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I've seen too many comics who got their own shows and were undone because they worked for an executive producer who didn't understand their comedy or their sensibility.

Carol Leifer

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Carol Leifer
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 27
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The only thing I said to my parents when I was a teenager was Hang up, I got it!
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My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be funny and become a comedian and a comedy writer, so to say that he's somewhat of a mythic figure in my life would be an understatement.
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I cried when I turned 34 for no other reason than 34 sounded old to me at the time.
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Long Island - if you're from out of town, how would I describe it? Well, every girl in my neighborhood looked like Kenny G.
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Just be your authentic self because there's nothing sexier or more beautiful than that.
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I'm not afraid of putting myself out there to someone and then them passing on it. At least you could have gotten a 'yes.' So it's worthwhile to have the cojones to do it.
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