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30 Rock Star Tracy Morgan Apologizes for Anti-Gay Rant

Kori Ellis — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:26:49 +0000

In recent days, Tracy Morgan has come under fire for his homophobic rant during an appearance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on June 3. Some of Morgan’s slurs included:

“Gays need to quit being p**sies and not be whining about something as insignificant as bullying.” and “Gay is something that kids learn from the media and programming.”

About the possibility of having a gay son, Tracy said he “better talk to me like a man and not in a gay voice or I’ll pull out a knife and stab that little n**ger to death.”

After the show, Morgan told the crowd, “I don’t “f*cking care if I piss off some gays, because if they can take a f*cking d**k up their ass…they can take a f*cking joke.”

After his rep initially had declined comment, Morgan issued a statement of apology on Friday where he denied being a hateful person and acknowledged that “even in a comedy club” what he said went too far “and was not funny in any context.”

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“30 Rock” Season Three on DVD

Jeanne — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:36:17 +0000

I’ve recently discovered 30 Rock and I’ve got to say that I wish I hadn’t waited so long to watch this show. I actually saw my first episode on a flight earlier this year and it was so good that I had to see more. If you haven’t seen it, Alec Baldwin is absolutely perfect and the writing is witty, realistic and intelligent.

image: NBC

30 Rock: Season Three will be released on DVD today and I highly recommend picking up a copy (you can also buy all three seasons). This season was nominated for a record 22 Primetime Emmy Awards and I think it was their best to-date.

In case you aren’t familiar with the premise, Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live, Mean Girls) plays Liz Lemon, a show runner for the fictional show TGS with Tracy Jordan (with Tracy Morgan in that role). Lemon has to contend with Tracy’s antics and the tyranny of network executive, Jack Donaghy (Baldwin) while trying to sort out her own personal life.

The cast is round out by a number of talented actors but Jane Krakowski as TGS co-star Jenna Maroney and Jack McBrayer as the over-eager and effortlessly endearing NBC page, really stand out.

The fourth season of 30 Rock will premiere on October 15, 2009 so you’ve still got time to catch up!

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Now on DVD: “30 Rock” Seasons 1 & 2

Jeanne — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:42:00 +0000

Have you ever watched the award-winning comedy 30 Rock? The show, which was brought to life by former Saturday Night Live cast member (and head writer), Tina Fey, is very funny and regularly has a stream of impressive celebrity guest stars.

If you’re a fan of the show, you might be really interested to know that there is currently a great deal going on. You can get both the complete first and second season for, essentially, the price of one. The 30 Rock 2 Season Value Pack brings you twice the fun at one low price.

image: Amazon

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30 Rock Gives Back Through iTunes

Juan Magdaraog — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:40:41 +0000

C30 Rock’s season finale included a song at the end which is reminiscent of a “We Are The World” type of song. While it was a great show and a nice ending to a good season, 30 Rock upped the ante by releasing the “He Needs A Kidney: Music Video” video through iTunes. NBC, Universal Media Studios and Apple are donating 100% of the proceeds to the National Kidney Foundation.

30 Rock's Kidney Now Video

The video features big name stars such as Sheryl Crowe, Elvis Costello, Mary J Blige, Clay Aiken, Norah Jones as well as other performers. Jeff Richmond, 30 Rocks’ music supervisor composed the song.

The video is available for $.99 through the iTunes Store.

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