It's almost afternoon...

Comedy runs in Tracy Morgan's family.

"They were reluctant to give me an audition because they didn't know me. Lorne Michaels and (producer) Marci Klein saw me at the Comic Strip. ... It was zero to 1,000 in a day. I can actually remember when I got the phone call from Marci Klein. I was in the Bronx by Yankee stadium washing my car."

Colin Quinn takes his show on the road. Speaking of which, why was it replaced with reruns?

The onetime host of Comedy Central's Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn takes his standup act back on the road with a three-night gig at the Improv at Paradise Live. Quinn last hosted Tough Crowd on Nov. 4, 2004, at which time the cable network put the show on "indefinite hiatus," purportedly because the ratings weren't good. In the 11:30 p.m. slot after The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Quinn and his panel of unexpurgated comics drew only about half the audience Stewart did.

The Best of Tom Hanks and The Best of Jon Lovitz hit stores on June 7, 2005 on DVD.

Kathleen Madigan is back in the news.

Madigan’s goal is to someday have a show of her own that riffs on current events, something along the line of Miller’s talk show or The Daily Show.”

Ironically, since reality TV shows like Last Comic Standing have had more of a place on the schedule, it’s knocked out chances many comedians had for sitcoms.

The Second City Tour Co. is hitting it up at University of Missouri-St. Louis. I recommend them.

Andy Dick anyone? He's performing again too.

So, Jon is in Detroit, eh?

The host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, comedian Jon Stewart has two shows Saturday night at the Detroit Opera House. The sarcastic and mirthful comic will no doubt be discussing current events, American politics and other hilarious subject matter. Show times are 7 and 10 p.m. Tickets cost $39.50-$48.50. The Detroit Opera House is at 1526 Broadway St. in Detroit.

That's it for now. Jim Bunning is in town...he's a Hall of Famer...but why is he even in the Senate?