Read This: Kanye met Kim on the set of his failed puppet show
Whether it be an indecipherable tweet or a shrugging meme, Kanye West has a habit of making us laugh without even trying. But lost in the history of the early aughts is a Kanye who tried really hard to be funny. Wired just released an oral history on the pilot Alligator Boots, a puppet-based sketch comedy show West created with Chicago rapper Rhymefest in 2007.
Quotes from writers, producers, directors, and puppeteers mostly reveal some not-so-surprising things:
Tom Stern (director): It’s not like Kanye had a ton of ideas about comedy, but the things that he did care about were more like what kinds of sunglasses and sneakers the puppets would wear.