Michael Richards Meldown: Lesson Learned After Laugh Factory N-Word Incident

Michael Richards says he learned his lesson from the 2006 "Laugh Factory" incident when he dropped the N-bomb at some people in the audience who interrupted his bit. The former "Seinfeld" star known for his famous character "Kramer," was caught on camera during his set when an African American person in the audience began taunting him from his seat. Immediately, Richards lashed at the audience member and said, "Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f***ing fork up your ass."

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Recently, during an interview on Jerry Seinfeld's Crackle TV show, Richards revealed that he refuses to return to the comedy stage. During the interview he emphasized he learned that it was about the audience than the performer when it came to entertainment, he added, "Now that's a lesson I learned 7 years ago when I blew it in the comedy club and lost my temper because somebody interrupted my act and said some things that hurt me and I lashed out in anger."

Reminiscing about the exact moment he used the racial slurs and lost complete control of himself during his bit he said, "I took it too personally ... and I should have just said, 'Yeah you're absolutely right. I'm not funny ... I'll go home work on my material and I'll see you tomorrow night.'"

The awkward memory still sticks with the comedian who hasn't returned to the stage in 7 years and has stated, "I busted up after that event. It broke me down." Later he thanked Seinfeld for his support and said, "[It] meant a lot to me."

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