Flying Funny My Life Without A Net

Dudley Riggs is a fifth-generation member of a distinguished show business family. He has worked in circus and vaudeville as aerialist, clown, movie actor, comedian, writer, stage director, and producer. Since the early 1960s, Riggs?s Brave New Workshop?where he is artistic director emeritus?has produced topical and political satirical shows and regular improvisational performances for enthusiastic audiences and for entities such as NPR?s All Things Considered, International USO shows, and colleges.

Al Franken, an American politician, writer, actor, and comedian, is a United States Senator from Minnesota. He began his career in improvisational theater and political satire as a member of the Brave New Workshop.