I am 99 years old, born and bred in Manhattan. I can vouch for her every remark about New York, and each message she so generously espoused. We need more people like her to awaken the truth about some of our so called “leaders” today whose political affiliation, fed by greed and, or egotism, comes before loyalty to our constitution! We desperately need strong, able, honest and respectable leadership to be able to turn the dangerous tide that is about to wash onto our shores and destroy our very existence.
@Mickju
11 ай бұрын
I am only 79 and was born and bred in Dallas. I have always wished it had been in New York.
@sammavitae114
11 ай бұрын
Well said. If I make it to 99 I hope I will be at least half as articulate.
@idontknow-qo7fp
11 ай бұрын
truth is eternal. you are too and i feel blessed for it. xoxoxoxox
@joeadams-iv9yb
11 ай бұрын
Wow you are very sharp for any age.What is your secret?
@kathyeyesopen4078
11 ай бұрын
Sounds like YOU would be an excellent candidate to awaken the Truth! Keep talking and writing! You sound Brilliant!❤
@stevec2940
11 ай бұрын
The level of moral squalor in the entire country is shockingly profound.
@videowatchaccount7551
11 ай бұрын
Indeed. Thanks to communist liberals. Communist liberals have plunged the USA into its Weimar Republic stage. We all know what comes next.
@karlrschneider
11 ай бұрын
About "81 million" for sure.
@bonariablackie4047
11 ай бұрын
The UK too. The Tory Party are a mixture of rapists, sex pests, bullies and drug users. Comedy troupe incoming- Pincher, Boner and Blunted.
@lizardog
10 ай бұрын
@@karlrschneider Tr*mp never got that many votes.
@mikestyles499
10 ай бұрын
For that 43% for sure.
@Rozemarijn97
11 ай бұрын
"Its better to be in your 20's in the '70's than in your 70's in the '20's. Word. 😂🎗
@fortybelow1973
11 ай бұрын
❤✌️😎. Yea, a Boomer.
@KarlBean-pb9zf
11 ай бұрын
Brilliant .
@frederickrapp5396
11 ай бұрын
Being in your 20’s in the ‘70’s wasn’t so hot either. Life always brings problems and has always been hard, regardless of what decade you’re living in.
@j7286
11 ай бұрын
@@frederickrapp5396 I think that was her point. It wasn't necessarily the decade she was praising, it was the fact she was in her 20's.
@amycasey6443
11 ай бұрын
True dat
@i.m.askance7996
6 ай бұрын
Wyoming has a population of 581,193. California has a population of 38,965,193. Therefore, residents of Wyoming have 66 times the representation in the Senate than residents of California.
@GaryIrving-x5o
Ай бұрын
@@i.m.askance7996 Voters in Wyoming have 66 times the intelligence as Californicators.
@moonbeanification
11 ай бұрын
"It doesn't matter what I think. I'm not in charge of anything." Ahhhh what a breath of fresh air! Wonderful interview!
@terrimac7993
8 ай бұрын
Actually, it does matter what she thinks because she had a direct bead on trump for those non New Yorkers and because she doesn't seem to have an agenda. Wish she could have been a moderator for the 2016 presidential campaign; need smarter moderators.
@cooljazz8
8 ай бұрын
It matters what she thinks because she's very intelligent, and her opinions can help people learn. The morons especially, need to learn.
@helenapayne3414
8 ай бұрын
The best reality check to borrow from her
@anne8511
11 ай бұрын
I love Fran Lebowitz. I agree with her about the electoral college. When I think about the electoral college and gerrymandering my blood boils.
@katanaki3059
10 ай бұрын
My vote has never counted. Even when my choice won, my state’s electoral college went to the other guy
@rr7firefly
10 ай бұрын
The system has a built-in vulnerability to corruption. Southern GOP states (including Texas) have always used gerrymandering to lock up votes in their favor.
@jamorains
10 ай бұрын
your mistaking cleverness for wisdom.
@briankocheraabcdt4628
6 ай бұрын
When I was a lot, I mean really a lot younger I was astounded that any college could have such influence as control who becomes president. I think I was in 1st grade.
@anne8511
6 ай бұрын
@@briankocheraabcdt4628 that’s hilarious!
