Tracy Morgan Playfully Calls Out Lorne Michaels For Not Letting Him Sing At ‘SNL50' Concert: 'You Have Disrespected Me B*tch'
Tracy Morgan took the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert stage and jokingly called out Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels for not letting him sing.
The comedian appeared during Friday's show at Radio City Music Hall and said Michaels had disrespected him.
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'Is everyone having a good time?' Morgan asked the audience, who largely cheered, adding, 'Well, I'm not!'
'I've been disrespected!' he continued. 'Lorne Michaels, you have disrespected me b*tch!'
The camera panned over to Michaels as he laughed at Morgan's joke.
'It's a night of great music, and nobody asked me to sing — nobody!' Morgan said. 'Dis-res-pect!'
Morgan took advantage of the microphone and took the opportunity to honor the audience with his voice.
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'I don't care what Lorne Michaels thinks,' a defiant Morgan said, adding, 'He's going to be dead in a week.'
Morgan clarified, 'It's true! I went to the Hamptons a while back, and Lorne said, 'I'm only going to stay alive until the 50th [season] and then I'm going to kick the bucket.''
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The comedian said he asked Michaels to sing at the 50th anniversary to express his love, to which Michaels said, 'I don't even know you!'
Morgan mentioned that Michaels then asked him to 'go park Tina [Fey]'s car,' adding, 'That's disrespect! He thought I was Tina's driver, which is ridiculous because everyone knows Tina likes her drivers young and Dominican.'
After delighting the audience with a song, Morgan introduced The B-52's.
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert celebrates the music of SNL with performances from artists like Arcade Fire, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Chris Martin, David Byrne, DEVO, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Jelly Roll, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Post Malone, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robyn, and The B-52s.
Celebrating 50 years on TV, the festivities continue on Sunday, February 16, with SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
Watch Morgan in the video below.
Tracy Morgan: 'I've been disrespected. Lorne Michaels, you have disrespected me, b****!' #SNL50 Read more: https://t.co/1Rex9xlWZk pic.twitter.com/lBWPdIMKqT
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) February 15, 2025
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