michael richards' laugh factory incident
An incident that occurred on November 17, 2006 involving Michael Richards at the Laugh Factory comedy club in Hollywood. Michael Richards, well known for his role as the character Cosmo Kramer in the TV show Seinfeld, went on a racist rant while performing and responded to a small group of Black and Hispanic hecklers with racist profanity.
The incident was later parodied on several TV shows.