Tracy Morgan reunited the 30 Rock cast in his triumphant SNL return

The "30 Rock" cast reunites on "SNL"
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Tracy Morgan returned to his old stomping grounds to host a star-studded Saturday Night Live, marking his first extensive TV appearance since he was critically injured 16 months ago in a New Jersey car crash. The longtime cast member wasted no time in using his brain injury as fodder for laughs.

"People were wondering: Can he speak? Does he have 100 percent mental capacity?" Morgan said in his monologue. "But the truth is, I never did. I might actually be a few points higher now."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.