That's actually why the "Stuart Smalley" version of affirmation, where he stares into the mirror and desperately tries to convince himself that he's good enough and smart enough, is so ...

Stuart Smalley was created and played by Al Franken Al Franken's long relationship with SNL dates back to the very first season, when he was one of the show's first writers.

No matter how often Stuart Smalley spoke those words, it didn’t help him to see value in himself. He didn’t like the person he saw in the mirror.

Best of all, he eventually morphed into the well-intentioned Stuart Smalley, the likable counselor who tried hard to make people realize their self worth. Partner Center ...

"Listen to me. I am shoulding all over myself."—Stuart Smalley, "Stuart Saves His Family" (1995) Before he became a U.S. Senator from Minnesota, Al Franken created the character of Stuart ...