Why should Michael Richards pay hecklers anything?
823585
I don't know if he should have to pay anyone because of the remarks but he shouldn't get any more roles or jobs! By M. Jackson do you mean Michael Jackson? If so he has never been racist, he's black!\n\n♥♥We Love You Michael!!!!♥♥
766766
No... that was from his stand up show titled "For What It's Worth"..... very funny stuff......
805474
Michael Richards stunned a comedy club audience, shouting racial epithets at people who heckled him during a stand-up routine. \n\nThe 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. \n\nA 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. \n\nHe then paced across the stage taunting the men for interrupting his show, peppering his speech with racial slurs and profanities. \n\nWhile 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. \n\nYou can see what he said for yourself at http://www.tmz.com/search/?q=Kramer%27s+racial+outburts\nJust scroll down to the bottom of the page and play the video.
723734
I saw the whole thing. Have always admired Jason Richards skills in acting on the big screen, TV and Broadway. This was a very sad sight to see. Why does anyone need to use racial slurs to get a point across? Would have been better to have ignored the hecklers. That would have taken the better person. I sincerely hope he is sorry for what he did.
1053267
Why retire? He basically gets paid thousands to say ONE LINE. Sure anyone could be ring announcer for most of it but what you may not realize is that he actually has the line trademarked. If anyone else says "are you ready to rumble" they have to pay him for use of it.
486230
why? he pays for the show ?
935261
It's on youtube unedited. If you search for Michael Richards it will come up.
885794
i don't think richards is racist and i thought those two assholes got what they deserved. richards reacted the way most people would when they are being heckled. he went and got even! i do believe richards went too far when he made those comments about hanging blacks. \n\nthose two idiots were just desperate for attention and they coudn't keep their mouths shut. if u don't like the comedy act shut your mouth or leave! they are only suing richards because they are broke ass motherfuckers who want money and they want to be on tv.
786930
Not sure, the videos on YouTube only show his reaction but not what set him off. It must have been nasty, though, he's not known for ranting like that. And why heckle the headliner anyway? It's not like they didn't know he would be performing that night, with his name being on the marquee and all. I think they just wanted to be big shots in front of their dates by starting some sh*t and they didn't know when to quit. Kinda difficult to do a stand-up gig when someone is heckling you non-stop and ruining the show for everyone else, and it's easy to blow up when someone won't shut up and let you do the job you're being paid to do.
925712
While he was performing, an African American man heckled him, and "Kramer" unloaded on this guy, using vulgar language and insenstive racial remarks. It was really quite disgusting; when it was shown on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Oberman, half of his words were bleeped out. I would try to run it through Yahoo! or Google news or search on some of the news sites. Take my word for it, it was vulgar and an apology won't even begin to cover it. BTW, I am white and I took extreme offense. No one should ever act in the way that "Kramer" did, no matter what race you are, period!!
923969
i think he went over the line with the comments, but i understand them. i don't think he said them because he has these deep-seeded feelings though. i think he said them out of anger, he unwisely chose the terms that he figured would hurt the heckler the most.\n I understood the anger. Comedians HATE hecklers. Why? they are getting paid for a monolgue, 99% of them have their act scripted out for them ahead of time, they only have so much time on stage, so when they have to deal with a heckler for ten minutes is screws up their act. Some people don't understand this at all. here is a great video that illustrates the point http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/09/comedian-heckled.html\nthe comedian uses the term "towel-head" and a do-gooder liberal lady in the audience is offended by the term. She will NOT let the comedian move on with the joke or his act. he tells her numerous times to shut up and it ends up with her running up on stage and assaulting the comedian. Who is she to stop the show? What is going on in her head? Does she think everyone in the audience agrees with her and it's her duty to stop the show? Apparently that's the case. People wuld never dream of doing this in a movie theater. if the movie isn't to your taste, you get up and leave. Comedy performers and the audience at a live show deserve the same respect.\n That doesn't excuse michael richards' racial tyrade though. he should have handled it better.
906700
The anwsers  to this question are a joke!!!\n\nKramer was heckled for over ten minutes. One of the things that was said to him was, "you aint funny nigg a" then when kramer replied with a witty retort the heckler replied with "You don't know me nigg a, Don't fuc k with this nigg a".\n\nIt also is being reported that the black guys who were calling kramer nigg a and threatening him were also threatening the people who opened up the show for Richards..\n\nThe only thing people can have on him is the comment he made about "If it was 50 tears ago you'd be hanging upside down with a pitchfork in your a*s That crossed every line there is to cross and was highly offensive!! But you know what though....If those clowns had just shut up and watched the show none of this would've happened!! I find it funny that no one thinks these "Vitcims" bear any responsibility about what happened!!\n\nHeckling and threatening every comedian on the stage that night tells me these punks were looking to be a problem and I don't think they deserve a dime!! Kramer gave what can be chalked up as a human response ..He just had enough of their noise and snapped!!! I'm guessing the people anwsering this question have never got mad about anything in their lives...And before you get into any of the  "I get mad and never say things like that" That's why it's a human response.....Every human is different..
942669
I couldn't agree with you more.  The hecklers in the Richards incident, have taken no responsibility in starting the whole thing, although Richards was responsible to maintain a certain amount of professionalism, at least he has apologize.  Everyone has their limits.
932203
The rampage was totally uncalled for, even if the guy was heckling and his apology didnt seen heartfelt. THE SEINFELD CURSE CLAIMS YET ANOTHER VICTIM!
724832
It is starting to come out that Kramer was heckled for over ten minutes. One of the things that was said to him was, "you aint funny nigg a" then when kramer replied with a witty retort the heckler replied with "You don't know me nigg a, Don't fuc k with this nigg a".\n\nIt also is being reported that the black guys who were calling kramer nigg a and threatening him were also threatening the people who opened up the show for Richards..\n\nReal innocent victims...? Seems like two punks who should've been bounced out before Richards ever hit the stage..
896795
It seems today people want a heaping dose of profanity with their entertainment from comedians.  If you aren't cursing every other word the public does not consider you funny.\n\nBill is as funny as ever(without vulgar jokes, thank you) - but he simply has changed his venue.  Just because he takes up a more active role in politics or social philosophy, etc.., does not mean he doesn't know how to draw laughs.\n\nKnow what I mean?
770225
Well here in Illinois they even give tickets for spitting on the street, so yours sounds equally as ridiculous, but ours cost about $75.00 and up for the ridiculous offenses, how much was yours?! I wouldn't worry to much about it, but here they are serious about their money, and will issue you a warrant if you don't pay it!!!! good luck with that! All the  unsolved murders and kidnappings etc. that they could be out solving, yet they always have time to zero in on the most trivial things that it is hard to believe thta there is even a law against, money grubbing little bastards....!!!!