We loved him as Kramer and wished him continued success after Seinfeld closed up shop but the recent meltdown at L.A.'s Laugh Factory http://www.youtube.com/watch?search=&mode=related&v=kvQq0HQ45Q4 is a classic final railroad spike in the coffin that was Michael Richards' career. The tirade against black hecklers, the pitiful attempts at being outrageous and shocking to salvage the situation, and the complete loss of composure are hard to watch but frankly, his career arc was going nowhere but down anyways. Mel Gibson...now there was a guy in free fall who had a lot to lose.
His apology on Letterman, http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2798827?showw=no&refsite=7119&cpref=7119 while seemingly heartfelt, was almost as painful to watch as the initial incident with the audience's nervous laughter, the Seinfeld reprimand, and a good number of the distraught Richards' non sequiters that had me thinking more of a strange, homeless guy trying to bum a quarter off me than a big time TV star.
After those cringe inducing clips I decided to add a little bonbon to cleanse the palate. Robert Schimmel is a great stand-up comedian who is too dirty for general consumption but does serve to remind us that you can still be gross, insensitive, obscene, and incredibly funny. Have fun.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Acd7Ps4y8c
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