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"Kramer's" Racist Tirade -- Caught on Tape

Michael Richards at the Laugh FactoryWARNING: WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS PROFANE AND RACIAL

Michael Richards exploded in anger as he performed at a famous L.A. comedy club last Friday, hurling racial epithets that left the crowd gasping, and TMZ has obtained exclusive video of the ugly incident.

Richards, who played the wacky Cosmo Kramer on the hit TV show "Seinfeld," appeared onstage at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood. Kyle Doss, an African-American, told TMZ he and some friends were in the cheap seats and he was playfully heckling Richards when suddenly, the comedian lost it.

The camera started rolling just as Richards began his attack, screaming at one of the men, "Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f***ing fork up your ass."

Richards continued, "You can talk, you can talk, you're brave now motherf**ker. Throw his ass out. He's a nigger! He's a nigger! He's a nigger! A nigger, look, there's a nigger!"

The crowd is visibly and audibly confused and upset. Richards responds by saying, "They're going to arrest me for calling a black man a nigger."

One of the men who was the object of Richard's tirade was outraged, shouting back "That's un-f***ing called for, ain't necessary."

After the three-minute tirade, it appears the majority of the audience members got up and left in disgust.

Attempts to reach Richards' reps were unsuccessful.

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16. Wow...take away his microphone...disgusting disgusting disgusting

Posted at 9:06AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Amy

17. #11

i cant believe you can say that i am obviously a racist after reading my three lined comment.

you are obivously a bigot who judges a person without even knowing them, or listening to them.

i was saying that minorities get away with slandering other races and their own all the time and that there is a double standard for white entertainers.

yes, michael probably should not have responded to the heckling in the way he did, he obviously lost control, but lets be real with ourselves, if it was a black man tearing into some "crackers" it would not be news.

Posted at 9:12AM on Nov 20th 2006 by nate

18. Michael step away from the mike I believe you just shot yourself in the foot. But let remember that we all laugh when a black comic unloads on whites. The black community must remember you're laughing too when some whites don't think its funny.

Posted at 9:15AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Lenn K.

19. the sad thing is, the guy that's going to pay the biggest price for this is Jerry Seinfeld in re-run royalties/DVD sales. It's by far the biggest sitcom in syndication and this no doubt will hurt every cast member in the wallet.

Posted at 9:15AM on Nov 20th 2006 by JC

20. Spot on, Nate- to a degree. Usually a comedian says racist things and they're funny. This wasn't racism to further a joke punchline, there was no way that this was in any way related to a joke. This is some old guy standing on stage and losing control.

Rock doing a honkey joke or Carlin doing a nigger joke, racism can be funny. This was not funny.

Posted at 9:16AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Mimi

21. THIS MOTHER F*CKER IS GOING DOWN!

Posted at 9:16AM on Nov 20th 2006 by MICHAEL RICHARDS RACIST TYRADE MAKES CNN NEWS

22. nate, shut up!

Posted at 9:17AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Major Issues

23. Wow. Michael is out of line! His PR people will make an announcement: He has gone into Rehab for an alcohol addiction"

If you harnor that much hate, one can only imagine what your heart looks like.

Posted at 9:20AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Miss Honey

24. #22

i agree entirely, and i was not laughing at what michael said. there is a big difference between a joke and an insult.

however, before we string this guy up and "hang him" for his comments, lets step back from the cliff. i wonder, if he wasn't provoked if he would have said anything racist...

remember, words are only words...

Posted at 9:25AM on Nov 20th 2006 by nate

25. What a hateful, disgusting man.

Posted at 9:26AM on Nov 20th 2006 by WOW

26. This is outrageous. He has just shown his ignorance. Racism no matter who the perpetrator is - white, black, mexican whatever -is just an inferior, insecure human attempting to exalt himself over another person of different ethnicity to make himself feel superior. "Delusions of Grandeur" , In support of HUMANITY let's end this guy's career folks. I personally will never watch or support this guy again. Let's see how long he stays "rich"

Posted at 9:26AM on Nov 20th 2006 by LisainLA

27. #19

Your grasp on social reality is tenuous at best.

"cracker" is not the same as "nigger". Given the unfortunate and unavoidable facts of history, there is no equivalent for the N-word that applies to whites, or any other race for that matter. Your inability to grasp this point makes you a bigot. Seriously, you sound like Archie Bunker -- and it's more sad than funny.

And you can bet that if it was George Lopez in Richards' place, the outrage would be just as strong.

Also, racial humor is acceptable if it's placed in a comedic, self-effacing context (e.g. Sarah Silverman's act). But Richards' rant was nothing but hate-filled venom meant purely to denigrate someone because of his race.

Posted at 9:26AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Ed

28. so what. he said 'n*gger' a few times. big deal. he was being attacked and he attacked back. apparently he punched the right buttons.

Posted at 9:26AM on Nov 20th 2006 by scottc

29. #24

sorry man, i didnt mean to rain on your hate parade.

Posted at 9:27AM on Nov 20th 2006 by nate

30. I WILL NEVER WATCH SEINFELD AGAIN!!!!

Posted at 9:27AM on Nov 20th 2006 by MAKE HIM PAY!!

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