About this episode

In this Best Of episode, Al Franken revisits his conversation with comedian Kevin Nealon about their time on SNL and Nealon's career.

In this Best Of episode, we revisit our July 2025 conversation with an old friend from Al’s SNL days, comedian Kevin Nealon! Kevin and Al trade stories from working together on Saturday Night Live and discuss how the show has changed over the years. Kevin shares how he created several trademark bits, including Mr. Subliminal and Hans and Franz. Plus, we get backstories on some sketches that Al and Kevin worked on together. We also get into Kevin's post-SNL life, including his role on the hit TV show “Weeds,” his standup, and his hiking podcast! WATCH Kevin's latest standup special, Loose in the Crotch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LamkJ2iq2s Go see Kevin on tour! https://kevinnealon.com/

People in this episode

Host: Al Franken

Guest: Kevin Nealon

Topics covered

• comedy
• SNL
• storytelling
• entertainment
• career
• hiking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: kevinnealon.com

Products: Loose in the Crotch

Books & works: Saturday Night Live, Weeds

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