>>> WE ARE BACK AT 8:39 WITH THE ONE AND ONLY TRACY MORGAN.
HE STARS AS TREY BARKER IN "THE
LAST O.G."
LAST O.G." IN SEASON 1 WE WATCHED HIM
ADJUST TO HIS NEWLY GENTFIED
BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD.
BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD. >> TREY IS BACK FOR A SECOND
SEASON, STILL CATCHING UP ON THE
THINGS HE MISSED, INCLUDING THE
BIRTH OF HIS KIDS.
HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK.
>> WERE YOU IN THE DELIVERY ROOM
WHEN THE TWINS WERE BEING BORN?
>> YOU KNOW I DIDN’T MEET THE
KIDS UNTIL THEY WERE 4.
WHAT’S UP?
WHAT’S UP? >> THE GUYS AT THE HALFWAY HOUSE
GOT TO SEE THEIR KIDS BEING
BORN.
BORN. THEY COACH, THEY CUT CORDS, EVEN
BOBBY COACHED A BIRTH.
ANYWAY, PLEASE TELL ME YOU
FILMED IT.
FILMED IT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MY KIDS
BEING BORN, EVEN IF IT’S
VIDEOTAPED.
VIDEOTAPED. >> YEAH, ONE OF MY GIRLFRIENDS
WAS IN THE DELIVERY ROOM WITH
THE CAMERA.
THE CAMERA. I DON’T KNOW WHERE THAT TAPE IS
AT.
AT. >> AND TRACY MORGAN JOINS US.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOD BLESS.
ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> FEELING GREAT.
>> YOU LOOK GREAT.
WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AT YOUR HOME
TALKING ABOUT THE SHOW AND HOW
MUCH IT REFLECTS YOUR REAL LIFE
AND HOW YOU WANTED TO BRING
PIECES OF YOUR OWN STORY TO THIS
SHOW.
SHOW. >> IT’S NOT JUST ME, BUT PEOPLE
THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MY LIFE
AND TO ME AS A MAN AND A PERSON
AND AS A STAND-UP.
LIKE JIMMY MACK.
I CALLED "THE LAST O.G." BECAUSE
HE WAS MY O.G.
THE FIRST PERSON I MET IN SHOW
BUSINESS PROFESSIONALLY.
BUSINESS PROFESSIONALLY. THE VERY FIRST.
SO HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE LAND
MINES WERE AND HOW TO DO A LOT
OF STAND-UP AND MOVE THE MIC
STAND IN THE BACK AND USE YOUR
ENVIRONMENT ON STAGE.
I PASS THAT ON TO THE YOUTH LIKE
MICHAEL SHEA AND PEOPLE LIKE
THAT.
THAT. HOW TO DO STAND-UP RIGHT.
SO THAT’S WHY I CALL IT THAT.
NOT JUST MY STORY, BUT PEOPLE I
KNOW.
KNOW. PEOPLE I KNOW.
>> YOU LOOK AT YOUR LIFE AND
THINK TO YOURSELF, BECAUSE I
REMEMBER AFTER THE ACCIDENT WHEN
YOU FIRST CAME IN HERE AND I
REMEMBER LOOKING AT YOU AND I
THOUGHT TO MYSELF, THIS GUY IS
GOING TO COME BACK.
DID YOU IMAGINE IT WOULD BE IN
THIS WAY?
THIS WAY? I MEAN, YOU ARE DOING THIS
SUCCESSFUL TELEVISION SHOW.
>> I GOT TO CORRECT YOU.
I NEVER CAME BACK.
I JUST NEVER LEFT.
I’VE ALWAYS BEEN RIGHT HERE.
I PROMISE YOU I AIN’T GONNA
LEAVE YOU.
LEAVE YOU. I WILL BE HERE UNTIL I DIE
MAKING YOU LAUGH AND TELLING THE
TRUTH.
TRUTH. I MEAN THAT.
>> AND THE SHOW IS ABOUT SECOND
CHANCES.
CHANCES. >> A BEAUTIFUL THING.
>> ON THE FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
OF THE WRECK THAT TOOK THE LIFE
OF JIMMY MACK, WHO YOU JUST
SPOKE ABOUT, AND ALMOST TOOK
YOURS.
YOURS. >> A COUPLE PEOPLE.
THE DRIVERS.
THE DRIVERS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. SO HOW WAS THAT REFLECTED IN
"THE LAST O.G."?
>> FORGIVENESS.
>> FORGIVENESS. IT’S ALWAYS FORGIVENESS AND LOVE
IS THE MOST POWERFUL THING IN
THE UNIVERSE.
THE UNIVERSE. IT’S ALL ABOUT FORGIVESNESS.
SHEA DIDN’T HAVE TO LET ME BACK
IN MY KID’S LIFE.
