PHILADELPHIA, July 25 (UPI) -- In a rare unscripted moment at the podium of a national political convention, Sen. Al Franken, a Hillary Clinton supporter, and the comedian Sarah Silverman, a Bernie Sanders supporter, rallied Democrats to unity in Philadelphia.
Franken, a former Saturday Night Live writer and performer, returned to his comedic roots with Silverman with prepared remarks. When producers of the Democratic National Convention asked the pair to stretch for time, they ad-libbed several jokes, including a zinger from Silverman aimed at hardcore Sanders supporters who, earlier in the day staged an uprising on the convention floor, booing the mention of Clinton's name.