Comedian/actor, Tracy Morgan made an impactful appearance at the 2015 Emmy Awards after his tragic accident that occurred last year on June 7.
At the Emmy’s, Morgan received a standing ovation as he walked onto the stage to present an award for “Best Drama Series.” Celebrities like L.L Cool J, Kerry Washington, and Anthony Anderson were some of many who welcomed Morgan to the stage.
“I miss you guys so much, . “Last year Jimmy Kimmel sat on the stage and said we’ll see you back here next year…(Morgan pauses). “Well, Jimmy thanks to my amazing doctors, support of my family, and my beautiful new wife I’m here.”
As Morgan gathers his thoughts on stage to publicly tell everyone how he was in coma for eight days, he comes in with a humorous twist when mentioning his accident. “I was just as ecstatic to learn that I wasn’t the one who messed up.”
He wouldn’t be Tracy Morgan if he didn’t come out with more humorous punch lines as he mentions what might go down at the Emmy’s after party. “Only recently I’ve started to feel like myself again, which means that y’all women are gonna get pregnant at the afterparty.”
Last year, Tracy Morgan was involved in a major accident on New Jersey Turnpike after a Walmart truck driver rear-ended Morgan’s limousine truck which ultimately claimed the life of Morgan’s longtime friend and comedian, James McNair. Several others were also in the vehicle, but only suffered minor injuries. The truck driver was found to be suffering from fatigue after spend 12 hours driving and nearly 14 hours working.
Tracy Morgan suffered traumatic brain injuries and the accident left him with broken legs and ribs. Even though Morgan is not out of the legal woods yet he is definitely making a comeback to the life he used to live.
The comedian will be appearing back on Saturday Night Live (SNL) on October 17 which will air on NBC network. It will be season 41 for SNL and this couldn’t be a better time to come back as he’ll be hosting the new season along side Miley Cyrus and Amy Schumer for the month.
Reminiscing back to his years of comedy, he’s more than happy to be back and only hopes to still make people laugh, as he mentioned during an interview with NBC News “Today Exclusive” this past June. “I love comedy. And I wonder how I’m going to be funny again…how I’m going to get to it. The fans let me know we can’t wait for you to come back. I can’t wait to make them laugh again.”
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