Call me ill informed, but I don't watch the news much. What did he do?
2006-11-21 05:25:53 · 21 answers · asked by munesliver 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Michael Richards stunned a comedy club audience, shouting racial epithets at people who heckled him during a stand-up routine.
The 57-year-old actor-comedian, best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld's eccentric neighbor Kramer on the hit TV show "Seinfeld," was performing at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood Friday night when he went into the verbal rampage.
A video that bleeps out some obscenities posted on TMZ.com shows that the tirade apparently began after two black audience members started shouting at him that he wasn't funny.
He then paced across the stage taunting the men for interrupting his show, peppering his speech with racial slurs and profanities.
While there is some chuckling in the audience throughout the outburst, someone can be heard gasping "Oh my God" and various people "ooh" after Richards uses the n-word.
You can see what he said for yourself at http://www.tmz.com/search/?q=Kramer%27s+racial+outburts
Just scroll down to the bottom of the page and play the video.
2006-11-21 05:33:28 · answer #1 · answered by Lachelle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In response to some hecklers, he went on a racist rant using the "n" word among other things at a comedy club called the Laugh Factory. The original footage of the rant is here:
http://us.video.aol.com/video.index.adp?mode=1&pmmsid=1772645
He then appeared on the David Letterman show where Seinfeld was a guest and apologized:
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_popmachine/2006/11/kramer_vs_krame.html
2006-11-21 13:38:56 · answer #2 · answered by JS 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was doing a standup comedy in a club,which was full of black people and he made remarks about them.It told on the news some of the remarks he made, they were not funny at all. Most of the people got up and walked out. Owner of the club is going to try to return the moneys back to the people in the audiance.He just made a fool of himself. He used the" n "word quite a bit. He is barred from that club now.
2006-11-21 13:33:34 · answer #3 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was being heckled by some people in the audience and instead of making a joke about it and letting the audience laugh it off he overreacted to the situation and said some racist things to them. He did apologize, but I think he made it worse by doing that. He's a comedian, he should know how to deflect any situation with humor. I guess he's having some problems.
2006-11-21 13:31:45 · answer #4 · answered by sexmagnet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Started using the n- word during his stand up comedy act, it got really out of control. He apologized for it but i just know its gonna cause a lot of trouble for him. And I'm sure its not gonna matter what any one from the audience said.
2006-11-21 13:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by ret w 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was doing a stand-up comedy act and a few African American guys in the audience started heckling him (saying that he wasn't funny), so he shot back at them with some bad racial slurs ("n" word, etc.)
2006-11-21 13:28:51 · answer #6 · answered by Chewie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was doing a show ,2 guys in the audience were talking,he got pissed and started yelling,using the N word.Clips were on the news and radio.It was'nt pretty.
2006-11-21 13:30:27 · answer #7 · answered by Redda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Went on a crazy rant at a club when some guys heckled him, and called someone the "N-word"...several times.
2006-11-21 15:11:10 · answer #8 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he reacted to hecklers at a comedy club with racist comments
i did hear the hecklers were there for a couple of days making a lot of the comedians uncomfortable
but mr richards didnt handle it the best he should have
2006-11-21 13:29:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was being heckled during his comedy act and began screaming the "N word" at the guy.
2006-11-21 13:28:19 · answer #10 · answered by too funny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