A new improvised comedy show fronted by Kanye West has been deemed "too hardcore" by execs at US TV station HBO. Bosses at the company were left shocked at the pilot episode of the programme, which is influenced by HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'.
Director Larry Charles said: "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. People gave it a very good response, and it seems to be on the shelf right now. The management has shifted at HBO so we're waiting to see".
Of Kanye, Charles said: "He's so much funnier than people realise. Even the whole being-full-of-himself stuff is a joke to him, and he likes to play that of being like, you know, Kanye. And he's kind of a brilliant guy actually".