Question: Stuart Smalley is a fictional character invented and performed by which comedian, writer, and satirist, and later United States Senator from Minnesota? 

full_context: Document 1: Stuart Saves His Family: Stuart Saves His Family is a 1995 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, and based on a series of "Saturday Night Live" sketches from the early to mid-1990s. The movie tracks the adventures of would-be self-help guru Stuart Smalley, a creation of comedian Al Franken, as he attempts to save both his deeply troubled family and his low-rated public-access television show. Some of the plot is inspired by Franken's book, "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!: Daily Affirmations By Stuart Smalley".
Document 2: A Limo For A Lame-O: "A Limo For A Lame-O" is a commentary delivered by Al Franken during "Weekend Update" on the May 10, 1980, episode of "Saturday Night Live" (SNL). Using the framework of his own desire to have a limousine drive him to and from his job at NBC, the network which broadcasts the program, Franken attacked network president Fred Silverman for NBC's poor showing in the Nielsen ratings during his tenure. It has been called "one of the meanest acts of character assassination in—well, the history of mean acts of character assassination."
Document 3: Jon Stewart: Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, writer, producer, television host, and occasional actor. He is best known for being the host of "The Daily Show", a satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 1999 to 2015.
Document 4: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2002: The 2002 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone was running for re-election to a third term, but died in a plane crash eleven days before the election. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) chose former Vice President and 1984 Presidential candidate Walter Mondale to replace Wellstone on the ballot. Mondale lost to Republican Mayor of Saint Paul Norm Coleman. The day before the election, Independence Governor Jesse Ventura had appointed Dean Barkley (IP) to serve the rest of Wellstone's term. As of 2017, this is the last Senate election in Minnesota won by a Republican.
Document 5: Stephen Colbert (character): Dr. Stephen T. Colbert D.F.A. is the fictionalized persona of political satirist Stephen Colbert, as portrayed on the Comedy Central series "The Colbert Report" and occasionally on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on CBS. Described as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed high-status idiot" and a "self-important right-wing commentator", the character incorporates aspects of the real Colbert's life and interests but is primarily a parody of cable news pundits, particularly former Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly.
Document 6: Frank Lautenberg: Frank Raleigh Lautenberg ( ; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was a United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party. He was originally from Paterson, New Jersey.
Document 7: Tom Davis (comedian): Thomas James "Tom" Davis (August 13, 1952 – July 19, 2012) was an American writer, comedian, and author. He is best known for his comedy partnership with Al Franken, as half of the comedy duo "Franken & Davis" on the "Saturday Night Live" television show on NBC.
Document 8: Al Franken: Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American writer, comedian, and politician. Since 2009, he has been the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s as a writer and performer on the television comedy show "Saturday Night Live". After decades as a comedic actor and writer, he became a prominent liberal political activist. Franken was first elected to the United States Senate in 2008 in a razor-thin victory over incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman, and then won re-election in 2014 over Republican challenger Mike McFadden. Franken is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), an affiliate of the Democratic Party.
Document 9: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2000: The 2000 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 7, 2000 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Minnesota. The race pitted incumbent Republican Senator Rod Grams against Former Minnesota State Auditor Mark Dayton. Dayton won with 48.83% of the vote against Grams’ 43.29%.
Document 10: Walter Mondale: Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician, diplomat and lawyer who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and as a United States Senator from Minnesota (1964–76). He was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in the United States presidential election of 1984, but lost to Ronald Reagan in a landslide. Reagan won 49 states while Mondale carried his home state of Minnesota and Washington, D.C.
Document 11: Stuart Pankin: Stuart Pankin (born April 8, 1946) is an American comic actor who is best known for his comedy roles, he has frequently performed at St. Vincent Summer Theatre. On television, he has played anchor Bob Charles in "Not Necessarily the News", Earl Sinclair in "Dinosaurs" and Orthodox Jew Ben Heineman in "Curb Your Enthusiasm", as well as making many guest appearances in many television shows and lending his voice into various animated shows and film. Among his approximately three dozen films was "Hollywood Knights", and he starred in "" and its sequels, as Commander Plank. He also appeared in "Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves" and "Arachnophobia" and as Jimmy in "Fatal Attraction".
Document 12: Why Not Me? (novel): Why Not Me? The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency is a satirical novel by comedian (and future United States Senator) Al Franken, detailing his unlikely candidacy to become the President of the United States in the 2000 Presidential Election. The book was published in 1999.
Document 13: A. Whitney Brown: Alan Whitney Brown (born July 8, 1952) is an American writer and comedian best known for work on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1980s. In addition to writing for the program, he appeared opposite Dennis Miller in a biting satirical Weekend Update commentary segment called "The Big Picture." He won a 1988 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program, along with Al Franken, Tom Davis, Phil Hartman, Mike Myers, Lorne Michaels and Conan O'Brien. He was also one of the original correspondents on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" from 1996 to 1998.
Document 14: Stuart Smalley: Stuart Smalley is a fictional character invented and performed by comedian and satirist (and later United States Senator from Minnesota) Al Franken. The character originated on the television show "Saturday Night Live", in a mock self-help show called "Daily Affirmations With Stuart Smalley." It first aired on the show's February 9, 1991 episode hosted by Kevin Bacon. Stuart is Franken's middle name. Franken has stated that his "going to Al-Anon meetings inspired [the character] Stuart [Smalley]". (He attended the meetings in support of his wife, who was battling alcoholism at the time.)
Document 15: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 1990: The 1990 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Wellstone in a tight race. Widely considered an underdog and outspent by a 7-to-1 margin, Wellstone was the only candidate to defeat an incumbent senator in the 1990 election cycle and gained national attention after his upset victory.
ground_truth: Al Franken