Thursday, July 15, 2010

The Arthur Spooner Award- Supporting Character Comedy

Named For: Arthur Spooner played by Jerry Stiller in King of Queens
Awarded To: The best supporting character in a comedy series from
June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010
Last Year's Winner: Kevin Malone- The Office

Place. Character (Show) Points (My Vote)

10. Robby Ray Stewart (Hannah Montana) 1 point

9. George Christopher (Bored to Death) 6 points

8. Andy Dwyer (Parks and Recreation) 8 points (5th)

7. Frank Reynolds (It's Always Sunny) 10 points

6. Kevin Malone (The Office) 11 points

5. Luke Dunphy (Modern Family) 16 points

4. Pierce Hawthorne (Community) 19 points (3rd)

3. Abed Nadir (Community) 21 points (4th)

Runner-Up
2. Manny Delgado (Modern Family) 24 points (1st)

and the Poolie goes to...
1. Leon Black
(Curb Your Enthusiasm)
32 points (2nd)

In what was an acclaimed eighth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, filled with plenty of guest star's from Seinfeld, Leon Black might have been the best thing about the show for the second year in a row. It has been his ability to be completely oblivious that continues to make me crack up appearance after appearance.

The Black family wormed their way into Larry's life in season six and were still kicking around to start season seven before LD got Loretta to hit the road by being a complete jerk. That was no problem for Leon though. His sister and the rest of his family left LD, but Leon was perfectly comfortable where he was. When LD assumed he would follow Loretta's move and move out, Leon instead decided to "go upstairs and eat this f*ckin' chinese food...in his room."

You see he's completely oblivious. Not only does he not realize what you're supposed to do in given life situations like previously stated, but he also has no idea what Seinfeld is. His complete lack of knowledge while watching Jerry and Julia rehearse for the reunion was classic. He was cracking up like he had never seen the show before; rightfully so because he hadn't. This moment was summed up perfectly when he saw Newman and laughed at how short and fat he was.

The fact of the matter is that Leon Black does what he wants when he wants, and he does it hilariously. I know LD is the cornerstone of this show, but I can't imagine it without this year's winner of the Arthur Spooner Award.

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