Tracy Morgan may be no stranger to dropping jaws with his tongue-in-cheek humor, but his unexpected coronavirus jokes on Tuesday’s ‘Today Show’ (April 7) didn’t exactly garner the chuckle he may have been looking for.
Hot on the promo trail in support of the season 3 premiere of his wildly popular TBS comedy ‘The Last O.G.,’ the comedian was quizzed on how his family is staying safe during the global health crisis. He responded by informing resident anchor Hoda Kotb that he and his wife are using the quarantine time to spice up their sex life.
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Needless to say, morning TV viewers found the commentary inappropriate. See some of their responses inside:
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The backlash comes just a day after Morgan took to ‘Seth Meyers’ to deliver the same joke. Maybe it went over better there because it was late night.
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People are too damn sensitive. This is hilarious. Love this man
People out here dying and this special ed asshole makes jokes about it. People are not sensitive, people out here are just numb to death until it hits close to home.
We suppose to live in constant fear.
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We have our schedules set to watch death and sickness every day in movies and TV programs that make it as silly or as gory as they can, but suddenly one joke is a problem. It would’ve been inappropriate if he joked specifically about the victims, but he didn’t. Too many people have run to the hills scared and forgot how to laugh. Guess what? More than 99% of New Yorkers have not gotten c**********. Check the numbers yourself.