- You know the hottest show on Russian television
this week has to be a PBS special,
This Old Reactor, hosted by Ilya Karyarkin,
and it can be seen on Open Channel D.
You know, it was six years ago
that a young man with curly hair and horn-rimmed glasses
sat behind this very desk and delighted America
by proclaiming the '80s to be the Al Franken Decade.
[laughter and applause] Yeah.
Huh-ha!
Yeah.
[applause]
Al Franken said good-bye to Saturday Night Live
in 1980, leaving this show and America all the poorer.
But tonight I am truly honored
to welcome Al back to Weekend Update.
Please welcome Al Franken.
[applause]
Thank you, Al.
- Thank you. - Al.
Al, who wrote this introduction?
- Uh, Dennis, that introduction
was written by me, Al Franken.
[laughter and applause]
You know, it's been almost six years
since I reported on the Al Franken Decade,
giving tips on what you can do for me,
Al Franken.
And you know,
a lot of well-meaning people come up to me
and say, "Al, is it still the Al Franken Decade?"
Yes, it is.
You see, after leaving the original Saturday Night,
you know, the one with all the incredibly talented people...
[laughter]
people like me, Al Franken,
I started a family.
Here is a picture of my daughter Thomasin.
[laughter]
And of course,
my baby son Joe.
[laughter]
My partner, Tom Davis, and I started writing movies,
but the people in Hollywood are, well, kinda dumb,
and they didn't make any of our screenplays.
But on the positive side,
we weren't involved in any bad movies like
"Rhinestone" or "The Toy."
Well, finally this year, one of our screenplays was made
by Columbia Pictures.
Our movie is called, thank you, One More Saturday Night,
because it all takes place on a single Saturday night
in a small town in Minnesota,
and I've got a nice part in the movie.
Now I just saw the film with an audience, and they loved it.
And guess who steals the picture?
That's right: me, Al Franken.
Now I bet you're thinking,
"I know what I can do for Al Franken.
"I'll go see One More Saturday Night."
Well, you'll have to wait till later this summer,
unless you live in Sacramento.
You see, One More Saturday Night
is opening in the Sacramento area, starting June 6th.
And how it does in Sacramento
will determine how much money Columbia puts behind the movie
and, in a sense, behind me, Al Franken.
Now, on your screen, here on your screen
are the fine theaters that are proudly presenting
One More Saturday Night.
Now all of you in the Bay Area
can head up I-80 to the Solano Mall in Fairfield.
Now personally, I like driving,
so all you guys out at McClellan Air Base,
you can go see that at The Forty-Niner out there.
Now for those of you in Yuba City,
once again the title of the movie is
Uno Más Sabado Noche.
[laughter]
Now,
here's a special treat.
If you see my movie the weekend of June the 6th,
don't be surprised if you see, in person, me,
Al Franken.
That's right, I'll be in the Sacramento area,
stopping by every theater
where One More Saturday Night is playing,
except the one in Yuba City.
[laughter]
Oh, and one last thing:
The movie is rated R,
so I guess that means that you kids under 18
won't be able to get in.
Thank you.
- Franken, ladies and gentlemen.
- Thank you, Dennis.
- Thank you, Al. Thank you.
Al Franken.
Thank you, Al, and, uh, it's amazing.
I have a tiny dot just like your son's.
Uh... [crowd groans]