@epluribusunum1460
11 ай бұрын
I’ve had this memory for at least forty years; as a New Yorker she once wrote that “The Great Outdoors is what you pass through to get from your apartment to the taxi.” 😆
@sidstovell2177
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the correction. I paraphrased in another comment.
@evaadams8298
11 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@valerietaylor9615
10 ай бұрын
I’m no fan of the outdoors, either.
@KathleenHandron
7 ай бұрын
I get it.
@groominator-magneticequato7195
6 ай бұрын
Ive such mad respect for Fran, a crush on her wit & quick intellect, and thank her for how effortless she shows us that honesty can be. 🌱
@patricias5122
11 ай бұрын
I would love to plagiarize Fran Leibowtiz. But nobody who knows me would believe I came up with those perfect witticisms, that sarcasm that is genius, not snarky ..... and the way she reduces that profoundly corrupt man into six perfect words. "level of moral squalor so profound." I completely understand why young people love her.
@bethearly4593
11 ай бұрын
I totally agree. "I really don't care" and then has to explain that she does not care that they care. She is humble! Also: the interviewer seemed pretty self-involved about how she was affected by things. Yikes.
@davidtrindle6473
11 ай бұрын
I am 74 years young. I have always loved her. I was in my 20s in the 70s too. She makes me laugh!
@doraguerra21
11 ай бұрын
@davidtrindle6473 Same here; I'm 77. I hope she lives to be at least 110. I hope I do, too.
@donpoole8617
11 ай бұрын
Isn't she smart, though! I suppose I first read her 40 or 50 years ago, probably in RS, and never miss a chance for allmore.
@lenforstell1139
11 ай бұрын
Young people love her for the same reason they love smelling their own flatulence. Same reason they go to a protest without even CARING what is being protested, as long as they can post photos of themselves on social media. Empty shells.
@chiaraA.
11 ай бұрын
Without the Electoral College we'd never elect a Republican - this is where our main issues lies - we are never fulfilling the will of the people when it comes to electing the person that heads the whole shebang.
@waynejus4092
11 ай бұрын
Fran hit the nail on the head, people can’t differentiate between their lounge and public spaces in terms of behaviour,stop being feral in public, we are not interested at all in your dribble conversations on cell phones,or your music/movie blaring out for all to here, get some self respect.
@francie5161
11 ай бұрын
I, too, rarely go to the movies anymore because there's always a few people who think they're in their own living room.
@user-jy3zl2vp4b
10 ай бұрын
I stopped going to MANY public events/places (firework displays, movies, parks, even the library at times) because people are rude to others, show no respect to common decency and cannot behave. People have lost the ability to consider others when they act.
@Susan-lf2hl
8 ай бұрын
To hear
@riproar11
8 ай бұрын
I lived in California for twenty years and moved back to the East Coast and it is one specific ethnicity that has no regard for anyone around them and they blare their videos without a care to use earbuds/headphones.
@ge2623
6 ай бұрын
For whatever the reasons: "There is nobody but ME!" permeates today.
@cheryledstrom9860
10 ай бұрын
I am not a Republican, and feel exactly the same about Donald Trump as Fran does. However, one of the main reasons rural America feels the way they do, and elected someone who tapped into that, was epitomized by the attitude Fran had about large rural states like Wyoming. "There's no one there. It's just empty." Just because rural states live a different lifestyle and have different priorities than people in the city doesn't make them any less valuable. Attitudes like hers give fuel to the fire that erupted in 2016 from anger at being ignored for so long. And unless that attitude changes, it is likely to erupt again. Rural America deserves a voice. They deserve their own senators and lawmakers that will keep their unique interests in mind. And people in large urban areas should remember that they wouldn't eat without those people living in the "empty" states.
@Rinaldo2006
9 ай бұрын
Don't forget President's Nixon's appeal to and reliance upon the "Moral Majority", but your point in re rural America is taken, and may well again decide the country's path in 2024.
@M-T-123
3 ай бұрын
I think the worst thing about DJT he is an IMPOSTOR! My father whojust passed away, told me he didn’t think Trump would win! I want to believe he had some insight from far above!
