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Tracy Morgan Shocks Carnegie Hall Audience

by Ann Murray-Yavar
Nov 11th, 2009 | 12:32 PM | Comments 23

Tracy Morgan plays the lovable but egomaniacal comedian Tracy Jordan on ‘30 Rock’ - but in real life, his comedy isn’t so family-friendly.

Several audience members walked out during his Friday performance at Carnegie Hall, when his jokes became too bawdy for some people to bear. Morgan tackled homosexuality, pornography and drugs in his act.

“People seemed to not be laughing at his jokes, but more because they were shocked and appalled with what was coming out of his mouth,” said a source to NY Daily News.

Morgan’s jokes even tackled the Presidential family. “Obama is really changing the White House,” he said at one point. “Because he and Michelle Obama will have the first presidential sex tape out.”

“There was a continuous flow of people getting up and leaving throughout the show,” said the source, adding that Middle-aged women seemed the most shocked.

But Morgan took it all in stride. “You want the clean Tracy?” he said to the crowd. “Turn on the TV.”

The comedian is currently promoting his new book, “I Am the New Black”