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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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61. Maybe those two black guys should of shut the hell up instead of trying to provoke someone on stage. Blacks get a pass when they bash whites, no whites in the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, no White History Month, no White Expo, why??? Beccuase THAT would be racist. White's are the most racially discriminated group in this country and it is pathetic.

Oh yeah, what church is it exactly that the Rev. Jesse Jackson preaches at?

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

62. Oh my!...Can we all say "Botched Jokester" Micheal Rechards is the 'John Kerry' of comics...

Posted at 9:59AM on Nov 20th 2006 by A. Rosario

63. uh nate Chirs is black. Richard is not. Clear enough?

Posted at 10:00AM on Nov 20th 2006 by notworkrelated

64. If a non-white had made the same type of comment no one would have said a word. The more our society treats non-whites like retarded children, the more you will see stuff like this. Grow a pair already! Stop with the "pity me, Im brown" crap.

Posted at 10:00AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Juke

65. I agree with #61. It is very disappointing when someone you watch on tv goes on a racist tirade against my race. I just think man, I wasted my time liking this person. And indeed, it is disappointing.

Posted at 10:00AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Corliss Sanchez

66. HE IS AWESOME !!!!!!! Finally someone can say the N word in public like no else does Big deal he is anry everyonme gets anry and you never said N*gger when you got ct off in traffic give me a break

Posted at 10:01AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Ernie B

67. Wow! How do you say...CAREER UP IN SMOKE!!!

Posted at 10:01AM on Nov 20th 2006 by HPE

68. Comedianes are normally heckled when their act is not going swell. It appears that he was not witty enough to come back at the hecklers with a clever response; which would have been within his rights. What I find offensive about his tirade is that he obviously stepped outside of his act to confront the hecklers.

Posted at 10:01AM on Nov 20th 2006 by gayle

69. #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

70. He should have totally ignored them or asked security to have them removed.
They were punks no matter what color. If you pay to go see someone then
shut the ffff up and let the guy do his act. They were immature punks who
were high or just stupid. Michael made the mistake of getting down
to their level.

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

71. Glad to see people walkking out on his ass! That sh*t aint funny.I am definitely offended.

Posted at 10:03AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Rowena

72. "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."

The White Man that arrived on these shores got away with, oh, genocide of native americans, forcing asians into indentured servitude and the mass deportation and enslavement of africans for centuries and you're catching an attitude over a comedy skit? It wasn't even safe for a black man to LOOK at a white woman 35 years ago. Does the name Emmitt Till mean anything? I seriously doubt Chris Rock can make up for years of Al Jolson and Birth of a Nation.

Get over yourself already and stop your whining. The playing field has never been even for any minorities. Humor has been one of the few "legitimate" forms of expression.

Posted at 10:04AM on Nov 20th 2006 by Gen-X

73. Corliss,

I agree entirely. How do you feel about black comedians making racist jokes about blacks? Because, if they are allowed to do it, then a comedian of any race should be allowed.

I'm not saying that Michael was right, or that he was making a joke or anything like that. This is an unrelated question...

Posted at 10:04AM on Nov 20th 2006 by nate

74. Oprah made it "OK" to be racist. What's the big deal?

Posted at 10:05AM on Nov 20th 2006 by jfhdsiu

75. Totally funny. It's great to see liberals get hysterical when a white guy does what every black comedian does all over the country, every weekend, in every comedy club they appear in. Ever see a black comedian in a comedy club? Some of the funniest, racist humor you'd ever want to see. Hilarious. But a white guy does it? Whoa! Time to call Jesse Jackson! Double standard, libs. Free speech is just that: FREE! No one group has a lock on certain speech.

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

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