@swatisukriti9087
6 күн бұрын
It’s a really good point, the only issue is that the politicians take it to the extreme to tap in to the sentiment- politicians who wouldn’t be elected on their policy pitch and records alone
@annsmith7207
11 ай бұрын
I am a native New Yorker and close in age to Fran. I do not own a television but I have to have a computer because I am still working and everything is viewed from KZitem -- right now, as an example! My life is free and liberated without complication and very grateful for it. So Fran is terrific, and I too don't apologize for the desire to be alone : Solitude is the joy of being alone versus Isolation which is the pain of being alone. Perhaps what resonated with me the most was Fran's comment on Trump as :A level of profound moral squalor" ABSOLUTELY the best description EVER! And I do not want to see this country sink into his slim pit of his squalor. This country is much better than that! Thanks, Fran!
@JOYOUSWARRIOR
10 ай бұрын
Fran has her finger on the pulse and is able to put into words what many of us from all ages and walks of life feel.
@lisalivingston6473
11 ай бұрын
I enjoy listening to Fran Lebowitz's no nonsense style of living her life and telling it like she sees it. She will never succumb to the toxicity of social media and whine about her mental health. We can all learn a thing or two by emulating her example. Happy Birthday, Fran!
@dienomo
11 ай бұрын
Trump is leading all polls.
@lisalivingston6473
11 ай бұрын
@@crouchingtiger9632 I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Could you please explain?
@lisalivingston6473
11 ай бұрын
@@crouchingtiger9632I still don't get what you're trying to say, but to be honest it doesn't sound so good. Could you please clarify?
@greggibbons1113
11 ай бұрын
Do you mean that many Jews are manic depressive and are on Prosaz diagnosed from Freud...like Howard Stern and a zillion more.
@AlicedeTocqueville
11 ай бұрын
@@lisalivingston6473He ( of course it's a he )can't explain that because it's nonsense.
@cfoxYOU
10 ай бұрын
The moral squalor actually appeals to half of the American electorate. It's not a bug, it's a feature!
@debramcgonnell3631
11 ай бұрын
I love Fran, her candor, her no-nonsense moral compass. ❤
@ca6177
11 ай бұрын
Me too! If more people were authentic, this country would be better!
@francie5161
11 ай бұрын
I wish everyone was as frank and brash as New Yorkers.😂 It's like, good, I see you clearly, your needs, your wants, your boundaries etc. Eliminates all the wishy-washy. No second-guessing and wasting time.
@Quaker-tc8ue
11 ай бұрын
‘I see your needs, your wants….’ Then why are there so many homeless? @@francie5161
@videowatchaccount7551
10 ай бұрын
Her end-stage Trump Derangement Syndrome...
@nancyloomis3046
11 ай бұрын
OMGee...yes Fran Lebowitz - I too had that sad revelation that there are indeed "that many idiots in this country." And while I believe the idiocy has begun to peak, the ignorance and extremism are gonna be nipping at the heels of America forever. We must make sure that the next generation of voters fully understand how precious (and flawed) the legacy of American democracy is and how hard they will likely have to fight to keep it.
@mikestarkly9226
10 ай бұрын
For certain.The electoral college is definitely corrupted and does not work anymore. Though she seems misguided as far as politics go. I don't agree with Fran in most ways but I respect the boundary of varying opinions. I am definitely for Trump but was here to hear her side to it. We need more of this kind of ability to converse differing opinions or else we are going to stay stuck as a society. There are too many people self-obsessed and honestly most times because they are protecting themselves- they have unresolved trauma. So they have poor boundaries as a result and lash out for control because they truly feel powerless if they aren't infringing the boundaries of others that disagree. It's seen as a threat to their whole being and that's very sad. More open conversations, more debates without being offended at every difference. I ALSO totally agree with her that there are appropriate times and ways to share opinions and etc and places to NOT! LOL To respect yourself and your environment- how you act at home should NOT be identical to how you are in public. She's a neat lady.
@radawson1018
10 ай бұрын
If you haven’t yet, get Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson.. wonderful … especially listened to as it is read by the author!
@rls4072
10 ай бұрын
Are you referring to the "idiots" as the Woke Liberals? Praying for our REPUBLIC Nation!
@patkennedy2620
9 ай бұрын
@@rls4072 No, sweetie
@patrickvanmeter2922
11 ай бұрын
Trump is an incorrigible child. I was sick and tired of Trump before he got into politics. The Judge should censure him like a child. I never tire of Lebowitz. She is as sharp as ever. Thank you.
