For someone who was on "Saturday Night Live" for seven years, the producers of "Saturday Night Live - The Best Of Tracy Morgan" certainly did an average job at best compiling his best moments. It's funny and all, but it's nowhere near as comprehensive or funny as the best - of's for say, Will Ferrell or Dana Carvey.

The dvd focuses mostly on Tracy's most popular characters, but it's obvious that the producers just decided to toss on a random sketch featuring this character rather than watching the sketches again and listening to the audience reaction and then deciding which appearance was the best. This means that while the Brian Fellow and Astronaut Jones sketches (to name a few) are funny but not necessarilly their best sketches (thogh I did laugh a lot when the porcupine wanted to show Brian Fellow his weener).

The only real laugh - out - loud sketch on the dvd is the "Hardball" bit with Tracy as Harry Belafonte. There are also a lot of moments missing. For example, during his early years, he did a very funny Mike Tyson impression that I thought was hysterical. But it's not included. Also, in his last season, he often did an Al Sharpton bit on "Hardball" that was very funny. But again, it's been excluded. But the most glaring omission of all is what has been judged as Tracy's breakthrough sketch. How the hell could they leave off the "Behind The Music" sketch with Fat Albert". That's like leaving "Wayne's World" off "The Best Of Mike Myers"!

What's sad about this dvd is that Tracy is really a hilarious talent. I watched the Conan O'Brian interviews and he's very funny. Unfortunately, this dvd does not do him justice. I hope that they will release a volume 2 of his best work.

I find Tracy Morgan fascinating because, by now, it's quite safe to say that the man has a pretty substantial career in the entertainment business: he's garnered notable fame and fortune through his stint on SNL, roles on several television shows (including his own, which is worthy of a drawn-out discussion of its own, at another time) and in various movies -- but the fascinating part is this: he appears to have done so without the slightest, subtlest semblance of education of any kind -- I'm talking 7th, 8th--5th grade, nothing! And what I find most disturbing is the apparent pride he takes in his ignorance and buffonery. Surely, he can't be that clueless. By no means can he consider it acceptable for a grown man, comedian or otherwise, to be so inarticulate and simple-minded. The man has an 18 year old child, for god's sake! In interviews, those dreaded interviews, he seems to revel in coming off as shallow, simple-minded, stoned, immature, anti-intellectual and uneducated. Don't get me wrong though--I've found Morgan to be an always funny asset to any project he's ever appeared in, and have done so since his earliest emergence on the scene. However, mentally, I must always, always, relegate him to the "guilty pleasure" section of my psyche, because we must always remember this: although buffonery is funny, (and forgive me if I sound like the subject at hand) it ain't right!

Despite being on the show for seven years, I was never really familliar with Tracy Morgan's work. Sure I saw "Brian Fellow's Safari Planet" from time to time, and he saw a few of his guest appearances from last season, but other than that, completely unfamilliar with his work. So I was surprised when my mom bought his best - off as a Christmas gift. I watched it that day, and at first I wasn't pleased. Then I watched it again about six weeks later, and it started to grow on me.

This skecth does feature some good bits. The "Brian Fellow" bits are hialrious, as are "Woodrow" (with Kate Hudson), both "Austronaut Jones" sketches, Maya Angelou, "Wong And Ownes - Ex Porn Stars", the one with Garth Brooks and Lorne Michaels, "Domican Lou" and the Harr Belafonte on "Hardball". Other sketches like the director's cut of "King Kong" are weaker but have their moments. However, there are some weak sketches, such as the one with Shaq, the "Mash Liquor" commercial (this one's actually pretty funny but I found it a little offensive and the 23 seconds of his Star Jones impersonation (they certainly could've included a whole sketch featuring him as her). Also, I noticed that a few of his best moments are missing. There's no appearances of his Mike Tyson impersonation, which I love or his Al Sharpton impression, which was also very funny.

Overall, a worthwhile disc. It's not excellent but it's very funny. I just wish they got rid of some of the weaker sketches and some of the sketches I mentioned.

I am sure this is a nice DVD but where in the heck is the Cheri Oteri SNL DVD? Hou can you have a Tracy Morgan "Best of" and still not not have a Oteri DVD. She is tons funnier than Morgan.

OK, I know what everyone really wants to know is the contents of the disc but before I do that, I just wanted to say that this is a near perfect overview of this comedian's work on SNL--there are only two weak or filler sketches included and there is only one edited sketch, which is suprising as whoever is compiling these DVD always seems to include some kind of quick edited run through of the featured comic's sketches (Will Ferrell, anyone?) when all you want to see is the complete, original versions and if you have to compile a Vol. 2, OK then do it! I said near-perfect as it doesn't have my favorite pick of the character's appearances (i.e.: Homeless Sewer Guy and Astronaut Jones), but the ones included are pretty close in laughs and quality--again, there are two kinda dead sketches that I feel could've been replaced with something else, but I think the compilier was looking for variety at that point--anyway, here is the contents in NO PARTICULAR ORDER:
-Brian Fellows (talking parrot and tarantula)
-Brian Fellows (porcupine and pot-bellied pig--guest Matt Damon)
-Astronaut Jones (guest Britney Spears)
-Hardball (plays Harry Belafonte--with guest Sen. John McClain)
-Homeless Sewer Guy (guest Kate Hudson--this is one of the ones where I thought another could've been picked, I believe the Britney Spears one was funnier, if my memory serves)
-Astronaut Jones (guests Nelly, Garrett Moris and Brittany Murphey--again, I would've preferred the one with cast member Maya Ruldolph, when he tells her he wants to get her pregnant!)
-Dissin' Chris Gaines (with guest Garth Brooks and producer Lorne Micheals)
-Chat With Rachel and Tracy (with guest Jon Stewart)
-Weekend Update (as "Lamont" Bond)
-Weekend Update (as Maya Angelou)
-Weekend Update (as Dominican Lou talking about Sammy Sosa)
-Weekend Update (as Colin Quinn's friend Larry Smith picking the Oscars)
-Pimp Chat (I forget the guest--Vince Vaughn?)
-Shaq's Dad
-King Kong Director's Cut (guest Salma Hayek)
-The View (as Star Jones--guest Claire Danes--this is the only one drastically edited)
-Wong and Owens, ex-porn stars (guest Alec Baldwin--this was one of the weak ones)
-Barflies (that's what I call it, featuring mainly him and Maya Rudolph as drunks at a bar with a musical number--this was the other weak one)

The extras are 2 Conan O'Brien spots (haven't watched yet), 1 audition spot (OK) and 1 cut sketch (again, just OK, with guest Queen Latifah)

Before I end, I would like to add my opinion to several other reviewers' concerning the SNL DVD releases that they should make ones for the previous cast members (Belushi, Ackroyd, Radner, etc.), as well as the most popular hosts (Baldwin, Goodman)...

...now take off that costume so I can see those giant green space -------!