AN EVENING WITH FRAN LEBOWITZ to be Presented at The Town Hall in 2022

Legendary author, journalist and social observer Fran Lebowitz will return to The Town Hall stage in New York City for two live, in conversation events on Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7. Coming off her latest documentary series "Pretend It's a City", directed by Martin Scorsese and available now on Netflix, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of the most insightful, humorous and entertaining social commentators. Lebowitz returns to the Town Hall for the first time in ten years to discuss anything and everything, New York and beyond.

An Evening with Fran Lebowitz will be hosted by a special guest moderator (TBA) followed by an audience Q&A and book signings, presented by Town Hall and Show & Tell. Tickets on sale Friday, May 14 at 10am ET. VIP Tickets include a pre-show Meet & Greet with Fran Lebowitz.

AN EVENING WITH Fran Lebowitz

Wednesday, April 6 & Thursday, April 7

Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm

The Town Hall, New York City
Ticket link: https://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/24622/1623234?brand=townhall

In a cultural landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of our most insightful social commentators.

Her essays and interviews offer her acerbic views on current events and the media - as well as pet peeves including tourists, baggage-claim areas, after-shave lotion, adults who roller skate, children who speak French, or anyone who is unduly tan. The New York Times Book Review calls Lebowitz an "important humorist in the classic tradition." Purveyor of urban cool, Lebowitz is a cultural satirist whom many call the heir to Dorothy Parker.

Lebowitz on special interest groups: "Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special."

Lebowitz on frankness: "Spilling your guts is exactly as charming as it sounds."

Lebowitz on herself: "Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable."

This is Lebowitz off the cuff. Her writing - pointed, taut and economical - is equally forthright, irascible, and unapologetically opinionated. Lebowitz worked odd jobs, such as taxi driving, belt peddling, and apartment cleaning ("with a small specialty in Venetian blinds"), before being hired by Andy Warhol as a columnist for Interview. That was followed by a stint at Mademoiselle. Her first book, a collection of essays titled Metropolitan Life, was a bestseller, as was a second collection, Social Studies.

By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan, sarcastic, wry, wisecracking, and waggish, Lebowitz's prose is wickedly entertaining. Her two books are collected in the Fran Lebowitz Reader, with a new preface by the author. Lebowitz is also the author of the children's book, Mr. Chas and Lisa Sue Meet the Pandas.

Between 2001 to 2007, Lebowitz had a recurring role as Judge Janice Goldberg on the television drama Law & Order. She also had a part in the Martin Scorsese-directed film, The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). A raconteur if ever there was one, Lebowitz has long been a regular on various talk shows including those hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien, and Bill Maher. In an interview with the Paris Review, Lebowitz said "I'm not a nervous person. I'm not afraid to be on TV. I'm only afraid when I write. When I'm at my desk I feel like most people would feel if they went on TV."

She can also be seen in various documentary films including the American Experience series on New York City, as well as Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016), Regarding Susan Sontag (2014), and Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990), among others. In 2010 Martin Scorsese directed a documentary about Lebowitz for HBO titled Public Speaking. A new limited documentary series, Pretend It's a City, also directed by Martin Scorsese, premiered on Netflix January 2021.

Lebowitz was once named one of the year's most stylish women by Vanity Fair. She remains a style icon. Lebowitz lives in New York City, as she does not believe that she would be allowed to live anywhere else.