Hollywood funny man Jack Black has weighed in on the US presidential race debate, saying he would prefer Kanye West to take residence in the Oval Office over Donald Trump.

“Listen, I’ll take Kanye over Trump, anyone but Trump,” Black said during a riotous co-hosting appearance on the TODAY Show this morning.

“So Karl, you must be thanking your lucky stars there’s no chance of this man running for your country, right?” he asked host Karl Stefanovic as he took the reins of the ‘Mixed Grill’ segment.

The actor, who is in town to promote the latest instalment in his hit animation series, Kung Fu Panda , admitted that although he is “entertained” by Mr Trump’s antics, he still has faith in the American voting public to elect someone “more level-headed, responsible and intelligent”.

“It’s a scary proposition but I don’t think that’s really in the cards.

“This guy’s just a hot head and he’s a billionaire, and how can you trust that he’s not just going to be looking out for number one, as he always has?

“Cause he’s like a child, you’re not going to vote for the child to run the show!”

On a more serious note, Black said inequality in the working class was to blame for the “rage” seen at Mr Trump’s recent rallies and around the world.

“There does seem to be a lot of rage, but you look around there’s a lot of rage. Things bubble up when there’s inequality in the working class of America and around the world.”

“I can’t deny though, I am entertained by the man. You tune in when you hear there’s a new Donald Trump story. It’s like cat nip, you want to hear what came out of his dumbass mouth.

“In a weird, sick way I want him to go further because I want the show to continue as I eat my popcorn.”

When asked if people were “getting mixed up between a reality show and reality” in the age of reality families like the Kardashians achieving huge fame, the School of Rock star joked that it would be “the end of the world” if the television family took over the Whitehouse.

“That’s the end of the world - when the Kardashians are in the Whitehouse.”