It was a meeting of two Carols. Carol Leifer, a prolific TV writer who has worked on “Saturday Night Live,” “Hacks” and the Oscars, has a new book coming out with a forward from Carol Burnett. Called ...

Carol Leifer has been a working stand-up comedian and writer for nearly 50 years. And she shows no signs of slowing down. After winning her first-ever Emmy Award in 2024 for her work on Hacks, Leifer, ...

Leifer will also discuss her career in comedy and television. Tickets are available on 92NY's website. How to Write a Funny Speech (co-written by Rick Mitchell), is the ultimate how-to guide of ...

“Seinfeld” scribe-producer Carol Leifer has set up sitcom projects at ABC and Fox and inked a deal with Comedy Central for her first standup special in nearly a decade. Fox project, to be produced by ...

Sony and CBS Par are bulking up the writing team for “Rules of Engagement,” inking a two-year deal to bring “Seinfeld” scribe Carol Leifer aboard the Adam Sandler-produced Eye laffer. Pact calls for ...

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” served up a symphony of social disaster over the course of 12 seasons and almost 24 years on HBO, wringing cackles and cringes from the ...

Emmy Award-winning comedian and East Williston native Carol Leifer cut her comedy teeth on Long Island. With her new book, "How to Write a Funny Speech … for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every ...

Out comedian Carol Leifer will speak at Planned Parenthood's 18th Annual Luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. April 24 at the Troy Marriott. A trailblazing female standup comic and vocal supporter of Planned ...

Carol Leifer grew up loving I Love Lucy like today’s comedy fans loved Seinfeld. And as a writer on the seminal “Show About Nothing” (she was responsible for episodes including “The Lip Reader,” “The ...

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The "Seinfeld" secret came from Carol Leifer, a writer and executive story editor for the show. (It's been written about before that at least part of the inspiration for the character Elaine Benes ...