Al Franken, the former "Saturday Night Live" star now running in a high-profile Senate race in Minnesota, helped craft the opening sketch mocking John McCain that kicked off the NBC comedy show Saturday, according to two well-placed sources inside the …

It’s the climax of practically every election movie: the big debate scene, in which an underdog trailing in the polls scores major points against his stuffy opponent through oratory. Who can forget Robert Redford as liberal neophyte Bill McKay going …

They might micromanage a campaign down to the font on the balloons, but do the advance teams of the presidential hopefuls even read the words of songs before using them at public appearances? In some cases, it appears not. …

What is it with Republicans and musical artists?

Bruce Springsteen got piping mad when Ronald Reagan used “Born in the U.S.A.” on the campaign trail in 1984. Then Tom Petty threatened to sue George W. Bush in 2000 …

LOS ANGELES — Celebrities have taken a serious drubbing from Republicans this political season. But this week they will prove again that they’re good at raising gobs of money for Democrats.

Barack Obama has planned appearances at back-to-back Beverly …

Palin-mania continued to dominate the conversation on the Sunday morning talk shows, as Democrats slammed the Republican vice-presidential nominee for distorting her record in ads and on the campaign trail.

The attacks came in the midst of a difficult …

Barack Obama is scheduled to appear on “Saturday Night Live” tomorrow night, but he may pull out if Hurricane Ike devastates Houston, Texas, "SNL" creator-producer Lorne Michaels told Politico on Friday. “If it’s serious, it will change everything for us,” …

Alexandra Pelosi, whose 2002 documentary about George W. Bush helped humanize the president early on in his administration, is wrapping up work on a new project for HBO dealing with the 2008 election, said a source at the pay cable …

My rap at the 15th Annual Funniest Celebrity in Washington Contest.

See the lyrics below:

I’m here ’cause David Shuster had to be replaced
‘Cause his cable network just got disgraced
His convention coverage was a …

The stainless steel-encased tissue box is not a good sign.

Lilian Gumerove knew her Bronx heart wouldn’t be able to withstand what she was about to see, so she grabbed a couple of sheets as she headed into …