Earlier today we saw Tracy Morgan sit down with Matt Lauer on Today for the first time since his accident on June 7, 2014, and tonight on NBC Nightly News we saw the two men talk some more on the Saturday Night Live set.
During this interview the love of his life, Megan Wollover, was there by his side. That night, was the first night, in a long time, that his fiancee, their daughter and his son were not there with him. They were at home because their baby was teething. Since she wasn’t with him, they were Facetiming each other when the accident happened. Thankfully, since everything went black she didn’t know what happened to the man she loves until later. She just assumed they lost their connection. While she wasn’t by this side that night, she has been there ever since.
Another thing that was different about this interview is it was more raw and Morgan talked more about the effects from the accident. He told Matt Lauer that he is still having problems with his memory, difficulty walking and his balance is still off. Once he feels he is healed, he will get back into comedy.
Lauer asked him if he is suffering from depression and how he is working through it. Morgan replied, “I love comedy. I wonder how I am going to be funny again. I am going to get to it.” Then he added, “Remembering my identity. What am I going to do? And the fans let me know, we can’t wait for you to come back.” He took a breather because that got him choked up, then he continued, “We can’t wait for you to come back. I can’t wait to make them laugh again.”
As the interview went on, Morgan told him he still hasn’t watch SNL’s 40th anniversary special. It’s too much for him. Now he is focusing on getting better. Then he said, “One day when I am 100%, I am going to grab that mic and I am never going to let it go. Never! I promise you. I’m gonna be the funniest I can be, cause I ain’t never going to take life for granted no more.”
I promise you Tracy Morgan, we will be here for you when you are ready and we will never let you put that mic down.
