J.B. Smoove.... Where does one begin? The actor/comedian had us beside ourselves for, like, five minutes before tape rolled, riffing on how my producer's glen-plaid pants matched — almost exactly — his cap. I thought he'd never calm down! Eventually, J.B. opened up about how he scored his series-regular gig on Fox's 'Til Death, which returns Wednesday night. (Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David gets the mad props.)Smoove also reveals (or not) what the J.B. stands for (that's at the 0:45 mark), then "previews" the second season of 'Til Death, Mon (as he calls it), in which he claims the series relocates to Jamaica. "Me and Brad Garrett are gonna do it all!" he promises — and you nearly believe him. Exasperating! — Matt Mitovich
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JB Smoove and Brad Garrett by Justin Lubin/FOX
Cheers to 'Til Death for bringing in J.B. Smoove. The explosively funny actor, who earned huge laughs as Larry David's hurricane-survivor houseguest Leon on Curb Your Enthusiasm, scored again as Kenny on Fox's sitcom. The setup: Eddie (Brad Garrett) signs up for the Big Brother program and mistakenly gets matched up with 38-year-old Kenny. The episode gave Smoove a chance to show off his skill for physical shtick in a roller-skating sequence almost as sidesplitting as his recent robot-dance throwdown with Conan O'Brien on Late Night. Now that's Smoove!
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