Kanye West had an “awkward” moment with “dear friend” Deon Cole onstage at his improv show.
While the “Grown-ish” actor was wrapping his set at the Hollywood Improv Friday night, he asked the Grammy-winning rapper — who attended the show with his wife, Bianca Censori, and music exec John Monopoly — to come onstage.
“Go on and give it up for a dear friend. Thank you for coming out, dog. You had a good time tonight?” Cole asked West, who simply nodded.
“Did you laugh? Like, not no fake laugh. … You wouldn’t give me no sympathy laugh?” the comedian asked the dad of four, who only laughed and nodded no and shook his head yes.
“Like, you was like busting the f–k up? Why your body language ain’t showing bust the f–k up body language? You up there like, ‘Hmm mm. Yeah,’” Cole quipped.
The “Black-ish” alum, 53, then told West, 48, that he appreciated him coming out to the show.
When the “Donda” emcee continued to stand there silently, Cole joked that they were having a “good, healthy conversation.”
The “Average Joe” star then asked West if he had any forthcoming projects they should be “looking out for,” to which the Yeezy founder replied, “New album coming out.”
Cole then joked that he would like to be featured on an interlude on West’s new album and asked if he could be sent a care package of clothing.
Cole shared a video of the moment he shared with his fellow Chicago native on Instagram and fans shared their reactions about the fashion designer’s behavior.
“AWKWARD AF 😂,” wrote one user.
“lol man.. awkward meets awkward! It’s sumn in the Chicago pop! Lol,” added another.
“Kanye acting like the slow cousin lol,” commented a third person.
“You definitely put him on the spot. He probably has social anxiety or sumn,” said a fourth netizen.
“That was awkward as hell,” added a fifth fan.
Two days prior, West and Censori, 30, enjoyed a Christmas Eve date night to see a performance of “The Nutcracker” ballet in Los Angeles.
TMZ reported that the duo, who tied the knot in 2022, kept a low profile throughout the show.
