Carol Leifer

Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Alison Rosen

Funny, Comic, Interviews, Women, Celebrity, Grief, Psychology, Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.6 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Comic, writer and LEGEND Carol Leifer (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks) is here to talk about her new book, How To Write a Funny Speech... for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place. We also discuss her love of TMZ, the book as public service, getting into comedy, misconceptions, those maniacs who put a half empty can of soda back in the refrigerator, Joan Rivers, snacks and food and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks.

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0:00.0	Allison Rosen,
0:03.0	Allison is your new best friend
0:06.0	Allison,
0:07.0	Alice in your new best friend.
0:09.0	Hey, everyone.
0:10.0	Hello,
0:11.0	Hello, Hey, Allison Rosen, Allison's your new best friend.
0:22.8	Hey, everyone.
0:23.7	Hi, hello.
0:24.6	Welcome to another very exciting episode of Alison Rosen is your new best friend.
0:29.1	I am sitting here in Pod Cabin with my guest, whom I am delighted to introduce to the show.
0:35.5	She is a comedian and author.
0:39.0	She has written for hacks,
0:45.2	Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, S&L, Larry Sanders show, multiple Academy Awards. She has a very successful stand-up career. And she has written numerous books.
0:51.1	And her latest is How to Write a Funny Speech for a wedding, bar mitzvah,
0:55.7	graduation and every other event you didn't want to go to in the first place.
0:59.6	Please put your hands together for Carol Leifer.
1:01.8	Thank you.
1:02.4	Thank you, everyone.
1:03.5	Take your seats.
1:04.6	Thank you.
1:05.3	The crowd is going nuts for you.
	...

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