I’m embarrassed to admit that I didn’t even make that (supremely obvious) connection.
For the Tracy Morgan doubters, I highly recommend his interview on NPR’s Fresh Air last week. Here’s a link to the story, which also has the audio at the top (which you can download if you like):
I’m constantly amazed by interviews on this show, and this one has been, by far, my favorite.
I still don’t get it. A little help for the culturally ignorant?
Jeremy Piven Quits Broadway Show. He claims mercury poison is to blame.
Tracy Morgan is disgusting. I love him.
I disliked Tracy in the beginning, but after several episodes either he got better or I did. Now I think he’s hysterically funny. I think my favorite episode was when he fired his entourage and didn’t know that he couldn’t really slam dunk a basketball without being lifted.
I loathed him on SNL (though re-watching the Brian Fellow segments, I can appreciate the utter absurdity), but agree with the others who say he’s the funniest thing on the show. The Andy Kaufman comparison seems apt: Is he really that clueless, or is that just his schtick? I know for sure Tina Fey’s not stupid, and she’s definitely written the character to maximize the impact of the lines when spoken with Morgan’s unique line readings. I’m of the opinion that the whole “Is he a total moron?” confusion is all part of the joke.