Al Franken Comedian Quotations

My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett.

Being a comedian, you're under pressure. You have to deal with stress and pressure to perform - to deal with pressure without stress.

Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. I've been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you're under pressure.

There's no liberal echo chamber in this country. There's a right-wing echo chamber. I want to create a countervailing echo chamber.

I'm neutral in this race but I'm for freedom of speech, which means people should be able to assemble and speak without being shouted down.