Tracy Morgan
Q. Will all black comedians be expected to joke about President Obama now?
A. Oh, man. If you don’t have Obama material, then you’re out of the loop. I mean, the world’s about to change. Race is out there now, and it’s going to be confronted. Everybody wants to sweep it under the rug, put it back and close the door. But we can’t now. The president is black, so obviously we’re going to make fun of every situation you could ever imagine about a black president. But they had to let Obama win. You finally got O. J. Give us Obama.
Q. Can white comedians safely make fun of him, too?
A. I don’t know. White comedians have got to roll the dice, Baby. And if you get into a fight, then you get into a fight, because you know how black people are going to feel about Obama. If you go down that road, you better be funny.
Q. If an Obama presidency is unsuccessful, will black comedians feel a greater need to stick up for him?
A. Dude, do you think we really care about stuff like that? The black community, we’re just trying to get something to eat tonight, man. More brothers are worrying about where their next meal is coming from. They ain’t worrying about the Dow Jones. I don’t know any dude named Dow Jones.
Tracy Morgan continues to kill it. More from that link:
Q. Did you vote this year?
A. Yeah, I got into a fight with three other black dudes ’cause they saw me vote for McCain. Nah, I’m just joking. They’d run me out of my community. A black Republican? Shoot. That ain’t happenin’, Captain.
