Margot Leitman

Standing 5ft 6 by fourth grade, Margot developed a thick skin and a sharp sense of humor instead of learning how to play basketball. Measuring 5ft 10 today, Margot’s off beat, brutally honest, fearless comedy has earned her the title of Moth Grandslam Champion. However, Margot’s most prized accomplishment remains winning $1664 on “The Price is Right.” That was…until she won a car on “Let’s Make a Deal!“
Margot appeared regularly as various characters, including the cult favorite Gynoblast on “Late Night With Conan O’ Brien,” in addition to appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, VH1′s “Best Week Ever,” AMC, Comedy Central, MTV among others. She has appeared in about a dozen commercials including Lowe’s Hardware, Bertolli Frozen Dinners, and Mohegan Sun Casino.
She and Giulia Rozzi hosted the wildly popular, storytelling show “Stripped Stories” at its home base, the UCB Theatre. Now touring nationally, “Stripped Stories” was just voted “the best thing to do in Manhattan with your clothes on,” by the NY Press. A four time Moth Storyslam winner, Margot has been featured in Glamour Magazine,and has written online for the Lifetime Network, College Humor.com, EHow.com, the Frisky.com and in print for Playgirl Magazine and the NY Press. She is the co-writer of the made for TV movie “Cupid’s Bed and Breakfast,” airing soon on the Hallmark Channel. Her first book “Gawky, Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase,” released spring 2013 from Seal Press.
Her stories have been featured on the Moth Podcast, KCRW’s “Unfictional,” KCRW’s “Good Food,” and RISK among others.
Margot currently teaches storytelling through the UCB Theatre, IO West and various other clients.