Posted on 11/23/2006 10:50:33 AM PST by Roberts
Kramer's career in freefall after fresh claims of racism 23.11.06
Outburst: Richards allegedly lashed out at Jews during performance earlier this year, yelling at one audience member: "You're a f***ing Jew
The career of actor Michael Richards, famed as Seinfeld's wacky neighbour Kramer, took a further nosedive today as fresh details of his racist comments came to light.
Shocking racist rant from Seinfeld sidekick
Richards launched a furious rant at two black hecklers during a standup show in Los Angeles last weekend.
At the request of pal Jerry Seinfeld, Richards later appeared via satellite on the David Letterman Show to apologise.
But he has now been accused of making anti-Jewish comments during a stand-up routine as well.
Richards allegedly lashed out at Jews during performance earlier this year, yelling at one audience member: "You're a f***ing Jew. Your people are the cause of Jesus dying."
Carol Oschin, who was at the show, said: "We didn't know if this was part of the act. He was getting very (verbally) violent, very agitated."
Maybe he's applying for the job of Hillary's running mate.
Richards is Jewish.
He & Jon F'n Carry should get together, both have "hoof in mouth disease"!!!
Self hating, perhaps? Stick a fork in him, he's done...
Nobody seems to care about Iraq anymore. Its now "Kramer" 24/7.
I think he was done after the last episode of Seinfeld. The Michael Richards show back in 2000 was quickly canned.
Nope.
Got to agree there. How the heck it THIS still making headlines?
Give thanks for your luck, take your money, buy a nice place in the country, learn how to build furniture and leave the rat race.
How does that make his career any different from BEFORE the fresh claims of racism?
The saddest part of this story is that it continues to have legs with all the other issues more important in the world.
Many Americans are a sorry lot for even thinking this is important.
;-)
Yep. It's not like Richards is a youngster or anything. He makes more money walking to the mailbox every week than most people make in ten years.
Maybe we'll see him in a few years on one of those reality shows with other washed up celebs.
From that link:
"He then spent two years in the Army developing educational skits and a couple more years "finding himself" at a commune in the Santa Clara Mountains"
Interesting.
Or so the relative media coverage would have you think.
Article you haven't seen: horrific hate crime attack
Nah. All he has to do is in his next show is pick someone in the audience out and say...
"You're a f***ing Republican! A right wing fascist. I can tell, you Neo-Con piece of sh*t by that cross on your neck. You and your whole religious kook family should be stoned to death for backing the invasion of Iraq!And did you lynch any Blacks on the way to the show tonight? I see you're wearing white, what is your sheet and hood in the cleaners?
Wait, I'm sorry - you're probably in the NRA too and have an UZI under your coat, you sick minded gun nut - please don't shoot me, you conservative b*st**d.
With a rant like that Network TV would be lining up to give him his own show.
LH: Nope.
Take it up with CNN. That's where it was claimed this morning.
Well his publicist says he is.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061123/D8LIPF4G1.html
As for reports that Richards shouted out anti-Semitic remarks during another standup comedy routine in April, Rubenstein confirmed his client did, but that he was only role-playing.
"He's Jewish. He's not anti-Semitic at all. He was role-playing, he was playing a part. He did use inappropriate language, but he doesn't have any anti-Semitic feelings whatsoever," Rubenstein said.
but it was the jews (Seinfield and Larry David) that made him his money? Does not seem smart.
Saw a FR thread about it last night.
Next we'll be hearing he once told a Polish joke and made fun of the Irish for drinking too much.
Wow. He is so done. Maybe he should start his own organization of bigots. He could call it the Ku Klutz Klan.
Anyone have that post of Kramer's head on a turkey body?
"Richards is Jewish."
From Wikipedia:
"Richards was raised as a Catholic [2], though his publicist has claimed that Richards is a Jew"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Richards
"I know, and Richards himself is Jewish."
He was raised Catholic. See my post above.
There's nothing uglier than when "sensitive and tolerant" leftwing, limousine Liberals vent their true feelings. Their "inner" idiots really come out with a vengeance. I don't feel sorry for this bozo. His big mouth finally overloaded his @$$.
I find myself wondering what impact this
will have on the 'Seinfeld' syndication
values.
I know that once i found out what a scunny
leftist, Stalin lover Ed Asner is, i've not
been able to enjot a single episode of thr
Mary Tyler Moore' Show. Can't say i watch
'Seinfeld', all that much, don't think Julia
Louise Dreyuss is all that palatable once
i found out what a Dimbo skank she is. But
i'm thinkin there are a lot of fans that watch
the re-runs regularly, who aren't going to be
able to see Richards anymore, and not think
about his racist comments about blacks and jews.
It all comes down to this: Michael Richards should not be doing stand-up comedy.
Here's the problem: most good, experienced stand-up comedians (the late Sam Kinison, Chris Rock, George Lopez, Jeff Foxworthy, etc.) train themselves to quickly deal with hecklers by effectively using the heckling as a way to advance the stand-up routine. Because Richards doesn't come from a stand-up comedy background, that's why he doesn't know how to properly deal with hecklers, and that causes the stand-up routine to quickly spin out of control and turn off audience members in no time flat. I personally believe that both Jay Leno and David Letterman (both of whom got into show business by doing a lot of stand-up comedy during the 1970's and early 1980's) privately wonder if Richards should quit doing stand-up comedy given what happened a few days ago and now what happened a few months ago.
oops, guess I relied on incorrect info
What "career"? He has had nothing but failures since "Seinfeld" ended.
How do you freefall from the cellar?
Richards is a Mason, not Jewish.
"Richards is a Master Mason, and also holds 33° in the Scottish Rite; "
yitbos
There is some uncertainty about that.
Also, I was not aware those two groups were mutually exclusive.
LOL love that pic, thanks.
Think he'll ever box Danny Partridge Bonaduce?
:)
Help me here...A freefall? Is that falling faster or slower than since "Seinfeld" ended?
That's what I was thinking....he has to have an obscene amount of money....???
How does one measure his "free fall"? He did not have a career.
Anyone......?
Anyone........?
Because the two hecklers have been on the "Today" show, "Entertainment Tonight," and I don't know how many more shows. Gloria Allred is their attorney and they're suing. I'm sick of this, too.
I don't think so.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.