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Young stand-ups, we ought to do comedy in George Carlin's spirit, in Richard Pryor's spirit, in Jackie Gleason's spirit, in Lucille Ball's spirit, because they did it with the spirit.

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Tracy Morgan
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: November 10
Actor
Autobiographer
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Voice Actor
The Bronx
New York City
Tracy Jamal Morgan
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Carlin
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If you can survive 'Saturday Night Live,' then you're good as far as show business is concerned.
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My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of The Color Purple. It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.
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I never wanted the ha-ha-ha laughter [at my shows]. I always aimed for the gut. I always aimed for the pretty girls in the front row, laughing and leaning over and pooting.
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I think the word 'pregnant' is funny.
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What am I afraid of? The IRS. Thats it. I dont want those people knockin on my door, man.
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My father said: If you want to catch your girl cheating, you knock on the front door and run to the back, because he's coming out the back.
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I don't like doing stand-up for little kids. It's not geared for that.
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Reality is the scary thing. Not my work, not comedy.
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Martin Lawrence is one of my comedic heroes, and he's a genius.
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Too many people focus on the thing, instead of the heavenly glory of it. I don't want to give away what to expect.
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I like to do stand-up for people who live real life.
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If you don't laugh, you're going to cry and people are crying. That's why I guess you have lots of people like comedians to keep us laughing.
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I just want to be funny, I just want to do comedy.
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I'm not really struggling about my career. The struggles are in my personal life. I can't really pinpoint how long it took me to get where I'm at, and I didn't care how long it was going to take, because it's not about the destination, it's about the journey.
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I want to let my fans know I love them and I'm coming your way and I'm bringing truckloads of funny.
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Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations a way to survive another day.
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The things I did on Saturday Night Live are going to stay as Saturday Night Live. You've never seen Eddie Murphy do a Gumby movie. There's a lot more new material inside of me.
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A stand-up's job is to hold the mirror up to society and to look at what we're afraid of. That's why we had shows like 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons.' We made fun of ourselves then.
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I don't take any relationships for granted and I won't ever again. I just enjoy life.
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I love 30 Rock because Tina Fey allows me to fly over the cuckoo nest once a week.
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