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

WARNING: 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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106. it's discusting how someone in the public eye can get away with what he did. why wasn't he taken off stage? it obviously wasn't funny and he was offending everyone in the club.

also, as an added note...EVERYONE is racist. i don't care what ethnic backround you have, everyone has a little bit of prejudice against a group of people that are different than they are.

Posted at 10:22AM on Nov 20th 2006 by bleep

107. 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

108. Dave Chapell is just as bad if not worse, he calls black ppl *igger all the time. What makes it ok for a black person to say this and not a white person? Who made that rule up? I mean really...it's just as insulting to use it no matter what your skin color is, even the word cracker shouldnt be used.

Posted at 10:18AM on Nov 20th 2006 by julie

109. This is insane! I thought the clip would show a subtle insult that may have been taken the wrong way......not the case!! He is just outright throwing racist, inappropriate comments out left and right. His career now will totally be in the toilet. Wow, I am just shocked, everyone in that room, white, black, whatever, should have walked out. That was in NO WAY funny.

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

110. Richards might as well "stick a fork in himself" because that boy is probably done as an entertainer. This is a real shock to the system, being a major fan of Seinfeld and especially "Kramer." I would have never guessed that "Kramer" would ever have, much less show such a disturbing side.

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

111. LOOK FOLKS HE WAS HARASSED, IF HED A BEEN A BLACK MAN ON STAGE HED A CALLED THEM A N*GGER IN A HEARTBEAT AND THE CROWD WOULD HAVE LOVED IT. CHRIS ROCK CALLS US WHITE FOLK A CRACKER, HONKY AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS AND GETS AWAY WITH IT EVERY TIME HES ON STAGE AND NO ONE WHAT SO EVER GETS PISSED. SAME WITH THE CHAPELL SHOW. HECK HES ON TV EVERY DAY SLAPPING THE WHITE FOLK AND BLACK FOLK IN THE FACE AND THEY WONT PULL HIS TV SHOW BECAUSE HES A BLACK MAN TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING DOING THE EXACT SAME THING THAT MICHEAL RICHARDS IS DOING HERE. NOW CARLOS MANCEA DOES THE SAME THING WITH ALL RACES AND HES ON TV TOO, SO WHATS THE DAM DIFFERENTCE HERE FOLKS? NONE WHAT SO EVER. EVERYONE NEEDS TO JUST RELIZE THAT NO THIS IS NOT RACIAL. ITS JUST A WHITE GUY MAKING A LIVING AND TALKING TRASH LIKE ANY OTHER COMEDIAN ON STAGE OR TV. YEA THIS IS THE YEAR 2006. WE WENT THRU ALL THE RACIAL THINGS IN THE 60'S AND NOW THE BLACK MAN GETS PISSED OFF IF A WHITE GUY CALLS HIM A N*GGER? GIVE ME A BREAK

Posted at 10:25AM on Nov 20th 2006 by HAZZ

112. Looks like another entertainer is having a substance abuse problem & is mouthing off. Off to rehab....

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

113. I am a black woman - I also agree that the term "African American" is a joke - and I have always enjoyed Seinfeld. I love Kramer and am looking forward to buying season 7 on DVD when it becomes available tomorrow. That said, it does shake me up a bit to hear some of his rant, but many, many many comedians of all races have said a lot worse, so I do agree that there is a double standard here. Let's just wait to see what he says, and I pray that he doesn't use the depression/rehab excuse - because that would really be lame!!!

Posted at 10:21AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Tammi T

114. To all the racists who've posted in the past 20 minutes after arriving via Drudge, please go back to Free Republic and spew your racist hatred there.

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

115. I am not sure what went on there,,, it sounded like he was trying to make a funny out of the fact that the man was black and if you called him a name he doesn't like ..nigger that Richard will be arrested, because of a name is the point..the black man caled him a cracker and I am called a cracker by blacks and they aren't arrested does that make them a racist. this may have been a one time thing for Richards but our Country is getting tierd of all the baby talk about what we say to blacks and mexicans and so on and so on ...the country is getting touchy..and the black situation is out of hand, Bill Cosby is not a racist he isn't all the time crying someone called him a name, if the media would have never made this issue so serious making everything racist they print we would not have towalk on eggs for black people. Yes Richards was over board withhis ,,,but I wasn't there tosay thatmaybe the black person mayhave insulted him too. Why are we always blaming white people for hurting black peoples feelings or that they are better then us so don't say a word when they do something to us..I am confused. Richard is a comedian , they all are too raw sometimes..what do you call to much..a lot of them get away with a lot more then that..theblack ones do the same thing to us so are you going to make a example of richard? I would let it go because it is between them 2.. the black person is going to come back and file a complaint for money you watch and see. If it was a black person that had class like Bill Cosby he wouldn't havecame back and acted thatway . in the first place Bill would have not interrupted Richard out of respect...this person sounded like he made Richard mad enough to yell at him...what do you tink he should have done ? he should haveprobably had security person tell him to be quiet...that was wrong on his part ..but we don't know hat really happen..you couldn't hear the black person. If my name and information is put public I will file against you , you can print what I said but not my information ANY WHERE

Confused in fl

Posted at 6:12PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Pattie Wagner

116. They NEVER approach outright hate like Kramer has done

You have never listened to rap have you?

Posted at 10:22AM on Nov 20th 2006 by ken

117.
"playfully heckling" ?...give me a break !..why didn't they just keep their black dumbasses home ?..it seems like this is happening more and more, blacks go somewhere, start trouble, then want to make a big deal out of it when "whitey" fights back.....well, this is one whitey that is tired of it !!

Posted at 2:40PM on Nov 20th 2006 by jane

118. Sure, it's surprising, unfunny, and shocking. But there's a lot of comedians who try to surprise us by being unfunny and shocking. Look at Al Franken, George Carlin, Janene Garofalo, etc. Looks like Richards is just trying to gain entrance to that little club. Not that it went well. At all.

Posted at 11:28AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Lzrd

119. I am Scotch-Irish American. So there, for all you black folks who want to be referred to as "African Americans." Having got that out of the way, Yes, it was horrible for Michael Richards to say that even though he was being heckled, but tell me why is it the black comedians like Chris Rock and many others can make any kind of racist remark and it is ok? We "crackers" here in Mississippi try and try to rise above old prejudices and for the most part, the blacks aggravate and goad us to the point the old feelings of racisim take over. You know, you really get tired of being run over after a while. I, nor the last 4 generations I know about ever owned a slave, white or black. I wonder how these black folks crying "Foul" would like to go back to their roots and live in Africa. Wonder what kinds of names they call one another over there? Face it folks, this is always going to be a problem on both sides of the issue. I am not defending Michael Richards, but I can understand why you hold it in so long, you just blow up.

Posted at 10:22AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Emily

120. I knew this was going to happen It was just a matter of time. I agree, he went over the top. However, I truly wish our black comedians and rappers would refrain using the "n" word in their performaces. It is offensive and it just gives other ethnic groups another tool to use against african americans ... so when a white guy uses the "n" word now everybody is up in arms. We should stop accepting this behavior from our own!

Posted at 10:24AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Marlene

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