Peter Dinklage stars in Screen Gems' comedy "Death at a Funeral."

Actors and comedians Chris Rock and Tracy Morgan were available for an interview Sunday, April 11, to talk about their upcoming film, Death at a Funeral. Both Rock and Morgan agreed the movie is funnier and more of a "remix than remake" of the original 2007 British version. Discover more about Death at a Funeral in this interview with two hilarious people.

Daily Titan: How was working with the all-star cast of Death at a Funeral?

Chris Rock: It was fun seeing comedians. When you start out, you see comedians all the time: you see them at clubs, the comedy club, the deli, the diner. You get older; people get families, they get their careers and you don't see anybody. But now it's like, "I'm hanging out with Tracy, I'm hanging out with Martin (Lawrence)." It feels like comedians are coming alive and hanging out. It was a great vibe.

DT: What is the theme of the movie?

CR: The movie's about acceptance. He (Aaron, the main character Rock plays) has a dad who's gay, but he loves him to death. You know? They are family no matter what.

Tracy Morgan: Family keeps you honest; they keep you grounded. It's unfortunate when we all have to come together sometimes because somebody died. But it's funny on top of that; when you add another layer on top of that it's funny.

DT: When you were making this movie, did you watch the original to prepare for your roles in this film? Did you use it as a guide at all?

TM: Absolutely not. I saw the movie, but we wanted to add more flavor to it. I wanted to complement the role that I saw. When I saw the cast that everybody assembled, I was like, "This is going to be the bomb, baby."

DT: What do you think are the differences between the original and the remake, and what makes the remake so appealing?

CR: You know, the British are very mannered, they are very polite with their comedy. This one isn't even a remake; it's a remix. It's a Timbaland remix. It's a lot more blunt, and a lot more over-the-top in places. It's a funkier version. It's like Aretha Franklin singing a Beatles song.

DT: Chris, what do you want your audience to think about after experiencing this film?

CR: This movie is really about accepting your family for whom they are, not to judge people. This guy finds out his dad's gay and he's alright with it. "That's my dad and I love him no matter what." This is a big movie for the African-American community. We need to get off this bashing gay people shit.

DT: What is an example of an improv story from on the set?

TM: Danny Glover took ex-lax before I shot my scene and he really pooped in my hand.

CR: Yep, that happened. That really happened. What actually happened was, I slipped the ex-lax into his lunch and he didn't know he took it and when we got to the poop scene he really pooped.

DT: What's your favorite scene in the movie?

CR: My favorite scene in the movie … I just love Tracy and Danny on the toilet.

TM: When I first did that scene, I did it so subdued. And they were like, "Wait a minute, you've got poop in your hand. You've got to go crazy! You've got to go ballistic!" And that's what we got. And that was you know, people telling me. I was learning.

CR: Tracy in the car, too, talking about Colonel Sanders. Tracy has like so many funny stuff in this movie you're not going to believe it.

DT: Tracy, what would be your ideal movie role?

TM: What would be my ideal role? It would be in a different industry: porn, of course. Playing the role of Tiger Woods or something, I don't know. I want to play the biography of Manaconda.

DT: Where do you see black comedy going? Has it become too cliché, in your opinion?

CR: I don't know. I wish the women would get involved in it, to tell you the truth. It's a little cliché. But you know, that's what's great about this movie: it's not typical. There are a lot of good twists and turns and a lot of people playing in roles you've never seen them play. Tracy actually did this movie before Cop Out, so this was like the first big part Tracy had. The guy I'm playing in the movie is kind of like a guy Steve Carrell would play. Martin is doing a whole other part that you wouldn't normally see him do. I don't know where black comedy is going, but we're taking it somewhere else.