Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Andrew Sanford | News | March 6, 2026
I always liked Bobby Moynihan when he was on Saturday Night Live. He fit that show pretty perfectly. I’ve also enjoyed seeing him at any other time since then. He appeared on one of my favorite episodes of How Did This Get Made (about the Stallone movie Over the Top), has an extension voiceover career that finds him popping up in a lot of my kids’ favorite shows, and whenever he appears in a funny show, even for a scene or two, he always delivers. So, I was amped to see him back on a Tina Fey project.
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins is a new show that finds Tracy Morgan playing a retired NFL player who is trying to turn his life around with the help of his ex-wife and agent, played by Erika Alexander, and a documentary filmmaker played by Daniel Radcliffe. Everyone I just mentioned does a stellar job, but Moynihan, as Morgan’s former teammate and current live-in friend, has had me consistently in stitches. It sounds like making the show did the same for Moynihan.
Tracy Morgan is not known for being straightforward or… let’s say quiet. He has courted controversy and tragedy, and has one of the bigger personalities in show business. His persona is so well-established that it was used as the basis for his character in 30 Rock, with said character even being adjusted several times to reflect Morgan’s life outside the show. So, it was pretty hilarious to hear Moynihan recently recount some of Morgan’s behavior on comedian Dan Soder’s podcast.
Most of what Moynihan describes is relatively harmless. He recounts a time when a woman interupted a shot, much to the crew’s chagrin, only for Tracy to say it was okay because the woman was Jerry Seinfeld’s wife, even though she… wasn’t. Another time, Morgan claimed to know Morgan Freeman, even though his assistant quickly revealed that that was not the case. Soder at one point asks if Tracy ever called Radcliffe Harry Potter, to which Moynihan gives him a “no duh” look and answers affirmatively.
Bobby then goes on to say something that I’ve heard said about Morgan a lot, which is that he is “insane but in the best way possible.” I remember Donald Glover sharing a similar sentiment on WTF years ago. Given what Morgan is capable of when he’s on camera, it makes sense, both in why people keep him around and why he’s able to be so freaking funny. I was also just happy to see Bobby Moynihan kicking the tires for a little bit. He rules.
