"Funniest Comedian MATT MORGAN vs TRACY MORGAN"

MATT MORGAN

Matthew "Matt" Morgan is a British comedian, actor, writer, DJ and radio presenter. He is best known for his work with Russell Brand, with whom he...

Matthew "Matt" Morgan is a British comedian, actor, writer, DJ and radio presenter. He is best known for his work with Russell Brand, with whom he shared numerous writing credits, as well as co-hosting The Russell Brand Show on BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and Radio X. Morgan met Russell Brand when he was working as an intern on MTV. He first joined with Brand after the presenter told him he had a television show idea which was "good" and "commissioned", and that Morgan should work on it with him; Morgan later joked that neither of those things turned out to be true. In 2010 Matt wrote and co-performed Borked TV with comedian Rufus Hound and others, a six-part series featuring comedy voiceovers dubbed over existing television material. Morgan was the co-host of The Russell Brand Show from its initial conception in 2006 on BBC 6 Music until its finish after Brand's resignation due to the prank telephone calls row. On the radio show, Morgan played the straight man to Brand's cheeky chappy persona, often mimicking Brand's Dot Cotton-esque accent and singing. In his memoir, Booky Wook 2, Brand asserted that he and Morgan got into a row following Brand's controversial turn as the host of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards (which the men co-wrote), and Morgan refused to return to the show. When Brand returned to talk radio in the Autumn of 2010, Morgan rejoined The Russell Brand Show. In September 2011, Morgan joined Noel Gallagher in co-hosting a show filling in for Dermot O'Leary. In March 2013, Morgan, along with Brand, Gallagher and Mr Gee, hosted a one-off radio show on XFM in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Morgan reunited with Brand and Mr Gee for The Russell Brand Podcast, which began in February 2015 on audioBoom. In February 2016, Morgan reunited with Gallagher for a one-off radio show for Absolute Radio. In April 2017, Morgan reunited with Russell Brand and Greg "Mr Gee" Sekweyama for a new show on Radio X. The initial contract was for a length of 6 months. Matt also covered Johnny Vaughan on drive, co-hosting with Gordon Smart, in late February 2019 and again in May of the same year. He also co-hosted with Smart on Radio X in June, August and October 2019.

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TRACY MORGAN

Tracy Jamel Morgan (born November 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his television work as a cast member on Saturday...

Tracy Jamel Morgan (born November 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his television work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1996–2003) and for his role as Tracy Jordan in the sitcom 30 Rock (2006–2013), each of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He has also been nominated for ten NAACP Image Awards. He currently stars as Tray Barker in the TBS comedy The Last O.G., which he also executive produces alongside Jordan Peele and Keenen Ivory Wayans. Notable film roles include starred in First Sunday (2008), The Longest Yard (2005), Cop Out (2010), The Son of No One (2011), Why Stop Now (2012), What Men Want (2019), in addition to voicing roles in G-Force (2009), Rio (2011), The Boxtrolls (2014), Rio 2 (2014), The Star (2017) and Scoob! (2020). Morgan made his screen debut playing Hustle Man on the television show Martin. The character sold various items from the "hood", always greeting people with his trademark "What's happ'n, chief?," and had a pet dog he dressed as a rapper. In the 2003 Chris Rock film Head of State, Morgan appeared as a man watching television, often questioning why they are not watching Martin. Morgan was also a regular cast member on Uptown Comedy Club, a sketch-comedy show filmed in Harlem that aired for two seasons, from 1992 to 1994. He was on the HBO series Snaps in 1995. He appeared twice on HBO's Def Comedy Jam. Morgan joined the cast of the comedy series Saturday Night Live in 1996 (Lorne Michaels chose him over Stephen Colbert in the final round) and performed as a regular until 2003. He returned to host on March 14, 2009, and reprised his roles as Brian Fellow and Astronaut Jones. He then made a guest appearance on the 2011 Christmas show, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, and hosted again on October 17, 2015. From 2006 to 2013, Morgan was a cast member of the television series 30 Rock, playing the character Tracy Jordan, a caricature of himself. His work on 30 Rock was well-received, and he was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2009 Emmy Awards. He returned to the role in July 2020 for a reunion episode during the COVID-19 pandemic that was an upfront special for NBCUniversal. In 2018, Morgan began starring in The Last O.G.

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