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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
The book offered practical advice for writing speeches for weddings, bar mitzvahs, graduations and other events, and it featured a foreword by Carol Burnett.
Now she has a new book, How to Write a Funny Speech for a Wedding Bar Mitzvah Graduation and Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go To in the First Place. Thrilled she's here today.
— Episode: Carol Leifer
Episode: Carol Leifer
The book offered practical advice for writing speeches for weddings, bar mitzvahs, graduations and other events, and it featured a foreword by Carol Burnett.
Now she has a new book, How to Write a Funny Speech for a Wedding Bar Mitzvah Graduation and Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go To in the First Place. Thrilled she's here today.
And your foreword is by none other than Carol Burnett. How did you pull that off?
Carol Burnett. Well, you know, I've written for Carol. I wrote for her 50th anniversary show, her 90th birthday special. And so I've got to know her casually.
She read the book. I loved it. I'm happy to write the foreword.
you wrote a book which could be of help to people, which is how to write a funny speech. You say for a wedding, bar mitzvah, graduation, and every other event you didn't want to go to in the first place.