Michael Richards Couldn't Keep A Straight Face When A Smug Fox News Host Asked If He Was A Fan (2024)

Thanks to the massive success of the sitcom Seinfeld, the show's stars became very rich and they all seemed poised for huge success. Of course, Jerry Seinfeld has been a huge success despite the controversy over him dating a young woman and so has Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

On the other hand, Michael Richards left fans wondering what he was doing after his controversial Laugh Factory incident. Then, Richards emerged into the public eye in 2024 when he agreed to give a few interviews. Unfortunately, one of those interviews became awkward when Richards seemed taken aback when the host asked if he was a fan.

This article will reveal the hilarious way Michael Richards reacted when Jesse Watters asked if he was a fan. Then, this article will look at how awkward Richards' 2024 The View interview became.

Michael Richards Awkwardly Admitted He Doesn't Watch Jesse Watters Primetime

After Michael Richards became one of the most iconic TV stars in history, he almost completely disappeared from the spotlight for years. Then, Richards emerged from his mostly self-imposed exile to the surprise of many of his fans.

In June 2024, Richards released his memoir "Entrances and Exits" which was good news for many people who wanted to know more about him. Richards then took part in a handful of interviews to promote the book.

During one of Richards' interviews, he appeared via satellite on Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime. While Richards seemed like he wanted to have a positive interview, things started on an awkward note when the Seinfeld star admitted he isn't a Jesse Watters Primetime fan.

As Richards' interview began, a series of memorable clips from his Seinfeld tenure appeared onscreen as Watters praised his comedy legacy. Watters also stated that his show has been playing Seinfeld clips throughout its history. That comment certainly implied that Watters and his show's producers were Seinfeld fans.

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After Watters' intro ended, he asked Richards a self-effacing question. "Michael, have you ever even seen Jesse Watters Primetime?" In response to Watters' question, Richards looked pretty awkward as he admitted that he wasn't a fan of the show.

To Watters' credit, he didn't seem mad when Richards admitted he wasn't a viewer. Instead, Watters could be seen laughing at the situation. It also didn't seem like Watters was doing that fake Hollywood laugh, but each viewer could judge that for themselves.

However, that didn't mean that was the end of the awkwardness. Instead, the thing that made the whole interaction worse somehow was that Richards tried to excuse why he wasn't a regular Jesse Watters Primetime viewer.

After Richards tried to explain away why he didn't watch Watters' show, he seemingly tried to transition into some comedy. Richards did this by commenting on the fact the classing Seinfeld clips that Jesse Watters Primetime's producers played.

As Richards explained to Watters, he didn't want the Fox News host to expect him to be as funny as his beloved sitcom character was.

"By the way, I just saw some of that footage, I really can't top that. I think that's enough." In response, Watters assured Richards that he wasn't expected to pull off Kramer-lever hilarity. "We don't expect you to."

After that interaction ended well, the interview got awkward again at other points. For example, when Richards was asked to comment on Jerry Seinfeld's feelings on PC comedy or after Watters' producers played another Seinfeld clip.

Several minutes into Richards' 2024 appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime, the show's producers were playing more classic Seinfeld clips. Watters' producers played one clip that showed Richards with very little clothes on.

As Watters was interviewing Richards, he drew the Seinfeld star's attention to the fact that they were showing revealing footage of him from Seinfeld. After realizing what clip of him was being played, Richards had an amusing reaction.

Michael Richards Seemed Very Uncomfortable During His Appearance On The View

In June 2024, The View's YouTube channel uploaded a clip of Michael Richard's appearance on the show from that time. In the opening seconds of that video, Richards seemed uncomfortable being there and unsure of himself.

When the video begins, Richards puts his hands up as he awkwardly said with a voice that sounded unusually high-pitched for him, "The Views, okay." Fortunately for Richards, however, that moment was saved when Whoopi Goldberg began speaking about their history.

After Goldberg explained that they performed together long ago, she gave Richards a very warm welcome. For example, at one point Goldberg remarked, "It's nice to see you here and you stayed out of the public eye for quite a while, so welcome back!"

After Goldberg, Joy Behar asked Richards a question about his performance as Kramer. Then, things felt very awkward when Sunny Hostin asked Richards about his Laugh Factory meltdown. As Hostin spoke, Richards looked pained as he even closed his eyes for several seconds as she spoke.

As Richards tried to explain what he was thinking during his Laugh Factory meltdown, it felt uncomfortable for Richards and The View's hosts. On top of that, a lot of emotion could also be heard in Richards' voice as he explained how much he is still haunted by what he did.

In Richards' memoir, he wrote about the Laugh Factory incident and how deeply his life was affected by what he did. With that in mind, it only makes sense that he would be asked about what happened when he was being interviewed about the memoir. Still, Richards' The View interview is hard to watch because of how pained the Seinfeld actor seems in parts.

Seinfeld

Comedy

Release Date

July 5, 1989

Cast

Jerry Seinfeld , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Jason Alexander , Michael Richards

Seasons

9

Creator

Main Characters

Network

NBC

Streaming Service(s)

Netflix