WHEN SHE THREW THE BRICK, AT THE
VERY END SHE WAS REMEMBERING
THAT SHE LOVED ME.
SO SHE FORGAVE ME.
AND WE MOVED FORWARD.
THAT’S WHAT FORGIVENESS IS
ABOUT, MOVING FORWARD.
THAT’S WHY I LOVE THE SHOW.
IT’S A DARK PREMISE.
LET’S NOT FORGET IT’S ABOUT
CRACK, ABOUT PRISON.
BUT WE ARE COLOR IN A DARK
PLACE.
PLACE. I TOLD YOU BEFORE, THIS SHOW IS
NOT A SHOW ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
THIS SHOW IS STARRING THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> IN REAL LIFE, TRACY, WHO DID
YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE IN ORDER TO
BE IN THIS PLACE AFTER
EVERYTHING THAT’S HAPPENED TO
YOU?
YOU? >> THE DRIVER OF THE WALMART
TRUCK.
TRUCK. I HAD TO PRAY TO GOD FOR THAT
TYPE OF STRENGTH.
I KNEW IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
HE HAS A FAMILY.
AND HE DIDN’T DO NOTHING TO ME.
HE DID SOMETHING FOR ME.
WHEN I WAS ABLE TO FORGIVE ME,
IT MADE ME A BETTER PERSON.
>> WHAT WAS THAT MOMENT, IN WHAT
MOMENT DID YOU FORGIVE HIM?
>> I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.
IT WAS RAINING.
THREE IN THE MORNING.
SOMETHING CAME OVER ME AND I GOT
GRIEF AND I STARTED CRYING.
I CLOSED MY EYES IN THE BED.
MY FACE, I SAID, GOD, PLEASE
GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO FORGIVE
HIM AND IT WAS DONE.
14 MONTHS LATER I WAS HOSTING
"SNL."
"SNL." SO THAT’S HOW YOU GET YOUR
STRENGTH.
STRENGTH. FORGIVENESS IS TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH YOUR LIFE.
IF I HADN’T DONE THAT, I WOULD
BE BITTER.
BE BITTER. KILLED MY FRIEND.
HURT MY FRIENDS BADLY.
HURT ME BADLY.
I WOULD BEITTER.
IT HAD TO BE DONE.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE WERE
SPEAKING EARLIER --
>> ALSO THOSE WHO TRESPASS UPON
YOU.
YOU. FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT
WHAT THEY DO.
>> YOUR WIFE MEGHAN, WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT HER.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IN THOSE EARLY --
>> I LEAN ON HER.
SHE IS MY BACKBONE, MY STRENGTH.
>> IN THE DIFFICULT DAYS, YOU
SAID SHE WAS WITH YOU HOLDING
YOUR HAND THE WHOLE TIME.
DID SHE HELP YOU GET TO A PLACE
WHERE
WHERE WHERE YOU SAID OKAY MY BODY IS
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT NOW, I CAN
GET BACK AND DO WHAT I’M GOOD
AT, WHICH IS MAKING PEOPLE
LAUGH?
LAUGH? >> EVEN DAYS WHEN I START
FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF, SHE
NEVER GAVE UP ON ME.
YOU WANT TO DO STAND-UP AGAIN.
IT’S LIKE THAT.
YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN.
DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT.
>> YOU KNEW?
>> SHE IS A ROCK.
SHE AIN’T MOVED.
SHE IS NOT EASILY EXCITABLE
ABOUT THAT STUFF, AND SHE JUST
THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE HERE FOR.
THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT’S MY
PARTNER.
PARTNER. THAT’S MY WIFE.
>> AND SHE RUNS THAT HOUSE.
>> I BET SHE DOES.
>> SHE DOES.
THE DEAL WITH ME, SOMEONE LIKE
ME, YOU’VE GOT TO BE A STRONG
WOMAN.
WOMAN. >> YOU ARE ALWAYS ON TOP OF
CURRENT EVENTS, YOU LIKE TO MAKE
FUN OF SOME THINGS.
JUSSIE SMOLLETT HAS BEEN A BIG
HEADLINE.
HEADLINE. WHAT ARE TRACY MORGAN’S THOUGHTS
ON HIM?
ON HIM? >> I JUST THOUGHT WHAT HE DID
WAS WRONG.
WAS WRONG. PEOPLE COULD GET HURT, YOU KNOW.
HOW ARE THE CHICAGO POLICE GOING
TO RESPOND TO THOSE TYPE OF
CALLS MEANY MORE?
THAT WASN’T COOL.
IT WASN’T AN O.G. MOVE.
I DON’T JUDGE NOBODY.
I’M JUST SAYING THAT RIGHT THERE
WASN’T A GOOD MOVE, YOU KNOW.
THAT’S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
THAT.
