About Carol Leifer

Carol is a 2023 Emmy Nominee!

"Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special"

Maybe the 5th time's a charm

Emmy-nominated four times prior for her writing on such classic television shows as Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, Saturday Night Live, and The Oscars.

Carol is currently a Writer/Co-Executive Producer for the Emmy-winning HBO series, Hacks, starring Jean Smart and a Writer/Consulting Producer for HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. She also appears in Showtime’s More Funny Women of A Certain Age standup comedy special. Carol is also the Emmy-nominated writer of the recent NBC special, “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter & Love.”

She has written for The Oscars nine times, more than any other female writer to date. Most impressively, among her many honors is the prestigious Writer’s Guild Award for her writing on television’s classic comedy, Modern Family.

Starring in five of her own comedy specials that aired on HBO, Showtime and Comedy Central, Carol holds the record (an unbelievable 25 times) for the most appearances on Late Show with David Letterman.

After all of her remarkable accomplishments, Carol still finds time to perform at many of the country’s prominent comedy clubs and theaters, doing stand-up comedy at its best alone, or appearing alongside such famous comics as Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Maher and Jay Leno.

And to top off an already prestigious career, Carol is also a popular speaker on the corporate circuit, delivering speeches for over seventy-five organizations.

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"Carol Leifer's speaking program is a WINNER! Book this woman now for a funny, heartfelt and completely entertaining corporate event. Carol has toured with me as one of my opening acts and I wholeheartedly recommend her.”
- Jerry Seinfeld
Carol and Jerry