Kari Lizer​
WORK
Writer, show-runner, author.
Kari’s work spans comedy, storytelling, and sharp cultural observation.
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Television
Creator and executive producer of The New Adventures of Old Christine and Call Your Mother. The New Adventures of Old Christine earned Julia Louis-Dreyfus an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Kari is also a four-time Emmy nominee for her work as co-executive producer on Will & Grace. She is currently developing a new project with Jane Lynch and Katey Sagal.​
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Book
Her book, Aren’t You Forgetting Someone?: Essays from My Mid-Life Revenge, brings the same wit and perspective to the page in a collection of funny, candid essays about midlife, family, and identity.​
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Other Writing
Live Like You're Dying (You Are)
#NOT ME​​​
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BOOK
Aren't You Forgetting Someone?
What does it feel like to have your kids leave the house at the same time your parents might need to move in? With self-deprecating humor, sharp wit, and Ephron-esque aplomb, Kari Lizer gives an honest account of finding herself in the middle of growing up, growing old, and still figuring it all out. Read an excerpt.
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For years, Kari Lizer has been writing truthful and incisive comedy for television, and now she's bringing her honesty and hilariousness to the classy world of books. We're all lucky for it.―Andy Richter
PRAISE & REVIEWS
This book is honest, open, hilarious, and has a big heart. I devoured it. Treasured it. Didn't want it to end.​
Sarah Paulson
. . . Her writing makes me feel seen, as if I belong somewhere, and that somewhere is that magical place where Kari's pen touches paper . . .
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Wanda Sykes
Kari's essays are unpretentious, open-hearted, and filled with integrity. From boldly admitting to her flaws, to calling out the bullshit she faces as a working mother . . .
PRESS
Featured interviews and articles.
Listen and read about Kari's work in Publishers Weekly, Goodreads, Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, #AmWriting, Hot Flashes & Cool Topics, Literary Mama, Audiofile Magazine, Creativity in Captivity, 5 Things with Lisa Birnbach, Writers on Writing, Amazon, and Good Morning America.​​
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Recent Features
NBC Pilot Orders: Kari Lizer Sitcom . . ., Deadline
10 Books That Will Change How You Feel About Getting Older, Oprah Daily
ABOUT
Kari Lizer is best known as the creator and executive producer of The New Adventures of Old Christine, the hit CBS sitcom that ran for five seasons, and as an Emmy-nominated co-executive producer on Will & Grace. A fierce advocate for women in the industry, Lizer’s work is deeply rooted in her experience of womanhood, exploring the challenges, contradictions, and everyday absurdities that come with it.
In her debut book, Aren’t You Forgetting Someone?: Essays from My Mid-Life Revenge, she reflects on life through a collection of sharp, funny essays—an unfiltered look at motherhood, aging, and being a woman in a world that prefers its women quiet. She lives and works between Los Angeles and Vermont with her dogs, horses, chickens, tortoise, and (occasionally) her children.
Contact
For professional inquiries, please contact Michael Rosenfeld at CAA.
Call 424-288-2000 or email mrosenfeld@caa.com.
