Are Tina Fey And Tracy Morgan From 30 Rock Friends In Real Life?

Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan are very close in real life. According to Morgan himself, they became friends almost instantly on the set of "Saturday Night Live." He felt that she understood what made him talented and how that talent could best be showcased, saying "she recognized my funny." Because of this, Fey was able to help him create some of his most iconic characters. Their time working together on "30 Rock," however, seems a bit rockier, thanks to Morgan's penchant for controversy. 

One such incident forced Fey to publicly comment after Morgan made violently homophobic remarks about his son potentially being gay — Morgan later apologized, calling the jokes "too far". As USA Today reported at the time, her statement expressed the hope that his apology would be accepted by his many LGBT+ coworkers. Later that same month, he made jokes at the expense of those with disabilities, using an offensive slur in the process (via New York Daily News). Morgan and Fey satirized these incidents on "30 Rock" in the season six episode "Idiots Are People Two!"

Despite Morgan's public gaffs affecting the show, the pair have remained good friends. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Morgan was overcome with emotion when speaking about Fey. In the early days of his career, Morgan says that people often failed to see the work that he put into comedy, instead reducing his success to "chance." But Morgan says Fey was different from "everybody else," saying, "She understood that I knew who I was... she not only would write things, she would just encourage me" (via Vulture).