May I Elaborate? Daily Wisdom From JB Smoove
Affirmations, elaborations, and hallucinations from one of comedy’s most enigmatic minds! Join JB Smoove each week as he squeezes the most wisdom possible out of an inspirational quote. And now he’s dishing out real life advice and talking to more amazing guests! New episodes every Monday.
Meet The Hosts
Miles Grose
Host
JB Smoove
Host
JB Smoove
Born in Plymouth, North Carolina and raised in Mount Vernon, NY, J.B. Smoove is an Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian and writer, who continues to entertain audiences all over the world with his unique brand of comedy. His breakout role in “Curb Your Enthusiasm” as Leon Black has firmly planted him as one of the best comedic actors today.
Smoove joined HBO’s Emmy winning “Curb Your Enthusiasm” in its sixth season and has remained an integral part of the show since that time. During his run, Smoove has received a SAG nomination as a part of the series ensemble cast in 2018 as well as a NAACP Image Award nomination in 2012. “…the fast-talking New Yorker with high-end fashion sense to match his loquaciousness, has reached new heights thanks to his role as Leon Black… where he’s formed a celebrated and often-quoted comedic duo with [Larry] David,” noted The Washington Post. The show recently completed its eleventh season.
His extensive work in television also includes “The Last O.G.” alongside Tiffany Haddish and Tracy Morgan, the hilarious satire “Real Husbands of Hollywood” on BET+, as well “Mapleworth Murders,” which earned him an Emmy Award. He has continually lent his memorable voice to animated projects and can currently be seen in “Woke” on Hulu as well as the Amazon Original “Fairfax,” in addition to the beloved “Frank the Plant” character in “Harley Quinn.”
In 2019, Smoove starred alongside Tom Holland in the blockbuster SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME and reprised his role as “Mr. Dell” in the follow up, SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, one of the highest grossing films of all time at the U.S. box office.
Smoove began his career in 1999, when he moved to Los Angeles and landed a recurring role on MTV’s “The Lyricist Lounge Show,” as well as featured guest spots on “The Chris Rock Show” and “Premium Blend.” This led to his first big feature film, where he narrated and starred in the cult classic POOTIE TANG, reuniting with Rock. Smoove subsequently followed this up with a co-starring role opposite Adam Sandler in MR. DEEDS in 2002.
After a season as a cast member on the sketch comedy program “Cedric the Entertainer Presents” in 2003, Smoove moved back to New York City where he landed a coveted writing position on NBC’s iconic sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live.” During his fourth year on the show, Smoove received a 2007 Writers Guild award for “Best Comedy/Variety Series” for his work.
An accomplished stand-up comedian, Smoove has hosted NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” the Comedy Central stand-up series “Russell Simmons Presents: The Ruckus” and shot his own one-hour stand-up special “How I Dooz It” for the cable channel. Smoove’s show “Four Courses with JB Smoove” where he hosted comedians, athletes and entertainers during four-course meals to discuss everything New York City, ran for four seasons on the MSG Network.
Smoove’s previous film credits include: DATE NIGHT, HALL PASS, THE DICTATOR, TOP FIVE, WE BOUGHT A ZOO, BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT and ALMOST CHRISTMAS. Past television credits include: “Everybody Hates Chris,” “’Til Death,” “Bent,” “The Millers,” “Fresh Off the Boat,” and “Life in Pieces.” In the animation space, he has voiced roles in ICE AGE 4 and THE SMURFS 2 on the big screen, and in TV shows such as “American Dad” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
Smoove is a car enthusiast, an avid sports fan and a proud supporter of the Mt. Vernon Boys and Girls Club.
Miles Grose
Miles Grose is an experienced sketch and improv comedy performer. He is a NYC native and during his time there he studied with comedy guru Steve Kaplan at The Manhattan Punchline Theater and heralded Second City alumnus Martin Friedberg at The Original Improv. As as sketch performer Miles was a regular on the sketch scene counting The Comic Strip, Stand Up NY and The New York Comedy club as some of his regular haunts.
Miles is now based in Los Angles and over the years he has continued his development in the improv world. He studied at The Groundlings and performed with the Bravo Company at The ACME Comedy Theater. Years back in Los Angeles Miles was a member of the sketch group Yo' Mel that was regularly featured at The Comedy Store and a member of Hold The Cream, a sketch grouped that performed weekly at The Comedy Underground in Santa Monica.
Over the years Miles has appeared in numerous live shows, commercials and shorts and has had several appearances in TV and Film. Among his many comedic turns he won accolades for his recurring role of Omar Al Farouq on The Onion News Network.
As a writer he has worked on projects for NBC, Netflix, Fuse TV and Funny Or Die to mention a few. He has written for projects produced by Stan Lathan, Russell Simmons, Robert Morton and Wanda Sykes. Additionally Miles has written on many sports focused projects such as The Sports Illustrated Man Of The Year Awards, The Monday Night Football Countdown, the Inside The NBA Roast, The NBA's Legends Brunch, The NFL Commissioner's Awards and The Rich Eisen Show.
As a collaborator Miles is the longtime creative partner of comedian JB Smoove. Together they have created many commercial and theatrical projects, most notably the NYC based MSG Network multi Emmy nominated talk show Four Courses With JB Smoove.