Everyone knows what a bad speech sounds like. But very few know how to write good a one — and even fewer have what it takes to write a truly funny speech. Veteran comedy writer Carol Leifer happens to ...

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Emmy Award-winning comedian and East Williston native Carol Leifer cut her comedy teeth on Long Island. With her new book, "How to Write a Funny Speech … for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every ...

Jeannie Rapstad makes people laugh. And she's so good at it, she got an award. Imagine the jokes she's writing about that. Rapstad, a professional stand-up comedienne from Hammond, recently earned ...