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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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121. Do you know what disturbs me more is those of you that are making excuses for him. As a Black woman.....well I have always known things would never change. Have a good day in Suburbia

Posted at 3:12PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Roni

122. GEN-X get off your high horse and stop reading into others' posts and summing them up with your own interpretations. The poster who quoted MLK with "injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere" says it all. Racism is wrong against ALL the races.

Posted at 10:23AM on Nov 20th 2006 by jennifer

123. geez---If a Black man was doing that he would be called a Hip-Hop star.
If a white man says anything about a black,Jew,Homo. or a woman he is a hate filled racist.
What he did was desprite & very tasteless.Typical HBO type stand-up comedy.
But a double standard existist for "Crackers"--or as others would call them "Gringo's"

Were are the civil rights lawyers when we need one?

Like my moma said "Watch your tounge young man,Your words can hurt others.

She also said EVERYONE has an opinion like everyone has a Butth@le.

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

124. DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE ON THIS BOARD. LISTEN TO THE TAPE- THE RACISTS ON THIS BOARD WILL HAVE YOU BELIEVE THAT THE AUDIENCE MEMBER SHOUTED "CRACKER" BEFOREHAND...HE DID NOT. AFTER RICHARDS WENT ON HIS ANIMALISTIC TYRAD IS WHEN THE AUDIENCE MEMBER CALLED HIM A CRACKER IN SELF DEFENSE. THE AUDIENCE MEMBER TOLD HIM HE WASN'T FUNNY AND RICHARDS COULDN'T TAKE THAT AND HIS ONLY COMEBACK WAS OUTRAGEOUS RACIAL SLURS. DON'T LET THESE UNINTELLIGENT, MANIPULATIVE RACIST BIGOTS HAVE YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS RANT WAS PROVOKED. ALL COMEDIENS GET HACKLED BUT ALL COMEDIANS DON'T COME OUT RANTING WITH RACIAL SLURS

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

125. Tammi T you seem to be a voice of reason in the midst of all this. #59, I feel for you having to try to explain this to your child. I'm white and I've always loved Richards and Seiinfeld, but very disturbing, and sad.

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

126. Bring in the clowns to distract black people from the reality of their being shoved aside by illegal aliens.

Posted at 10:27AM on Nov 20th 2006 by bill

127. Funny stuff. I loved the gyrations. Is just a word with added historical context. I loved it because it was raw. For sure is going to make him a star. Now on to the O.J interviews. A great week for media.

Posted at 10:29AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Armado Ramirez

128. Good for him! The rude nigger in the audience asked for it.

Posted at 1:24PM on Nov 20th 2006 by frank

129. Blacks say MUCH worse about whites. Besides, blacks call each other 'nigger' so what's the problem here? Different standards whites,I guess....WE are the racists, after all...the media would have you believe it....

Posted at 2:01PM on Nov 20th 2006 by alva

130. That did not go down like previous reports. Not even close. It's not nearly as bad as the news tried to make it out as...


Posted at 8:54PM on Nov 26th 2006 by toby

131. It was an ignorant, horrible, horrible thing to say - and he is clearly ill. He needs to check into a hospital, and the rest of us need to forgive him. Because we are all flawed and because we all make mistakes. "Those without sin, cast the first stone," comes to mind.

Posted at 10:27AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Herbie J

132. IThe video was taken on a camera phone.

Posted at 10:32AM on Nov 20th 2006 by hippity hop

133. SPELLING CORRECTION: "TIRADE" "COMEDIAN'

TYPING TOO FAST ;-(

Posted at 10:31AM on Nov 20th 2006 by LisaInLA

134. I have heard Diana Ross say worse about whites at one of her concerts. Same with Spike Lee, Al Sharpton ( who had a hand in getting a man killed- and don't forget Tawana), Minister Farrakan, Jesse Jackson (hymie-town)So he said n*gger. I hear n*gger more often coming out of car stereo's while I'm at the bus stop. Honest to goodness...n*gger, honky, cracker, sp*c, mick, gook, smoker, faggot...only words...not nice words, but if your pissed at someone they can popo out. Lighten the f*** up. This PC sh*t has got to stop. Go hug a tree and stick some green-house gasses up your asses. ----Love Mike

Posted at 10:31AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Mike McNeil

135. At least Richards will be held accountable. He has publicly humiliated himself and will be forced to undergo weeks of contrition (hopefully it'll be through his own volition).

His career is effectively up in smoke, and for good reason. Comments like his cannot be tolerated by civilized, educated human beings. What he said was inappropriate, period.

The fact that Drudgereport (hardly a liberal site) headlines the incident "SHOCK" demonstrates the standards of decency inherent among educated Americans, standards which have been achieved through years of struggle for civil rights laws and education.

Unfortanately, that history seems lost on more than a few people. What's most disturbing about this incident (to me, at least) is all those poeple on this comments section who are jumping to Richards' defense. These are miserably simple-minded, undeducated individuals.

Hopefully the media firestorm that's brewing just around the corner will serve as a means of educating these poor souls. Please, people, pay attention!

Posted at 10:28AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Ed

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