Tracy Morgan Opened Up About What It Was Really Like Being A Black Cast Member On “SNL” In The ‘90s

Damon recalled Eddie Murphy telling him before he joined the cast that he should write his own sketches, otherwise, “they’re gonna give you some Black people shit to do, and you ain’t gonna like it.”

“Everything Eddie said came true,” Damon said, recalling that his sketch ideas were repeatedly disregarded by the writers. He was instead asked to perform sketches written for him, where his characters were often rooted in offensive stereotypes.