A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Tom Davis
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Born August 13, 1952
Died July 19, 2012Aged 59
Cast appearances (3)
A face that makes you laugh.
Credited work (3)
Funny from behind the scenes.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Tom Davis was an American comedian and writer who formed the comedy partnership Franken and Davis with Al Franken. The pair joined Saturday Night Live’s original writing staff in 1975 and also performed together on the program.
Davis helped develop SNL material associated with characters including the Coneheads and Bill Murray’s Nick the Lounge Singer. His writing and performance collaborations extended to the film One More Saturday Night and other projects with Franken and fellow SNL alumni. He described his life in comedy in the memoir Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss. His work was part of the collaborative writing culture that shaped SNL’s early seasons.
Quite the characters
Another side of funny.
The role call
Familiar parts. Their own spin.
From the photo archiveMore faces of Tom Davis.3 photos
