KFOG (on FB) are characterizing their interview with Tracy Morgan this morning as "bizarre". Anyone hear it?
http://www.kfog.com/PROGRAMMING/kfogmorningshow.aspx#2761He sounds a little sleepy. They of course start out by asking him about 30 Rock, which is probably what Morgan is best known for, and immediately Morgan says he usually doesn't like to answer questions about 30 Rock when it's pertaining to his standup. "It throws people off, because they're expecting to see Tracy Jordan (his character on the show)." Peter pressed him -- "But don't you expect that?" And Morgan replied, "No I don't, and it really helps when 30 Rock is not mentioned. It does help. I'm one of the smartest people you'll meet."
That's what they replayed today.
But huh, that was about it. People were writing in that Morgan was too rough re: 30 Rock, or alternately that Peter pushed too hard on the 30 Rock issue. But the interview went on for another 5-6 minutes and honestly I think that Morgan is just not the typical kind of celeb call-in interviewee.
He was eating something as he talked (I thought he said "Chubbies", but when Webster asked what other candies he liked, Morgan took offense and said, "It's not candy, it's a fruit", and I realized then it was "Cherries"). He wants his comedy to be taken "seriously", and I think he *is* trying to distance himself from the happy-go-lucky clown character of Jordan.
Meanwhile, The Morning Show threw their typical softball questions (funniest bit on SNL? previous jobs?) and Morgan jumped on them, misunderstood, and otherwise ignored their questions and just said what he wanted to say. He sounded like he was just riffing on talking to three white boys.
So yeah, bizarre for a typical KFOG guest, but not awful. Actually pretty funny radio, if taken in the right context.
Terry Gross interviewed Morgan and also ended up with a pretty unexpected results:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114009203ACTUALLY, I'm relistening to Terry's interview now. If Greg had done his research he would've listened to this interview first. He again starts out distinguishing himself from Tracy Jordan the character. And speaks very seriously about his time at SNL, and life in general. I think The Morning Show approached him with their typical kid gloves, and Morgan took basically had his way with them.