“I relate to their struggle,” said stand-up comedian Tom Davis. “Their past is similar to mine. I know that overwhelming feeling of disillusion when you are unemployed, treading water for years — the ...

Tom Davis, a writer who with Al Franken helped develop some of the most popular skits in the early years of "Saturday Night Live," died Thursday at age 59. His wife, Mimi Raleigh, said he died of ...