Al Franken to be heard on TV too

Satirist-commentator Al Franken will return to his TV roots next month when his radio show begins appearing on cable’s Sundance Channel.

Beginning Sept. 7, “The Al Franken Show,” heard live each weekday from 9 a.m. to noon on Air America Radio, will go on display in a one-hour edition on Sundance each night at 11:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m., executives at both networks said Monday.

The “Franken” TV hour is currently scheduled through the November election, but all parties voiced hope the show would continue on Sundance indefinitely.

“It would be nice if it were a permanent home,” Franken said.

A writer-performer who helped launch NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” three decades ago, Franken in recent years has been more identified as a left-leaning political humorist. He became a talk-show host when Manhattan-based Air America signed on in March as a response to the mostly conservative world of talk radio.