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Leon Black Brings the Ruckus

J. B. Smoove and Larry David on set / Photo: Claudette Barius/HBO

The New York Times caught up with J. B. Smoove, the comedian/actor who played the pivotal role of Leon Black in the last season of Larry David’s post-Seinfeld hit, “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” He’s by far one of the funniest characters on the show with his ghetto euphemisms vibing well with David’s abject corniness. Smoove describes the endearing characteristics of a character like Leon, “If he thinks something, he’s going to say it. It’s like he’s got controlled Tourette’s. In life, you need somebody like that.” We’ve compiled some clips of our favorite Leon scenes after the jump. Beware, most of the language is NSFW.