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.
Al FrankenRussia has cultivated an opaque network of patronage across the region that it uses to influence and direct decision- making.
Al FrankenAt 'SNL,' I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in '95, I could let my own beliefs out.
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