The Lesson Michael Richards Learned from His Racist Tirade 6 Years Ago Has Nothing to Do with Racism
Jerry Seinfeld’s old costar Michael Richards was his guest on the season finale of his web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” this week. The video’s a whopping 17 minutes long, but Richards ends up addressing his horrifying racist outburst at the Comedy Store from six years ago right around the 14-minute mark. Richards seems to genuinely feel disturbed and guilty over what happened (he hasn’t performed comedy since), but when he reflects on what he learned from the incident, it oddly has nothing to do with racism:
“I think I worked selfishly, and not selflessly… It's not about me, it's about them (the audience). That's the lesson [...]
