Everyone knows what a bad speech sounds like. But very few know how to write good a one — and even fewer have what it takes to write a truly funny speech. Veteran comedy writer Carol Leifer happens to ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES -- "I'm John Leguizamo and I'm one of Hollywood's DEI hires." That's how the actor introduced himself to the audience at the 2024 Emmys Sunday night. "That's right," Leguizamo continued.

Carol Leifer, the prolific sixty-eight-year-old comedian and television writer (“S.N.L.,” “Seinfeld,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Hacks,” etc.), has many skills. One, perhaps unsurprisingly, is ...

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 ...