The Book of Leon, Leon Black
The Book of Leon, Leon Black
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The Book of Leon
Philosophy of a Fool

Author: Leon Black, JB Smoove, Iris Bahr

Narrator: Leon Black

Unabridged: 5 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2017


Synopsis

Everyone’s favorite houseguest who never left, Leon Black (played by award-winning comedian JB Smoove on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm) drops his wisdom and good-bad advice for the masses. Learn the secrets Larry David has gleaned from the Falstaff of television. Live your best Leon. Bring the Ruckus.

Aristotle. Gandhi. Lao Tzu. Dr. Ruth.

Amateurs.

For centuries bespeckled dorks have pored over the scrolls of the ancients, read tea leaves, and looked to the stars for philosophy, wisdom, and advice. While some people have probably offered good advice, and others offer bad advice, Leon is here to offer his brand of good-bad advice. These are the musings of a master genius spitting out the secrets of the universe—to help you become just like him.

Be forewarned: in opening this tome and Leon’s mind, you need to be prepared for straight talk. The kind of unfiltered blunt straight talk that pounds on your door, invites itself in, makes itself at home, helps itself to your food, security pass code, your expensive organic beet juice, and finally makes itself comfortable on that twin bed in your guest room. All the while you think you’re helping it—but really it’s helping you help yourself!

Because that’s how this book doozit.

Leon Black, he ain’t wrong...he just ain’t right.

About Leon Black

Leon Black is the modern-day Ruckus-Damus, the Bringer of Ruckus, a word artist, a spitter of Leonisms, a possessor of a BBIF, and the POHTA.

About JB Smoove

JB Smoove, who has played Leon Black on Curb Your Enthusiasm since season six, is a gifted writer, comedian, and actor, who continues to entertain audiences all over the world with his unique brand of comedic funk. He has appeared on The Chris Rock Show, starred in the cult classic movie Pootie Tang, was a cast member on Cedric the Entertainer Presents, and was a writer for Saturday Night Live (for which he won a 2007 Writers Guild award). His standup has been featured on numerous late night shows and he was the host of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. His MSG show, Four Courses with JB Smoove, is in its fourth season. On the big screen he has appeared in the films Date Night, Hall Pass, We Bought a Zoo, Barbershop 3, and others, and his voice has been featured in Ice Age 4 and The Smurfs 2.

About Iris Bahr

Iris Bahr is an award-winning writer, actor, director, and producer. She has written two humorous memoirs: Dork Whore, about her travels through Asia, and Machu My Picchu, about her adventures through South America and Brown University. Having appeared on numerous TV shows, Bahr is best known for her recurring role on Curb Your Enthusiasm, where she plays the Orthodox Jewish Girl that gets stuck on a ski lift with Larry David, and her cable series Svetlana, executive produced alongside Mark Cuban, which she also wrote and directed. Her critically acclaimed solo show “DAI (enough)” had a hit run Off-Broadway and has toured around the world. and won the prestigious Lucille Lortel Award for Best Solo Performance, as well as two Drama Desk and UK Stage Award nominations. As a stand-up comic, Iris has performed both in the US and abroad, and was chosen as one of the New Faces at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. She performs regularly in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andy on February 23, 2019

A self-help book written as if by Smoove’s Leon character from Curb Your Enthusiasm. Holy moly! This book had me laughing out loud so many times. I could actually hear JB Smoove’s voice in my head. Super funny. Liked it a lot.‬......more

Goodreads review by Katie on January 29, 2020

This book is written in the persona of a character from Curb Your Enthusiasm. I’ve never seen this character, so some of this book was incomprehensible. Other parts of the book were absurdly hilarious. My favorite parts are unprintable. Overall, it was fun.......more

Goodreads review by Kathryn on October 16, 2022

If you're a fan of Curb Your Enthusiasm you'll love this collection of wisdom from Leon...if you haven't seen the show I'm not sure this book will make too much sense but it is so hilarious I practically spit out my coffee while listening several times. For the best experience listen to the audio bo......more

Goodreads review by Igor on March 17, 2025

Maybe I would have liked it more if his smooth voice was treating my ear drums......more

Goodreads review by AJ on January 11, 2018

Was amusing. Like if Leon had his own episode of curb your enthusiasm. Funny jokes and imagery but not much content......more