Sen. Al Franken said he'd accept an offer to join the Hillary Clinton ticket. | Getty Al Franken: I'd serve as Hillary Clinton's VP

If Hillary Clinton asked him, Al Franken says, he would gladly join the presumptive Democratic nominee as her running mate.

The Minnesota senator said in an interview with the Associated Press that to his knowledge, he is not being vetted for a vice presidential bid, but Franken, a former comedian and “Saturday Night Live” writer, has been a longtime Clinton backer and would jump on board the campaign if invited.


“If Hillary Clinton came to me and said, ‘Al, I really need you to be my vice president, to run with me,’ I would say yes,” Franken said. “But I’m very happy in the job that I have right now.”

Despite Franken’s promise that he doesn’t believe he’s being considered, Clinton allies have floated his name as a possible dark horse vice presidential pick. He’s known the former secretary of state for more than 20 years and is popular with the more progressive wing of the Democratic Party, a group with which Clinton badly needs to connect after a hard-fought primary against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).