Carol Leifer

Carol Leifer
Leifer in 2009
Born (1956-07-27) July 27, 1956 (age 68)
East Williston, New York, U.S.
MediumStand-up comedy, television, film, writing
Alma materBinghamton University
Queens College
Years active1977–present
GenresObservational comedy
Subject(s)LGBT, Jewish culture, women's issues, everyday life, parenting
Spouse
(m. 1981; div. 1987)
Lori Wolf
(m. 2015)
Children1
Websitecarolleifer.com Edit this at Wikidata

Carol Leifer (/ˈlfər/ LEE-fər;[1] born July 27, 1956) is an American comedian, writer and producer whose career as a stand-up comedian started in the 1970s when she was in college. She has written many television scripts including The Larry Sanders Show, Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld.[2] She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for The Larry Sanders Show, Seinfeld, the 82nd Academy Awards and the 84th Academy Awards. Leifer's inner-monologue driven, 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 married to a woman) and parenting.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Say How? A Pronunciation Guide to Names of Public Figures". Library of Congress. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Cantor, Danielle (Spring 2009). "Successful Woman:Carol Leifer". Jewish Woman magazine.
  3. ^ "Women Leaving Men for Other Women" on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" airdate March 25, 2009.
  4. ^ The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America by Lawrence J. Epstein; PublicAffairs, 2002; ISBN 1-58648-162-2, ISBN 978-1-58648-162-9.