Carol Leifer

Acting

Carol Leifer

Born 1956-07-27 · New York, U.S.

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.

Acting credits

Bee Movie poster
6.1

Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the exploitation of bees at the hands of mankind. What will happen next?

Bee Movie

2007

Funny People poster
5.9

Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.

Funny People

2009

Desperately Seeking Susan poster
6.1

A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

An American Pickle poster
5.8

An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with.

An American Pickle

2020

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians poster
8.0

This set gives you a chance to see some of today's best comedians when they were much younger. some peoples bits are very short, one joke short, which leaves you feeling a little jipped. The replay value is minimal because you have to skip around so much to keep the laughs going.

Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

2001

Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful poster
7.4

In this made for Showtime television spoof of Madonna's "Truth or Dare" documentary, comedienne Julie Brown portrays Medusa, an egocentric, hyper-sexual (and not particularly talented) pop star on an international five-day world tour, "The Blonde Leading the Blonde" show. Brown painstakingly duplicates costumes, sets and hairstyles while spoofing Madonna's seeming self-obsession. Madonna visits the cemetery where her mother is buried; Medusa visits the pet cemetery where her dog Buster is laid to rest. (Or is it "Boomer"?) Madonna performs fellatio on a bottle, at the dare of a friend; Medusa does it on a watermelon. And so on...

Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful

1991

This Is Stand-Up poster
5.0

An intimate and revealing insight into the work and lives of Stand-Up Comedians. Some of the biggest names in the game reveal what it's like to pursue this most challenging, yet important art-form.

This Is Stand-Up

2020

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time poster
7.4

Taped for HBO in August 1998, on the final date of Jerry Seinfeld's tour appearances at New York City's Broadhurst Theater, I'm Telling You for the Last Time presents the standup comedian's so-called "final" standup, or at least his final tour with the standup material that made him famous.

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

1998

Seinfeld: How It Began poster
7.8

A documentary detailing the troubled beginnings of “the show about nothing”.

Seinfeld: How It Began

2004

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel poster
8.0

A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

1988

More Funny Women of a Certain Age poster
6.5

Caroline Rhea headlines a cast of the funniest women of standup in a night of uninhibited, outrageous comedy. Starring Caroline Rhea, Carol Leifer, Tammy Pescatelli, Thea Vidale, Carole Montgomery and Julia Scotti.

More Funny Women of a Certain Age

2020

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm poster
7.5

Mock documentary about Seinfeld writer Larry David featuring contributions from his friends and colleagues. Larry makes a return to stand-up comedy and prepares to film a television special for HBO. This is the original special that gave birth to the long-running award-winning HBO series.

Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm

1999

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Carol Leifer stars as Rusty Berman, a 1950's burlesque queen with an outrageous, risque act.

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

1992

Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right poster
6.4

Rodney Dangerfield hosts a showcase of comics including himself, Robert Schimmel, Bill Hicks, and Andrew Dice Clay, among others.

Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right

1988

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show poster
7.0

John Candy presents the 1983 Young Comedians Show.

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

1983

Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential poster
6.5

Stand-Up Confidential is a 1987 stand-up comedy special and the first starring Jerry Seinfeld with some skit inserts which were co-written by Joel Hodgson. The special aired on HBO on September 5, 1987 from Los Angeles, California.

Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential

1987

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This comedy special, televised from New York City's Ed Sullivan Theater, showcases the wry observational humor of comedienne Carol Leifer.

Carol Leifer: Really Big Shoo!

1990

Behind the camera

Blinders poster
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With a nudge from a girlfriend, Alexa realizes she needs to be more open to the romantic cues around her. So while riding the subway, Alexa dives headfirst with surprising and amusing results.

Blinders

2006

Writer's Block poster
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Past her prime and afflicted with a severe case of writer's block, a veteran songwriter finds new inspiration in a bird that takes up residence outside her home.

Writer's Block

2016

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After five months of the writer's strike, comes an idea that hatched on the picket line. What if AI filed a complaint to HR about harassment in a comedy writers room on a sitcom? Starring Rosie O'Donnell and Kevin Pollak, written by Carol Leifer (Hacks, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld) and Andy Gordon (Big Bang Theory, Modern Family) and directed by Richie Keen (Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

The Grievance

2024

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Carol Leifer stars as Rusty Berman, a 1950's burlesque queen with an outrageous, risque act.

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

1992

Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right poster
6.4

Rodney Dangerfield hosts a showcase of comics including himself, Robert Schimmel, Bill Hicks, and Andrew Dice Clay, among others.

Rodney Dangerfield: Nothin' Goes Right

1988

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special poster
6.7

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking sketch comedy with appearances from Burnett, original cast members Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner, costume designer Bob Mackie, and a slew of special guests.

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special

2017

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This comedy special, televised from New York City's Ed Sullivan Theater, showcases the wry observational humor of comedienne Carol Leifer.

Carol Leifer: Really Big Shoo!

1990