Andy Dick -- The New "Kramer"?
Posted Dec 5th 2006 12:29PM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: Train Wrecks
Andy Dick hasn't learned anything from the Michael Richards incident.
According to sources, the hopped-up comedian hopped onstage Saturday at L.A.'s Improv comedy club and dropped the n-bomb on a room full of stunned clubgoers.
Andy was heckling comedian Ian Bagg during his routine, when Dick allegedly got out of his seat, jumped onstage and began joking with Bagg. The subject of Michael Richards came up, but the two comics quickly moved past it. As Dick exited the stage, he suddenly grabbed the mic and shouted at the crowd, "You're all a bunch of niggers!"
The stunned crowd gasped and stared at each other. Bagg tried to play it cool and move on with his set, but the laughs weren't there.
Calls to Dick's rep were not immediately returned.
UPDATE: TMZ has received a statement from The Improv acknowledging the incident: "The Improv is aware of Andy Dick's behavior on Saturday night. Our policy is that material deemed offensive by both famous and up and coming comedians is judged on a case by case basis. In this particular case, Mr. Dick was commenting on a current event. Was it intelligent? No. Was it funny? No. But was it racist? No. It was not directed at any audience member in particular and although it was in bad taste -- it was a comment on the Michael Richards fiasco."
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Shit's Funny to Me
If that's what he said walking off the stage at the same venue, that shit's hilarious. I don't use the word, nor do I pardon it's use except in particular contexts. I don't give passes to black folks who use it, either...family members included...but, given the context, that's some funny shit. And the reaction of the crowd is priceless. At some point, Americans would be better off if they simply admitted the maniacal fascination folks have with the word - and the related contempt/adoration for black folk.
By way of comparison...
remember the Dolemite/Robin Harris joke about the Preacher and the Piccolo player? the punchline here is essentially the same idea - as a comedic construct, it works...within a moral/political construct, its piling on.