Episode 266 - Carol Leifer

The incredibly talented Carol Leifer joins us at the table! Everything Carol touches seems to turn to gold - Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and now Hacks. Carol shares behind the scenes stories of writing for each of these hit shows. She also discusses why kids can absolutely not be at her stand up shows. Enjoy! Check out Carol's new book How to Write a Speech at Barnes and Noble. For a limited time, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off the first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you go to Wildgrain.com/PAPA to start your subscription Get 50% Off Your One Month Trial with Trade, at drinktrade.com/PAPA Text PAPA to 64000 to get twenty percent off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. ------------- 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:39 Patreon shout out 0:01:09 Wild Grain Ad 0:01:54 TomPapa.com 0:02:58 Bread and bombing on stage 0:05:31 Comedians are good in emergency situations 0:09:13 The loudest snack is Pirate's Booty 0:11:00 Corporates 0:12:33 Stand up before writing and being funny 0:16:00 First open mics 0:20:08 Carol's new book and giving speeches 0:29:15 Best writing job - Seinfeld 0:33:05 Larry David 0:35:00 Mixture of Jerry & Larry and idea generation 0:40:45 Trade Coffee Ad 0:43:27 Wild Grain Ad 0:45:30 IQ Bar Ad 0:48:44 Italian 0:53:04 Carol thinks Tom can't dance 0:55:25 Ketchup and ranch 0:56:45 Working on the Oscars 1:00:50 Uncomfortable moment 1:02:50 Writing for Hacks and other projects 1:08:35 Being a woman in comedy ------------- Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry. Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix! Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/ Website - http://tompapa.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tompapa Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tompapa Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa #tompapa #breakingbread #comedy #standup #standupcomedy #bread #seinfeld #curbyourenthusiasm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.