Overheard at Al Franken’s swearing-in ceremony
“Welcome back, Senator.”
“Excuse me?”
“I said, welcome back.”
“Um, this is my first time here, Senator.”
“Sure. Since you ran for President.”
“I… I didn’t run for President, sir. I ran for the Senate.”
“Wait. Aren’t you the guy from that TV show?”
“Well-”
“With the cops and the chung-chung.”
“Oh. No, that’s Fred Thompson. I’m Al Franken. From Minnesota.”
“Oh, you’re the wrestler.”
“No. That’s Jesse-”
“The singer? With the mustache and the wife?”
“No, that’s-”
“The basketball player?”
“No.”
“The football coach?”
“No.”
“The guy from The Love Boat?”
“No.”
“Dukes of Hazzard?”
“No, Senator. I’m Al Franken. From Saturday Night Live.”
“Oh. Well. I apologize, Al. I really do. My staff told me you were famous.” (exits)
(turns to CSPAN camera) “Live, from Washington, D.C. It’s the U.S. Senate!”