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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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76. #65

thanks for making my point.

Posted at 10:06AM on Nov 20th 2006 by nate

77. KKKramer

Posted at 10:08AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Chris

78. "meaning that injustice was corrected long ago, yet whenever a black person (Orenthal, MJ, Oprah, etc.), is criticized it somehow becomes a racial episode."

Yes, OJ exploited the system in a horrible way and I, among others, hope he gets his due and the Goldman and Brown families finally get some peace. But injustice was not "corrected" long ago; even Ed Bradley couldn't get a cab in NYC.

But that has what to do with Richards' being an open racist? Not a f*)(^ing thing. Stop making excuses for the guy. Oh wait, some of you are just happy he said what you've been thinking about blacks all along.

Posted at 10:08AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Gen-X

79. He makes Mel Gibson look like the Pope!

Posted at 10:09AM on Nov 20th 2006 by mary

80. Wow, now that Drudge is linking to this, the normally liberal and tolerant celeb gossip reading crowd here at TMZ is going to get invaded by the white hooded conservatives patting Kramer on the back for this... Too bad.

Posted at 10:10AM on Nov 20th 2006 by JC

81. The whole incident reminds me of Lenny Bruce being condemned for saying offensive words 40 years ago. The 1st amendment protects language that may offend you, but remember, freedom isn't painless. I've been called as bad or worse, and it goes in one ear and out the other. If you let your emotions down, the offender wins. If you don't, you do.

Posted at 10:11AM on Nov 20th 2006 by RealitySage

82. Why is everyone referring to what black comedians say verse white? He wasn't joking. That’s the problem. He man was pissed off.

ADMF

Posted at 10:11AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Lisa

83. Absolutely hilarious. Great performance. You leave Michael Richards alone, he did nothing wrong. Hes at the laugh factory. you can't take any thing serious there. I smell a comeback

Posted at 10:12AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Johnny Frado

84. Very funny, the hecklers got to him and watching him lose it was hilarious. I'd like to make one point, why did the cameras just start rolling at the beginning of his tirade? Editing, perhaps. It would be more interesting to see what led up to the blow up.

Posted at 10:13AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Jeff

85. 11. Craig,
Your an idiot!

Posted at 8:57AM on Nov 20th 2006 by im just sayin


He is the idiot? You do not even answer his comments but slip into personal attacks...sad but not unusual these days

Posted at 10:14AM on Nov 20th 2006 by ken

86. Looks like an Andy Kaufman con.

Posted at 10:15AM on Nov 20th 2006 by George

87. Actually, RC, sadly those guys feel now they can be as boorish and ignorant as you are.

Posted at 10:16AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Gen-X

88. i'm so sick of this whole double standard BS. How about we go over to Europe, and rip some Britons or Frenchmen out of their homes and drag them into boats and slap chains on them and sail them across the world. Take away their humanity and their manhood and any culture or religion or self respect they might have had for about 300 years. Then we can talk about erasing a double standard. You idiots don't get the point. If you're of the group and make self depricating comments then you are making fun of yourself as much as you are that group. The same goes for minorities when comparing to a majority. And you know that cross racial comments are dealt with very lightly, even among minorities. They NEVER approach outright hate like Kramer has done. I used to LOVE this guy. Where the heck did this come from? You darn well know that if he called them every name in the book, except for the N-word that we would all support HIM because they were being jerks. But he brought a Gun to a knife fight. BOOOO on kramer.

Posted at 10:16AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Sam the Sham

89. Sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade

Posted at 10:17AM on Nov 20th 2006 by willy b

90. 85. Why is everyone referring to what black comedians say verse white? He wasn't joking. That’s the problem. He man was pissed off.

so he wasn't joking..are rappers joking? is chris rock? sometimes yes but sometimes no...if its wrong its wrong all the way around so dont try to be PC

Posted at 10:17AM on Nov 20th 2006 by ken

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