Terry Gross’Tracy Morgan Interview Response

Personally I really enjoyed listening to this podcast about Tracy Morgan’s background. I think Terry Gross did a great job during the interview at staying focused onto the topic she wanted to speak about. She asked questions she wanted to ask while still allowing room for Tracy to speak. There is a brief moment when she begins talking about his childhood, when they did get off track a little bit she did a very good job at bringing it back to topics such as his mother which were difficult for him to talk about. When he gets emotional she also gave him some time, and asked if he was okay to continue. I did think she may have pressed a little to hard when asking him to sing the lyrics of the song his dad wrote about his mom. It was clear before that point in the interview that he gets emotional when speaking about his relationships with his parents. It just didn’t sit well with me that after a half hour where you hear him talk, and describe things like running away, taking his siblings, caring for his father, etc, it seemed like she was being a little bit too invasive at that point. As a fan of Tracy Morgan I have heard him talk briefly about struggling growing up, but this was the longest and most in depth interview I have heard of his. Often times when funny people go on shows people just want them to be funny, and I like how she broke apart the interview with clips of his comedic work while at the same time connecting it to his not so funny past.