Carol Leifer’s Followers (15)

Carol Leifer

Born

in East Williston, New York, The United States

July 27, 1956

Website

http://www.carolleifer.com

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs

Influences

David L. Lander, David Letterman, Laverne & Shirley, Lenny & Squiggy, ...more

edit data

Carol Leifer is an American comedian, writer, producer and actor whose career as a stand-up comedian started in the 1970s when she was in college.

David Letterman discovered her performing in a comedy club in the 1980s and she has since been a guest on Late Night With David Letterman over twenty-five times as well as numerous other shows and venues.

She has written many television scripts including for The Larry Sanders Show, Saturday Night Live, and most notably, Seinfeld.

Leifer's "inner monologue" observational style is often autobiographical encompassing subjects about her Jewish ancestry and upbringing, coming out, same-sex marriage, relationships (having been married previously to a man and now partnered with a woman) and parenting.

Leife ...more

Combine Editions
Carol Leifer’s books

Average rating: 3.37 · 1,607 ratings · 316 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying: Lessons From a Life in Comedy 3.43 avg rating — 819 ratings — published 2014 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win: Reflections on Looking in the Mirror 3.22 avg rating — 635 ratings — published 2009 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Write a Funny Speech...: for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place by Carol Leifer, Rick Mitchell 3.62 avg rating — 122 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm Just Saying by Sarah Smiley (Goodreads Author), Carol Leifer (Foreword), Ward Carroll (Foreword) 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Write a Funny Speech . . .: for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place by Carol Leifer, Carol Burnett (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Write a Funny Speech . . .: for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place by Carol Leifer, Carol Burnett (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Carol Leifer…

Quotes by Carol Leifer (?)

“When you're single again, at the beginning you're very optimistic and you say, 'I want to meet someone who's really smart, really sweet, really sensitive.' And six months later you're like, 'Lord, any mammal with a day job.”
― Carol Leifer

2 likes

“There’s no predicting which encounters will be the ones that take your career to a new and interesting place. So always be social. Get up and go across a room to say hi. Great things can result. Even if all you get out of it is a cool conversation, it’s worth doing.”
― Carol Leifer, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying: Lessons From a Life in Comedy

0 likes

“If I’ve learned one thing about getting older, it’s this: Don’t fight it. “Anti-aging”? State-driven propaganda. The only thing that is truly anti-aging is death.”
― Carol Leifer, When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win: Reflections on Looking in the Mirror

0 likes

See all Carol Leifer's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
The Seasonal Read...: * Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD!	2577	222	Feb 28, 2026 09:04PM

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Carol to Goodreads.

Carol Leifer’s Followers (15)

Carol Leifer

Combine EditionsCarol Leifer’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Carol Leifer’s books