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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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46. it's alright though for black comedians to get on stage and use the n---- word but when a white guy does it now it's raciest

Posted at 1:05PM on Nov 20th 2006 by mike

47. I was there and those guys were calling him cracker. That part is not on the video.

If someone calls you a cracker, you have every right to call them whatever you want.

Posted at 9:42AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Josh Green

48. Holy sh*t! I love the character Krammer but I will never look at that man the same again. This is a million time worse than anything Mel Gibson said, and he was drunk.

ADMF

Posted at 9:43AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Lisa

49. #40

ok. how can you call my comments ignorant and racist? don't hide behind buzzwords.

ive already said that michael was wrong for what he said.

and to the person who claims i am not socially aware of the difference between n and cracker:
yeh, n*gger has much more evil and hate in its connotation than cracker, but why was it so damn funny when dave chappel did his "n*ggahs" routine. i saw a whole lot of black people on that show thinkin it was hilarious.

racism is disgusting, regardless of its context. and a racist tirade to a heckler is just as bad as a black man pulling in 20 million dollars making n*gger jokes.

its all sickening.

Posted at 9:43AM on Nov 20th 2006 by nate

50. WOW! I am in a state of schock, he is such an ass, I want to see him siting next to OPRAH!! I am sure she will make him feel like sh*t....

Posted at 9:45AM on Nov 20th 2006 by alexa

51. What a bitter angry person he turned into. I'm shocked!!! He' DONE! Now let see if he checks into some sort of rehab is'nt rhat the standard thing to do.

Posted at 9:46AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Jennifer

52. #46

thanks for a little perspective.

i figured he must have been provoked. a guy doesnt just show up on stage and blow away his career by ripping into fans.

he was still out of line, but it's nice to hear he didnt throw the first stone.

Posted at 10:02AM on Nov 20th 2006 by nate

53. Does anyone else find it disturbing that about 1/3 of the comments here are in support of Richards' racist rant?

I guess the comment sections on blogs are a good way expose the uneducated masses. They come here with their bad grammar and their poor critical reasoning, thinking they have an important epiphany to share: Hey everybody, Michael Richards calling an audience member a n*gger is just like Chris Rock using the word "cracker" -- so there!

Please, what a bunch of hick morons!

I can only repeat what I said before: As far as racial epithets go, "n*gger" has NO EQUIVALENT. That's just the reality of the world we live in. Pick up a history book if you want to discover why.

Also, Richards was NOT doing comedy. He was being abusive, plain and simple.

I agree with #38. All those who defend Richards will be forced to eat their words when he apologizes for his clearly inappropriate remarks. Unless they're complete idiots....I wouldn't put it past them.

Posted at 9:48AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Ed

54. Funny, isn't it? If it was Chris Rock or someone that is NOT white, it wouldn't have been a big deal, but because it was a white guy...it's racist. I will never understand how it is OK for black comedians, indeed black people, to call each other the "N" word, but when someone else says it, it racist. A complete double standard.

Posted at 4:11PM on Nov 20th 2006 by BBurgoyne

55. Maybe he's bi-polar and off his meds? Wow I'm just shocked.

Posted at 9:49AM on Nov 20th 2006 by notworkrelated

56. Hundreds picketed outside the National Broadcasting Corp. studios here May 14 to protest the racist depiction of Puerto Ricans on the May 7 episode of "Seinfeld." This Day of Outrage demonstration coincided with the airing of the situation comedy's mega-media-hyped final episode.

Protests were also held in San Francisco, Philadelphia and Miami.

Viewers throughout the United States and Puerto Rico were outraged by the racist portrayals in the May 7 episode titled "The Puerto Rican Day Parade

Posted at 9:52AM on Nov 20th 2006 by JC

57. I agree#40 & #43

I'd go so far as to call the "small minded" posters you are referring to as downright ignorant and uneducated and they really need to be ignored. Obviously their mentality is only as extensive as newborn ants...if that - and noone talks to ants.

Anyway, to get back to the intention of this so called "comedian's" comments, the intent of his words are further made known by incorporating the comments of "if it was 50 years ago you'd be hanging from a tree" Tthere's no way around this. This guys a racist.

Posted at 9:53AM on Nov 20th 2006 by LisaInLA

58. #43---Yep, didn't get it at all.

Posted at 9:52AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Wicked Wanda

59. I agree with you 110% Ed.

He must harbor some deep, deep resentment for black celebrities that are obviously much, much more successful than he is. And I can't wait to see him apologize for what he said!

Posted at 9:58AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Cindy

60. I am outraged at all this emotional energy you people are wasting arguing over this issue! Why don't all of you throw yourselves into something worthwhile like writing letters to congressmen demanding more homeless shelters, feeding the hungery, caring for the elderly? I could care less what someone calls me...sticks and stones.

Posted at 9:54AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Jan

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