2006 was a true low point for the Seinfeld alum. After portraying Kramer for nine seasons on Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Davids Emmy award-winning show about nothing, Michael Richards claims to have canceled himself out after his racist tirade while performing stand-up at Los Angeles famed Laugh Factory nearly 20 years ago, and the outburst was a result of hecklers in the crowd. Today, Richards has released a new memoir, Entrances and Exits. And during a recent interview, Richards claims, I canceled myself out. Richards said (per TODAY):