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Carol Leifer’s Many Comedy Lives
She wrote on SNL’s weirdest season, dozens of Seinfeld episodes, and the Conan-hosted Oscars. She’s got stories.
Since her season on SNL, Leifer has continued to perform stand-up and amassed an impressive list of TV-writing credits on Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Hacks, and she has written jokes for both the Oscars and the Emmy Awards. These experiences have informed several books, including her most recent one written with Rick Mitchell, 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. Those experiences also make her a fount of comedy anecdotes, from her thoughts on being referred to as Seinfeld ’s “real Elaine” to channeling her own career challenges into the character of Deborah Vance on Hacks.
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