Fran Lebowitz is “a person who is very reasonable…”

In a cultural landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of the world’s most insightful and colourful social commentators which is why an online event with her in conversation with Guardian columnist and author Hadley Freeman is a must view this March.

Fran Lebowitz is an American original and purveyor of urban cool, the cultural satirist and author is pointed, forthright, unapologetically opinionated, and known for her hilariously dry social commentary on American life.

In a follow-up to Martin Scorsese’s 2010 nonfiction film Public Speaking, Lebowitz has once more partnered with the Academy Award-winning filmmaker to create a new limited documentary series for Netflix: Pretend It’s A City. The documentary series is an unmitigated hit with its offering of a tantalizing snapshot of New York in full bloom, along with Lebowitz’s lively and unapologetic commentary on what it means to live there. 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 – have earned her the moniker the Modern Day Dorothy Parker.

On March 18th at 6.30pm in an exclusive online event, part of the A Night In With… series, Lebowitz will be in conversation with Guardian columnist and author Hadley Freeman, sharing her invariably cutting take on anything and everything; from growing up in New Jersey and being expelled from her high school for being a bad influence on her peers, to moving to New York City in the 70’s, and writing a column for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine. She’ll touch on what it was like to work with her good friend Scorsese again and how the documentary went from Lebowitz complaining about New York to being a heartfelt love letter to the city.

This event is a balm in a wildly shifting world, offering spot-on observations about contemporary living. Tickets are £15. Do not miss it.

This event is hosted by British the dynamic and market-leading live and online production company, Fane.

In response to the COVID19 pandemic, Fane efficiently and nimbly established Fane Online: digital broadcast-quality livestreamed events with celebrated authors and public figures, beamed directly into the homes of thousands of people across the globe. Since its iteration, Fane Online has produced events with Graham Norton, Ant & Dec, Fatima Bhutto, Stephen Fry, Arsène Wenger, Sir Trevor McDonald, Dawn French, Layla Saad, Tom Allen, Elizabeth Day, Matthew McConaughey, Nigella Lawson, Michael J. Fox, Nadiya Hussain and many more. Join the Fane mailing list to keep up to date with their latest releases. Worth staying in for!