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Post by kim on Nov 24, 2006 12:14:32 GMT -5
I'm sure by now, most people have heard about last weeks event which had Michael Richards, aka "Kramer" blow a gasket during a live stand-up performance and go on a tirade which upset a lot of people, regardless of their ethnic background.
I won't post an excerpt here as it's widely available on any news site and most of them will have a clip of his rant combined with a clip of his appearance via live video on Letterman earlier this week.
What strikes me as strange is why someone like Seinfeld and Letterman would consider this to be a proper forum for Jerry's former co-star to try in vain to explain his actions and offer an apology at the same time?
It was obvious from the beginning of the interview that this was not the best way to approach such a delicate situation as audience members were laughing at the beginning of the interview...to the point where Seinfeld, calmly stated "stop laughing, it's not funny".
Very difficult situation to handle for everyone when you consider that the last time these two characters were witnessed together, they had millions on the floor with laughter...now, as they are together once again, the automatic urge is for the fans to do the same...yet that was not the premise.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Kim
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Nov 24, 2006 13:26:32 GMT -5
If you're wanting to know whether or not this incident has finished his career, I'd have to say, "What career?" It's not like he's done anything noteworthy since Seinfeld anyway. What, a few movies hardly anybody went to go and see? He's only a celebrity because of what he DID, not what he's currently doing. If he did he wouldn't be attempting to start a career in stand up comedy. As for what he said, that was definitely not cool. Is he a racist? Obviously somewhere inside he is, otherwise he wouldn't have said those things, but I don't think he's going to go lynching people either. The one thing he's guilty of is not being able to burn those people who were heckling him better. Maybe "Hey, I don't come into your work and bother YOU while you're making up Happy Meals, do I?" or something along those lines would've worked a bit better. Should he have said the things he did, no he shouldn't, but at the same token, have you ever seen anything on HBO's Def Comedy Jam? Not that I watch it myself, but when I've been flipping through the channels I've caught bits and pieces here and there, and what I hear some of the "comedians" on there saying about whites is almost as bad, but that's okay I suppose. When really it isn't. There's a double standard going on there. Should I be outraged about what they say? I really don't care actually. But if one isn't okay then shouldn't the same apply no matter what race or color? I don't think this is going to end his career. It's the most publicity he's gotten since Seinfeld ended, and there's an old adage that's true, and that's "There is no bad publicity". If Mike Tyson can bite someone's ear off, Tonya Harding can hire someone to take someone's kneecap out, or even O.J. Simpson can get someone to offer him a book deal/tv interview, this won't end his career. Hell, that tv preacher Jim Bakker, who took millions of people's money, then went to prison has a new tv show now. These people are still able to get work. Axl Rose can act like a total ass and still people will pay to see him. Anybody remember the big controversy that went on when GNR put out "One In A Million?", which branded Axl as a racist and a homophope? Doesn't seem to have hurt his career any. I'm sure he'll be able to find work on VH1's "Surreal Life" or some other reality show with no problem. It's not like there were all kinds of offers to star in his own tv show coming in or anything anyway.  |
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Post by Equinox on Nov 24, 2006 19:17:26 GMT -5
If you're wanting to know whether or not this incident has finished his career, I'd have to say, "What career?" It's not like he's done anything noteworthy since Seinfeld anyway. What, a few movies hardly anybody went to go and see? He's only a celebrity because of what he DID, not what he's currently doing. If he did he wouldn't be attempting to start a career in stand up comedy. Michael Richards has been doing stand-up for 25 years. He's never really made any type of name for himself at it. He was great in Seinfeld and UHF, which are really his only claims to fame (unless you count his funny work on the short-running ABC show Friday which was ABC's answer to SNL). Richarda act has always been a kind of weird thing that doesn't get tons of big laughs because he's more about being weird than funny. He's more like Andy Kaufman (another comedian I didn't like or get). |
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Nov 25, 2006 1:09:07 GMT -5
If you're wanting to know whether or not this incident has finished his career, I'd have to say, "What career?" It's not like he's done anything noteworthy since Seinfeld anyway. What, a few movies hardly anybody went to go and see? He's only a celebrity because of what he DID, not what he's currently doing. If he did he wouldn't be attempting to start a career in stand up comedy. Michael Richards has been doing stand-up for 25 years. He's never really made any type of name for himself at it. He was great in Seinfeld and UHF, which are really his only claims to fame (unless you count his funny work on the short-running ABC show Friday which was ABC's answer to SNL). Richarda act has always been a kind of weird thing that doesn't get tons of big laughs because he's more about being weird than funny. He's more like Andy Kaufman (another comedian I didn't like or get).[/quote Shows how good he is as a stand up comedian if he's been doing it for 25 years and never got successful.  He WAS great on Fridays though |
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Post by Trexx on Nov 27, 2006 16:00:27 GMT -5
That boy is done.
O.J. hasn't a job.
Tanya Harding either.
Axl, barely.
They're known for the wreckage of their careers.
Now joining them, Michael Richards. Have fun, L, L, L, LOSERS.
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Nov 28, 2006 1:24:58 GMT -5
That boy is done. O.J. hasn't a job. Tanya Harding either. Axl, barely. They're known for the wreckage of their careers. Now joining them, Michael Richards. Have fun, L, L, L, LOSERS. Funny though isn't it, that somehow all these people that don't have jobs, and who have wrecked their careers, still make more money each year than most people in this country? Somehow, that doesn't seem right does it?  |
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Post by Trexx on Nov 28, 2006 19:03:41 GMT -5
That boy is done. O.J. hasn't a job. Tanya Harding either. Axl, barely. They're known for the wreckage of their careers. Now joining them, Michael Richards. Have fun, L, L, L, LOSERS. Funny though isn't it, that somehow all these people that don't have jobs, and who have wrecked their careers, still make more money each year than most people in this country? Somehow, that doesn't seem right does it? Funny? Probably. Well my Pop, told me once that life is full of misery and hard work and is devoid of fairness.  Shockingly sad news for Romper-Roomin, Candy-Land-play'n, Propeller-Beanied kid for sure. But it has served me well. Life is damn good compared to my Pop's early assesment!  HA! |
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Dec 1, 2006 17:30:13 GMT -5
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