Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz on frankness: “Spilling your guts is exactly as charming as it sounds.”

Tickets: $100/90/70 (fees not included)

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

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.

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.

Note about this event: There will be a 30-minute on stage interview with Fran, and then she will do a 60-minute Q&A with the audience, so be ready to ask those questions you've always wanted to ask! After the event, "The Fran Lebowitz Reader" – which features two of her bestsellers, "Metropolitan Life" and "Social Studies" – will be available for sale, and Fran will be there to autograph it! You don’t want to miss out on this wonderful opportunity!