(1996) Release of his nonfiction book: "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations" published by Delacorte Press ISBN 9780385314744.
(1992) Release of his book: "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me: Daily Affirmations By Stuart Smalley" published by Random House Publishing Group ISBN 9780440504702.
(1999) Release of his nonfiction book: "Why Not Me?: The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency" published by Delacorte Press ISBN 978038531809X.
(1984) Appeared in the Ray Parker Jr. music video for "Ghost Busters".
(2003) Release of his nonfiction book: "Lies (And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them): A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right" published by Dutton Press ISBN 9780525947647.
(March 31, 2004 - February 14, 2007) Host (with Katherine Lanpher until October 2005) of "The Al Franken Show," a political commentary talk show on Air America Radio.
(1997) Album: "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot". NOTE: Won Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album.
(1994) Co-writer for screenplay of When A Man Loves A Woman starring Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia.
(July 7, 2009 - January 2, 2018) United States Senator from Minnesota.