Lesley Arfin (born 1979) is an American comedy writer and author. == Early life and education == Arfin was born in 1979 on Long Island, New York to a Jewish family. She grew up in the same residential complex in Woodbury, Nassau County, New York, as writer Gabe Rotter and they both attended Syosset High School. She attended Hampshire College. == Career == Arfin contributed to Vice beginning in 2001, and left in 2007, following the publication of her book Dear Diary, based on a column she wro…