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Davis, of Franken and Davis, Dead
Tom Davis, a writer who with Al Franken helped develop some of the most popular skits in the early years of “Saturday Night Live,” was remembered by his former partner as “great friend, a good man, and so funny.” He was 59.
Davis’ wife, Mimi Raleigh, said he died Thursday of throat and neck cancer at his home in the Hudson Valley, north of New York City. He was diagnosed in 2009.
Davis is best known as the thinner, taller partner in Franken and Davis, the off-kilter comedy duo who performed in the early years of the show. They also were among the first writers hired for the new show in 1975 and helped create memorable work such as the “Coneheads” skit with Dan Aykroyd and what evolved into the “Nick the Lounge Singer” skit starring Bill Murray performing lounge-lizard versions of songs including the “Star Wars” theme.
Must have been all that hash smoking.
Anon Ahole
July 21st, 2012
was his urine STILL bright orange? or was that the other D-bagger?
hey berry soetoro-careful whatcha swallow
Buck Ofama
July 21st, 2012
He more than likely died of embarrassment from being associated with Franken, who as far as I’m concerned, can leave this earth any time he wants to. Hopefully, it will be soon.
LadyGun12
July 21st, 2012
OK, I’m about to get really mean…
Wrong guy.
Doc
July 21st, 2012
Too bad it wasn’t a TWO-FER!
Weldor
July 21st, 2012
I liked -some- of Franken’s writing.
“This is the Nick Winters show and I do the entertaining, thank you!”
Him as a congresscritter, not so much.
LadyGun12
July 21st, 2012
Stuart Smalley made me want to puke.
Tim
July 21st, 2012
Davis musta been the one with a sense of humor.
RIP
scribble
July 21st, 2012
Neither one was ever funny.
hanoverfist
July 21st, 2012
3rd post,
beat me to it.
FreeMan - "Save Me Sarah"
July 21st, 2012
Eh, too bad we couldn’t be
celebratingremembering Al.papadoc
July 21st, 2012
Franken and Davis were very funny comedians and good joke-writers. Franken became an even bigger joke as a Senator, but that’s not nearly as funny.
Joe Btfsplk
July 21st, 2012
Al should follow the esteemed Dead Ted’s fine example.
Jimbo
July 21st, 2012
Along with the hash, these two asshats dropped more acid (LSD) than most of the freaks in Haight-Ashbury did in their lifetimes! And that’s according to Hill and Weingrad’s 1989 book “Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live”. Can’t get worked up over this.
acerpalmatumdissectum
July 21st, 2012
i hate to admit it but i actually used to have a franken & davis tshirt. my sister gave it to me. she saw them at ursinus college back in the early 80s. it was an ugly shirt. yellow & blue.