Comedian JB Smoove Brings Laughs To 'Curb Your Enthusiam,' Stress Factory

Comedian JB Smoove stopped by to talk about starring in the new season of the hit HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm and his upcoming stand up comedy appearances at The Stress Factory Comedy Club.

Curb Your Enthusiasm centers on Larry David when he's at home, at work and around town, as he gets into predicaments with fictional and real-life personalities. The show's actors are given a rough outline and she show is mainly improvised. Curb Your Enthusiasm's season premiere is September 20 at 9pm on HBO.

Funnyman J.B. Smoove was born in Plymouth, North Carolina and raised in Mount Vernon, New York. J.B. whose real name is Jerry Brooks began using his stage name when he performed as a hip-hop dancer. He later transitioned into stand up comedy by honing his craft at several NYC comedy clubs. He then moved on to acting by landing small roles in films which allowed him to star along comedic veterans such as Chris Rock in Pootie Tang and Adam Sandler in Mr. Deeds.

J.B. is best known for his role as the hilarious Leon Black in the hit comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm. He had reoccurring roles on the hit CW show Everybody Hates Chris. He also worked as a writer on Saturday Night Live, where he received the 2007 Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy/Variety Series (Including Talk).

You can catch J.B. Smoove at the Stress Factory Comedy Club in New Brunswick, N.J. tonight and on Saturday, August 22. For ticket and show information on go to www.stressfactory.com

Written by Pierre Bonny