Salacious B . Crumb Salacious B . Crumb was a Kowakian monkey - lizard who worked as a jester in the court of the crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure during the Galactic Civil War . Known for his shrill laughter , Crumb kept his master amused until his death during the rescue of Han Solo by members of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Biography . A male Kowakian monkey - lizard from the planet Kowak , Salacious B . Crumb was known for his shrill , cackling laughter and sophisticated sense of humor like his fellow monkey - lizards . Many individuals of his species served as favored pets among denizens of the underworld , retaining their apparently hilarious - sounding names , and Crumb was no exception , becoming the unofficial court jester of the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure . Crumb ' s association with Jabba began when the thief stowed away on the Hutt ' s starship , and was found and captured by the Twi ' lek Bib Fortuna . Jabba struck up a unique deal with the monkey - lizard : If Crumb could amuse Jabba at least once a day , he would be allowed to eat and drink as much as he pleased ; if he failed , however , he would be slain . Crumb lived in this manner for over a dozen standard year s , and henceforth sat beside Jabba to mercilessly tease and imitate captives , amusing his master greatly with his mimicry and laughter . Crumb even imitated visitors , courtiers , and even Jabba himself , and used his position on the Hutt ' s dais to steal morsels of food . Jabba ' s noxious pet was tolerated because of the amusement he brought Jabba , and because of his unwavering support for his master . Crumb was present at Jabba ' s side when the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader arrived in Jabba ' s Palace to negotiate with the Hutt , and later accompanied his master aboard the sail barge " Khetanna " to celebrate with Vader . Crumb laughed uproariously as Jabba ' s gangsters fired at a herd of bantha s , causing Vader to threaten the creature ' s life should he laugh again in his presence . Crumb was present when members of the Rebel Alliance came to rescue Han Solo from his boss ' clutches . After Jabba took former Alderaan Prince ss Leia Organa as his slave and Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker killed his pet rancor Pateesa , he accompanied his boss and his guests at the Hutt ' s sail barge the " Khetanna " to the Great Pit of Carkoon , where Jabba planned to execute the Rebels along Solo . When Skywalker managed to free himself and Leia cut off the lights of the barge , Jabba ' s guests , including Crumb , altered and ran in search of an exit from the barge while Organa seized the moment to choke Jabba to death with her chain . Following the Hutt ' s death , Crumb began to bite C - 3PO , almost snatching one of his eyes , but R2 - D2 went to the rescue of the droid and shocked Crumb , who turned away annoyed . Crumb was eventually killed when the " Khetanna " was destroyed by the Rebels , who escaped alive . Personality and traits . A Kowakian monkey - lizard with a distinctive shrill cackle , Salacious B . Crumb usually sat on Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s dais , where he frequently stole food and mimicked , as the palace ' s unofficial jester , Jabba ' s courtiers , visitors and sometimes even Jabba himself . In fact , Salacious was just tolerated because his antics amused the Hutt and because of his unwavering support of his master . Salacious was also known for his lack of respect , a trait which was demonstrated when the Sith Lord Darth Vader arrived to negotiate with the Hutt . Aboard Jabba ' s sail barge " Khetanna " , he laughed uprariously as the Hutt ' s gangsters fired at a herd of banthas . The Sith Lord threatened the jester ' s life should he laugh again in his presence . According to the mole - flea Lugubrious Mote , Salacious was not very intelligent . She described him as " dumber than a newborn rancor . Behind the scenes . Salacious B . Crumb was voiced by Mark Dodson and puppeted by puppeter Tim Rose , who also puppeted Admiral Gial Ackbar , in the 1983 film . As seen in the 1985 documentary " " , Rose actually gave Crumb a voice ( other than Crumb ' s laughing as seen in " Return of the Jedi " ) , which he frequently used in conjunction with the puppet to joke around on set , but his voice was ultimately replaced with Dodson ' s . Salacious B . Crumb ended up being actor Anthony Daniels ' favorite character of the series . Salacious ' name was pitched by " The Empire Strikes Back " and " Return of the Jedi " puppeteer Phil Tippett . On one occassion , when Tippett and his crew went out to lunch one day , he decided to bend down to tie his shoes , so he said " Wait a minute , guys , while I tie my soolacious " , mispronouncing the word " Shoelaces " . While " Star Wars " creator George Lucas initially rejected the name for Jabba ' s jester , he finally changed his mind and accepted the idea , but he added the word " Crumb " for the character ' s surname as an homage to underground comic book artist . According to Michael Carter , the actor who played Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s majordomo Bib Fortuna , in a TheForce . net interview , during the filming of " Jedi " , there were several scenes which involved Jess and Salacious B . Crumb , but these scenes , according to him , were cut from the final edit of the film . However , some of these scenes appeared in the non - canonical " " and in Warwick Davis ' documentary " Return of the Ewok " .