Carol Leifer 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. Leifer's inner-monologue driven, observational style is often autobiographical, encompassing subjects about her Jewish ancestry and upbringing, coming out, same-sex marriage, relationships, and parenting. From Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2024The Grievance — Writer
• Hacks — Writer, Co-Executive Producer
• 2020An American Pickle — Susan Greenbaum
• B Positive — Story, Teleplay
• 2017The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special — Writer
• 2016Writer's Block — Writer
• 2009Funny People — Carol Leifer
• Modern Family — Writer
• 2007Bee Movie — Press Person #1 (voice)
• Rules of Engagement — Writer, Producer
• 2006Blinders — Director
• The Search for the Funniest Mom in America
• 2004Seinfeld: How It Began
• I'm with Her — Writer, Producer
• The Ellen Show — Producer, Writer, Creator
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Carol, Consulting Producer, Story
• Will & Grace — Nancy
• Alright Already — Carol Lerner, Writer, Producer, Creator
• Almost Perfect — Producer, Writer
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist — Carol (voice), Additional Writing
• The Naked Truth — Sissy Daniels-Polonsky, Writer
• 1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue — Rusty Berman, Writer
• The Golden Palace — Meredith
• The Larry Sanders Show — Writer, Producer
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Civil Wars — Marsha Trilling
• 1991Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful — Angry Mom
• Sibs — Janet Smithson
• 1990Carol Leifer: Really Big Shoo! — Herself, Writer, Executive Producer
• Dream On — Nicki Rosen
• Seinfeld — Receptionist, Relative (voice), Writer, Producer
• 1988Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right — Self, Writer
• 1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel — Beth Lewis
• 1987Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential
• 1985Desperately Seeking Susan — Party Guest
• 1983The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
• Saturday Night Live — Waitress (uncredited), The Big Tree Party Guest (uncredited), Reporter (uncredited), Restaurant patron (uncredited), Writer
• Tony Awards — Additional Writing
• The Oscars — Writer
• The Emmy Awards — Writer

Appearances as themselves (17)

• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self
• 2020More Funny Women of a Certain Age — Self
• 2020This Is Stand-Up — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 25 Words or Less — Self
• Inside Comedy — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Comics Unleashed — Self
• Pet Star — Self - Judge
• 2001Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians — Self (archive footage)
• 1999Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm — Self
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• 1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time — Self
• The View — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self