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NBC's Celebrity Apprentice: Why Carol Leifer was fired, video clip roundup bonus too

By April MacIntyre Mar 15, 2010, 16:40 GMT

Cyndi Lauper - 5th Annual Focus For Change Benefit Dinner and Concert - Arrivals - Roseland Ballroom, 239 West 52nd Street - New York City, NY, USA © Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos

Last night on the premiere episode of Celebrity Apprentice, the two teams dished up diner style grub for charity, and it became more of a "who do you know" event than one born of hard work and resultant product.

The teams certainly had to roll up their sleeves and sling hash and wait tables, but it really boiled down to calling up all your rich friends and coercing them to come down and leave thousand dollar tips on burgers and fries. 

We could all use friends like that.

Carol Leifer is a comic and a writer. A damned good writer too. But as a team player, or one willing to immerse herself in a task or lose her ego in a reality TV show, she is too self-aware.  It was her dubious nature and lack of energy for the task that did her in.  She just didn't commit on the same level as the other women.

Blagojevich revealed himself every inch the Politician last night, as he hemmed and hawed and side eyed when the Donald pinned him on an observed cock up.  Blago was made for the execrable American political machine.

Guest whammy star Joan Rivers may be a bit of a bitch on wheels, but she is smart, funny and a scene stealer, even as a senior citizen comic.  Rivers is at the age where she will say anything, and for that we love her.

A note about Cyndi Lauper. It is very clear that Cyndi has a heart of an artist and one made of gold. That crazy New Yawk singer couldn't lie if a gun were held to her head.  I just love her, and her impromptu singing of "True Colors" was amazing.

So the first casualty of The Celebrity Apprentice last night was the fair lass Carol Leifer.

Check out the recap of Donald’s firing in the highlight clip and check out Carol’s exit interview for her own opinion on who should have gone home.

Carol Leifer, but not without giving a generous donation to her charity.

Carol Leifer's Exit Interview

Carol talks about how it feels to be the first fired contestant and who she really thinks should have gone home.

Bonus Scenes:

Meaty Moments Maria teases a vegan Carol with her pieces of meat.

Bonus Scenes: The Odd Couple:

2010 Sharon gets a kick out of the adjustments Cyndi needs to make to her waitress uniform.

Bonus Scenes:

Pleased to Meet You Bill Goldberg shows his appreciation for Joan Rivers when she pops by the men's restaurant.

Next On: Week 2 For the celebs, the honeymoon is over.