actor.... failed Air America radio host... booted US Senator.... He's using up his one lives. Still and all, I cannot believe any sentient being would pay good money to hear him utter a word.
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:03:09 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
To: Yo-Yo
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:03:17 AM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(The best things in life aren't things.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Another fraudulent vote “winner.”
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:04:37 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
The gropey mcgrope tour. Wil. The opening act be cosby? The c,owing act Harvey wienstein?
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:04:40 AM PDT
by
Bob434
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Al Franken is to comedy what Jeffrey Dahmer was to fine dining.
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:04:46 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
The Al Franken Decade ended decades ago.
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:04:59 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
"We don't anticipate any protesting, but will be prepared to ensure everyone's safety should anyone show up."Who would bother to protest?
Should anyone show up? I hope no one shows up!
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:05:24 AM PDT
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Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
To: Bob434
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:05:30 AM PDT
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Bob434
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
as time has passed and other scandals have dominated the headlines, some will look at Franken through a different lens.And he still won't be funny...
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:05:42 AM PDT
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pfflier
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Well that’s good ...cuz he’s nothing but a fr’kn JOKE!
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
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posted on
07/01/2021 10:06:13 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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