Non-Baseball Diary: Michael Richards aka "Kramer" Loses It

by Chitown Mojo on Nov 20, 2006 7:48 PM CST

Most of you probably already know this, and to tell you the truth I'm not quite sure why I am posting this except for the fact that I am stunned by it. I had the utmost respect for the guy, comedic genius IMO, but I have completely lost every ounce of it now. To make a long story short, during one of his stand up comedy shows on sunday night, he started yelling racial slurs at a couple of african-americans who were in the crowd that night. As you will imagine the "N" word was thrown around, along with comments such as ""Shut up you n***! Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f------ fork up your a--."
At a loss for words... Here's the link for the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T7uKvpzVXI

What an asshole.

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As mentioned

in the other NBD.

MORANDINI!

by thekansasian on Nov 20, 2006 7:46 PM CST reply actions

Is it really?

I guess I should delete this one then...

GREAT SUCCESS!!!

by Chitown Mojo on Nov 20, 2006 7:52 PM CST up reply actions

You tube says this is inappropriate for me...

And I'm too lazy to log in.

But it does seem like 'ol Kramer hasn't taken his descent into irrelevance well at all.

In fact, after seeing Jason Alexander freak out on Larry David about being typecast as George I think I'm fine with not knowing the cast of beloved television shows as the people they truly are.

PINIELLA!

by theprognosticator on Nov 20, 2006 7:48 PM CST reply actions

Jason Alexander..

He's a talent though... Hard to be casted for something new when you were so perfect in a previous role that everybody sees you as that person forever. No matter how hard he tries, that dude will always be George Constanza.

GREAT SUCCESS!!!

by Chitown Mojo on Nov 20, 2006 7:54 PM CST reply actions

same goes for Kramer

that's all he had. He did the same schtick on "fridays" around 1980. He shouldn't have tried stand-up. couldn't take the heckling apparently.

by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Nov 20, 2006 7:57 PM CST up reply actions

Might want

to google "Michael Richards" "Andy Kaufman" and "Fridays."

This is all too reminiscent of something Richards did 25 years ago with Andy Kaufman. Looked like a bit of Kaufmanesque performance art to me. Might not be a real good career move, but he's got enough money that he probably doesn't care.

A little song, a little dance. A little seltzer down your pants

by Josh Timmers on Nov 20, 2006 7:56 PM CST reply actions