Have to disagree with you. First Franken is a very well respected comedy writer. He was one of the original Saturday Night writers 1975-1980 during the best years of SNL. He received 7 Emmy nominations and three Emmys for television writing and production. He returned for 10 years from 1985-95 as both a writer and performer. Lorne Michaels wanted him to succeed him as SNL head producer in 1980. I hardly think that qualifies as a zero. I don't have an Emmy in my bookcase, do you?

Anyway it's on to the Senate. The guy is crackerjack bright and can use humor to defuse situations. He has an astute political mind and probably will make a great Senator. Will he rub some the wrong way.. I am sure the Republicans will hate dealing with him, as he is likely to chew them up in deabtes. Expect to see him on many of the political talk shows showcasing Democratic positions and countering Republican positions.

Franken was born in New York, the son of Phoebe G. Kunst, a homemaker and real estate agent, and Joseph P. Franken, a printing salesman.[9][10] Franken had a Jewish upbringing[11] and grew up in St. Louis Park, a suburb near Minneapolis. He is a cousin of MSNBC's Bob Franken.[12] His older brother, Owen Franken, is a photojournalist. Franken attended St. Louis Park High School until the 10th grade. He graduated in 1969 from The Blake School, where he was on the wrestling team. He attended Harvard College and graduated cum laude in 1973 with a bachelor of arts degree in general studies. In 2003, Franken served as a Fellow with Harvard's Kennedy School of Government at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

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Again, which part here decries his ability to run and serve? If nothing I've supplied meets you needs, perhaps you could supply us with something else to support your statement.