Test footage from Kanye West HBO pilot that never aired

[Dpantherman]

 

Before Kanye stole the mic from Taylor Swift, had a baby with Kim Kardashian, or adopted a god complex, he was to star in a HBO's improvisation-driven sitcom inspired by his life and posse.

 

After the network didn't pick up the pilot, writer and producer Larry Charles told ComingSoon.net in 2008 he thought the series was "too hard-core" for the network.

 

"HBO doesn't have a good track record when it comes to black shows, and I felt like that may have had something to do with it also," Charles said. "I don't see a lot of shows about that experience at all. This was very entertaining and we showed it to a lot of people. People gave it a very good response, and it seems to be on the shelf right now."

 

The cast included Kym Whitley as Kanye's mom Donda, J.B. Smoove as his manager, Wyatt Cenac as Kanye's cousin, rapper GLC as his bodyguard, and Kanye's real-life assistant, Don C., as himself.

The cast and producer Larry Charles, whose credits include "Seinfeld," "Entourage," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm, spoke with TV Guide about the pilot's plot and Kanye's acting chops.

 

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-kanye-west-sitcom-was-like-2013-8#ixzz2dJpR6XVs

 

 

[jasonluckydog]

8. The pilot ends with Kanye saying the wrong thing to a Make-A-Wish Foundation kid.

When asked to tape a video greeting for the organization, and he says, "Yo, whattup to all the dying kids. I know y'all my dawgs. And you know, all dogs go to heaven!"

 

 

 

wow

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

It would have been interesting for sure. The Make a wish foundation segment is hilarious.

[pstall]

thanks HBO. for NOT doing this.