Livingston resident Tom Davis died at his home Thu., July 19, of throat and neck cancer. Davis, 59, was half of a famous comedy duo with now-U.S. Senator Al Franken. According to Wikipedia, "In 1975, Davis got his big break as one of the original writers for 'Saturday Night Live,' where he and Franken also performed together. Franken and Davis also wrote the screenplay for, and appeared in, the film 'One More Saturday Night,' and had cameos in 'Trading Places' and 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash.'" On July 13, 2011, Davis was a guest on "@Issue" with Victor Mendolia on WGXC. Click here to listen to the full edition of "@Issue," that includes the Davis interview. He discusses the city of Hudson and his cancer in the interview. He bought his house in Livingston, near the Happy Clown, in 1985 with Franken, and bought him out in 1990 when the duo broke up. Franken issued a statement Thu., July 19:

"Today is a sad day for all of us who loved Tom. I spoke with his mom this afternoon and she recalled fondly all the laughter that would come from the basement when Tom and I first got started in comedy. I visited Tom two weeks ago, and though he was deathly ill, we did a lot of laughing. He was a great friend, a good man, and so funny."

PLAY EXCERPT OF TOM DAVIS INTERVIEW ABOUT HIS CANCER 1:22
PLAY EXCERPT OF TOM DAVIS INTERVIEW DISCUSSING HUDSON AND LIVINGSTON 3:49