SNL writing partners
Al Franken and
Tom Davis hosted their own segment on which they would appear onstage as a
comedy team similar to
Rowan and Martin, with Davis generally as the straight man and Franken as his self-obsessed, sometimes dimwitted
sidekick. They would also perform skits within the context of the segment.
The Franken and Davis Show was often a late addition to the broadcast as a time filler if the show was running short. Their best-known skit consisted of Davis appearing in normal dress, while Franken appeared in a flowing garment, with a shaved head and a pony tail and announced he was becoming a
Hare Krishna. Davis responded by cutting off the ponytail, angering Franken who said, "Now people will think I'm a
Buddhist!" Debuted September 24, 1977. Aside from
The Franken and Davis Show, the two have made several appearances, either separately or as a team, in many
SNL sketches throughout the years. They also appear together in the film
Trading Places as a pair of bumbling
baggage handlers. Al Franken later hosted his own talk show on which Tom Davis has made numerous appearances. Franken, who in 2009 became a U.S. Senator from Minnesota, is probably best known as a performer for his character
Stuart Smalley, and for his on-air proposal at the end of the 1970s that the 1980s be known as "The Al Franken Decade." ;Appearances: ==The Ex-Police==