THAT. >> AND YOUR FRIEND CHRIS ROCK
OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE NAACP
IMAGE AWARDS, HE WAS --
>> NO.
>> NO. I DON’T CARE.
I DON’T CARE.
CHRIS DID HIS THING.
THAT’S MY O.G.
I LOVE THAT.
HE INSPIRED ME.
DO YOUR THING.
DO YOUR THING ON STAGE.
THAT’S WHAT WE’RE HERE FOR.
NOBODY IS ABOVE A JOKE.
NOBODY.
NOBODY. IF YOU ARE ABOVE A JOKE, YOU
AIN’T A PART OF SOCIETY.
MY MAN DIO SAID THAT.
CHECK OUT THAT INTERVIEW WITH
HIM AND STEVE HARVEY.
THAT WAS DOPE.
I WATCHED IT COMING HERE AND IT
INSPIRED ME.
INSPIRED ME. HE SAID EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO
THEIR OPINION.
THEIR OPINION. AND I VALUE YOUR OPINION.
BUT NOT MORE THAN I VALUE MINE.
POINT BLANK.
POINT BLANK. I LIVE BY THAT.
>> IS THIS THE NEW TRACY OR HAVE
YOU ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY.
>> ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY.
FIRST O.G. WAS MY DAD.
HE GAVE ME KNOWLEDGE HIMSELF.
SO I ALWAYS KNOW WHO I AM, WHAT
I’M ABOUT.
I’M ABOUT. I AM A 50-YEAR-OLD MAN.
I DON’T PLAY THOSE GAMES.
I’M A GOOD.
>> YOU HAVE A STAR ON THE
HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.
HOW DID THAT FEEL?
>> THAT’S MY LEGACY FOR MY
CAREER.
CAREER. MY LEGACY FOR MY LIFE IS MY
KIDS.
KIDS. THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE.
MY DAUGHTER, VERY SMART.
I TOLD YOU, MY SONS, ALL THREE
OF THEM, INTELLIGENT.
THAT’S MY LEGACY.
THEY ARE MY REFLECTION, ME AND
THEIR MOM.
THEIR MOM. MY FIRST WIFE PASSED AWAY.
THEN I GOT A SECOND CHANCE NOT
AT JUST LIFE BUT WITH LOVE WITH
MEGHAN.
MEGHAN. SO I’M FORTUNATE.
I DON’T BELIEVE IN LUCK.
IF YOU WANT LUCK, GO TO VEGAS,
GO TO ATLANTIC CITY.
I’M BLESSED.
I’M BLESSED. >> AND YOU JUST --
>> AND YOU AIN’T GOT TO HIT BY A
TRUCK, YOU AIN’T GOT TO GET SHOT
OR STABBED.
OR STABBED. GOD FORBID YOU LAY DOWN AND NOT
WAKE UP.
WAKE UP. I JUST RUN MY RACE.
I LOVE EVERYBODY, WHITE, BLACK,
MALE, FEMALE, STRAIGHT, GAY.
I LOVE YOU.
THERE AIN’T NOTHING YOU CAN DO
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. SO WE WAS TALKING ABOUT JUST IN
CASE, YOU KNOW, GENDER, YOU KNOW
EQUAL PAY.
EQUAL PAY. WHEN YOU WATCHED THE SPACE
SHUTTLE BLOW UP, THERE WERE
WOMEN ON BOARD AND WOMEN WENT TO
THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
THEY CAN’T GET PAID WHAT WE GET
PAID?
PAID? THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO GO TO
SPACE.
SPACE. ARE THEY GOOD ENOUGH TO GO DOWN?
NO.
NO. IF SHE IS QUALIFIED, GIVE HER
THE MONEY.
THE MONEY. I WANT RESULTS.
IF SHE HAPPENS TO BE A WOMAN, SO
BE IT.
BE IT. GIVE HER THE MONEY, MAN.
DON’T MAKE ME CALL THE
GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT. >> TRACY, WE LOVE YOU.
>> YOU’RE THE BEST.
>> I LOVE YOU MORE.
>> THANK YOU, HONEY.
>> I’M GONNA KEEP IT REAL FROM
CRADLE TO THE GRAVE.
>> WE KNOW THAT, TRACY.
>> BEING FUNNY.
THAT’S ALL I WANT TO DO.
THEY ARE AT HOME LAUGHING RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. >> YEAH, THEY ARE.
>> PUT SOME CHEESE IN THE GRITS.
I’M COMING HOME.
FRY ME SOME FLOUNDER.
>> GOOD-BYE, TRACY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. TRACY MORGAN, SEASON 2 OF "THE
LAST O.G." PREMIERES TONIGHT ON
CBS.
CBS. IT IS HILARIOUS, AS IF WE HAD TO
TELL YOU THAT.
TBS.
TBS. EXCUSE ME.