Festivus for the Rest of Us! The Hidden Gems and Interesting Facts About the Sitcom Seinfeld

Did Cosmo Go Retro or Not?

Has there ever been a character in the history of television more eccentric than Cosmo Kramer? From the hair to the clothing, everything about the character was odd. You noticed that Kramer did not have a sense of fashion. He kind of looked like a character out of a cartoon more than a sitcom character. Kramer’s wardrobe looked like it been taken out of the ’60s or ’70s.

The aim of him wearing these types of clothes was not to pay tribute to the eras but to show that Kramer never shopped for new clothing. Most of his pants were very short, and the wardrobe department had to keep extra clothing around for the character just in case of a wardrobe malfunction.

Michael Richards Now

After Seinfeld, Michael made an attempt to stay on television. He landed his own TV show, The Michael Richards Show, but it was canceled before the season was up. He later ended up returning to his comedy roots. Michael laid relatively low for years until 2006 when he made headline news nationwide. In 2006 Michael was appearing at the Laugh Factory comedy club and went on a racist rant where he said a very controversial epithet multiple times.

Someone shot a cell phone video of the entire event and it immediately went viral. He later publicly apologized and said that he was retiring from stand-up comedy. In 2009, his old friends gave him some help trying to rehab his image and he appeared on Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. The rest of the cast also appeared and he made fun of his entire embarrassing spectacle on the show.