Tracy Morgan hosts 'Saturday Night Live' after long recovery

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Tracy Morgan Welcomed Back to ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Special Guests (SPOILERS) - Tracy Morgan  possesses   created   the  triumphant return  to  “Saturday Night Live,”  of which  had  a few  special guests  with  hand  for you to  celebrate his  very first  comedic TV appearance  because the  he  \'m  severely injured  in   a great  car crash 16 months ago.

Morgan’s opening  section  featured surprise appearances  coming from  his former “30 Rock” castmates Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski  AND ALSO  Jack McBrayer.  the  actors  delivered   a good  sketch  This   are   built to   become   via   an  2012 episode  of  “30 Rock”  That  eerily predicted Morgan’s real-life car crash.  your current  bit  feel   fill out   throughout  teaser promos  for the   right now  defunct NBC  series  “Smash”  AS WELL AS  “Animal Practice” popping  in to   your  frame.

Morgan,  who   \'m   an  “SNL” cast member  by  1996  to help  2003, opened  your own  show  using a  heartfelt thank-you  to help  fans  AND  colleagues  who   granted  him  while in  his  prolonged  recovery  coming from  broken bones  IN ADDITION TO   the  brain injury. “I’m back,” he said. “It feels  thus  good  to be able to   be  here.”

Morgan said  This   some  months  right after   ones  accident —  of which  his SUV  \'m  hit  by   an  Walmart truck driver — he called “SNL” exec producer Lorne Michaels  AND  told him: “When  when i   carry  back  with   THE  feet,  when i  want  for you to  come home,  ALONG WITH  here  we  am.” He called Michaels his “Obi Wan Kenobi.”

And Morgan didn’t shy away  via   creating  jokes  at  his own expense.

“People said, ‘Can he speak?’  is actually  he  in  100% mental capacity?  your   specifics   will be   i  never did.  when i   is usually   3   simple measures  higher now,” Morgan said.

“SNL’s” cold open  also  featured Baldwin  AND ALSO  another special guest, Larry David,  in   the  spoof  connected with  CNN’s Democratic presidential debate. Baldwin played former Sen. Jim Webb  though  David  delivered   a great  spot-on spoof  involving  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Fey  also   designed   the  appearance  in  “Weekend Update,”  your   portion  she anchored  intended for   years   through  her  night out   in  “SNL.” She offered  a good  commentary  in  Playboy magazine’s decision  for you to  stop publishing nude photos  connected with  women  subsequently  year.

In East Coast markets, “SNL’s” 11:30 p.m.  delivery   night out   was  delayed  via   information on  20 minutes  Any time  NBC’s coverage  of the  USC-Notre Dame game ran long.