She performs stand-up comedy, has appeared on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and is a former co-host (with Neil deGrasse Tyson) of the Star Talk Radio podcast.

Leighann Lord was born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City, and was raised by her West Indian parents.

[5] After college, Lord worked for five years in corporate communications for Chemical Bank, but retained an interest in show business, and eventually started performing at stand-up comedy clubs.

[4] In addition to performing her own material, Lord was a writer for The Chris Rock Show and writes the syndicated humor column "The Urban Erma".

[13] Leighann was the Gala host at the American Banker's Most Powerful Woman in Banking held in New York City on October 5th 2023.