Takin' It Too Far

Tracy Morgan would like everyone to know that while everyone has baggage, his just happens to be Louis Vuitton. Taped at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, the 49-minute set finds the comic leaning heavily into the absurdity of the massive Walmart settlement that followed his near-fatal 2014 highway crash. He jokes about having enough money to roll his eyes at white people and expresses immense gratitude that he was hit by a major corporate entity rather than a budget retail chain.

Now in his mid-50s and divorced, Morgan uses the rest of his stage time to complain about the modern dating scene, where potential partners are well aware of his net worth. He also targets his dysfunctional family and shares his plans to reverse Brooklyn’s gentrification. While critics noted that his physical energy had slowed compared to his early stand-up days, the performance reveals a comic enjoying the comfortable, wealthy aftermath of a near-fatal disaster.