Seinfeld's Kramer hurls racial slurs on stage

[Jenn! 918]

N-Word Tirade At Black Audience Members Caught On Videotape

POSTED: 9:45 am EST November 20, 2006

The actor who played Kramer on the classic sitcom "Seinfeld" reportedly hurled racial epithets at two black audience members at a Los Angeles comedy hot spot Friday, leaving audience members outraged, according to TMZ.com.

According to the celebrity news Web site, Michael Richards went off on two black audience members who were heckling the comedian during a show at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood.

In a video of the incident featured on the Web site (note: Video contains profanity), Richards purportedly screamed, "Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f---ing fork up your a--."

On the videotape, some audience members are gasping in disbelief.

Directing his anger at one of the men, Richards said, "Throw his a-- out," and said, "He's a n-----!" five times.

Near the end of the tirade, Richards said, "They're going to arrest me for calling a black man a n-----."

In response to the tirade, one of men said, "That''s un-f---ing called for -- ain't necessary," TMZ said.

After the three-minute tirade concluded, several audience members hit the exits, the Web site said.

Richards played Kramer on "Seinfeld" from 1989 to 1998. He also starred in 2000's "The Michael Richards Show," which was canceled during its first season.

http://www.wsoctv.com/entertainment/10361311/detail.html

[Cristy 4]

wow

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Sounds like a Mel Gibson moment!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Well, not to excuse his choice of words but we don't know what the hecklers were saying. In the context of a stand-up routine where being outrageous is part of the act, he might have been sarcastic.

Has anyone ever watch Larry David's Show on HBO? He's played on the idea of blacks calling other blacks, "#######". Larry calls a black friend, "Are you my #######?" It was hilarious and it showed how odd it comes off if anyone else besides a black says it.

[Jenn! 918]

Well, not to excuse his choice of words but we don't know what the hecklers were saying. In the context of a stand-up routine where being outrageous is part of the act, he might have been sarcastic.

Has anyone ever watch Larry David's Show on HBO? He's played on the idea of blacks calling other blacks, "#######". Larry calls a black friend, "Are you my #######?" It was hilarious and it showed how odd it comes off if anyone else besides a black says it.

I haven't yet seen the video (the link is on the source site), but I would be surprised if it was taken out of context,a s you've suggested. Did anyone watch the video?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Well, not to excuse his choice of words but we don't know what the hecklers were saying. In the context of a stand-up routine where being outrageous is part of the act, he might have been sarcastic.

Has anyone ever watch Larry David's Show on HBO? He's played on the idea of blacks calling other blacks, "#######". Larry calls a black friend, "Are you my #######?" It was hilarious and it showed how odd it comes off if anyone else besides a black says it.

I haven't yet seen the video (the link is on the source site), but I would be surprised if it was taken out of context,a s you've suggested. Did anyone watch the video?

I clicked on it, but it says I need Firefox 1.5 to view it...which is odd because that is an older version.

[mawilson 2,133]

Larry calls a black friend, "Are you my #######?" It was hilarious and it showed how odd it comes off if anyone else besides a black says it.

I thought Larry said "Are you my Caucasian?"

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Larry calls a black friend, "Are you my #######?" It was hilarious and it showed how odd it comes off if anyone else besides a black says it.

I thought Larry said "Are you my Caucasian?"

Yeah, but he also called his black friend, '#######'.

[Ban Hammer 13,332]

Sounds like a Mel Gibson moment!

[I'm Gone 60]

You open up your mouth from the audience, you get what you get. In my opinion is that there are black people and Ns and these were obvious Ns.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

What did the heckler's say first?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

You open up your mouth from the audience, you get what you get. In my opinion is that there are black people and Ns and these were obvious Ns.

Finish this sentence... "There are white people and there are... "

[Cristy 4]

What did the heckler's say first?

Does it matter? No matter what they said 2 wrongs don't make a right and he is a public figure and should know better.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

What did the heckler's say first?

Good question. They might have hurled some racial slurs at him.

[kaydee457 13]

Well, not to excuse his choice of words but we don't know what the hecklers were saying. In the context of a stand-up routine where being outrageous is part of the act, he might have been sarcastic.

Has anyone ever watch Larry David's Show on HBO? He's played on the idea of blacks calling other blacks, "#######". Larry calls a black friend, "Are you my #######?" It was hilarious and it showed how odd it comes off if anyone else besides a black says it.

I haven't yet seen the video (the link is on the source site), but I would be surprised if it was taken out of context,a s you've suggested. Did anyone watch the video?

I clicked on it, but it says I need Firefox 1.5 to view it...which is odd because that is an older version.

Well, you should not be speculating if you have not *actually* seen the video lest you run afoul of ekerose's "rules"....

I saw the video and really can't say one way or the other. Epithets were being hurled both ways...I heard "cracker" a few times.