@LJ-ht4zs
11 ай бұрын
Stop calling sociopath Trump a child.
@JonPaul
11 ай бұрын
Same! When I first heard of\saw Trump in the 90's, I immediately thought "what a entitled jerk". When I talked to a couple other people in the area, they were "ya, he's a mob boss wannabe".
@mottknil1372
11 ай бұрын
I’m sure you just love Bill Clinton didn’t you.
@keithnichols7926
11 ай бұрын
Trump is no child and should be treated as the subversive crook that he is. I suspect he will never spend a moment behind bars, though.
@davidcat1455
11 ай бұрын
@@mottknil1372 What has Bill Clinton got to do with trump being a absolute horses ass?
@aromaathome
11 ай бұрын
Love Fran! Not that she will ever know, as she never reads anything about herself! 😂 She’s truly an ICON!
@jackienaiditch7965
11 ай бұрын
Fran Lebowitz never disappoints. "My building has 600,000 people. My building should have a senator."
@sandywilson867
11 ай бұрын
She ' s quick , that's for sure . I love her sense of humor , slightly dry . She sure nailed Trump in his mediocrity . " Even the real estate people look down on him " . Wow she is saucy . There is a reason we like comedians , they make the horrible truths seem funny .
@AnthonyJMurph
10 ай бұрын
Plus the popular vote makes everybody's vote equal. I mean, there is alot of Republicans in Illinois, California, and New York. Does their votes not count? Same with Democrats in Texas or Florida. Whoever gets the most votes should win.
@hlcepeda
10 ай бұрын
Her general opinions (and righteously vicious observations) are always brilliant and really drive nails through her targets. One time, she said that Trump must suffer the same fate as that journalist -- Jamal Khashoggi -- who was assassinated and dismembered (reportedly with a bone saw while still alive) by the Saudi's _on Trump's okay._
@ct6852
10 ай бұрын
@@AnthonyJMurphI think there's racist or classist reasons that's not allowed to happen. Or something.
@MrWilliamPorter
10 ай бұрын
a lot
@Claireabellaonherboat
5 ай бұрын
She is an inspiration of a woman who says what she wants to say, how rare! How have we become so self absorbed and 'correct'? If only I had the luxury of putting down the device and take a permanent break for this madness we have created.
@Truther00
11 ай бұрын
The world would be a more justified for the average human being if elected president’s did not have the power to pardon on a whim what’s the point of having a lawful system in the first place.
@randolphpinkle4482
11 ай бұрын
When Trump tasted what being a POTUS was like, he didn't want to leave. It has too many vestigial strains of royalty in its timber. It massaged his ego until he purred like the king of the jungle.
@ALavin-en1kr
7 ай бұрын
What a smart, intelligent woman. A pleasure to listen to.
@coachafella
11 ай бұрын
"Moral squalor so profound". Such an apt description. Now imagine the voters who believe he should lead the country. I can't conceive that I'll ever comprehend it.
@jonimoroni7475
11 ай бұрын
I’m also astonished people voted for Biden, the world’s coming apart in his feeble hands.
@angryvillager3353
11 ай бұрын
@@jonimoroni7475Because of all the crap that Trump helped set in motion.
@jonimoroni7475
11 ай бұрын
@@angryvillager3353 lol Nope! The first thing Biden did was to undo anything and everything Trump accomplished via “Executive Order”. Are you serious? Defunding police, open borders, higher taxes, more crime, homelessness and all his white supremacy crap--gimme a break.
@Trenchant468
11 ай бұрын
…that real estate agents look down on you”.
@yosemitegirlCA
11 ай бұрын
@@jonimoroni7475Oh, please! What world are you stuck in? Btw, Biden is president of the USA, and is responsible for us, not the world. But he does understand that we need to be engaged with other countries, if only for self-serving reasons. Though not an isolationist like TFG, who loves dictators and terrorists and mocks our allies.
@patriciamurfitt4590
11 ай бұрын
She is wise enough that I know to listen to her. 🥰 Just another world changing woman. 🥰
@hayleyanna2625
11 ай бұрын
I like her. Fran is no phony and awake. Her essays on the AIDS pandemic and race were brilliant. Her first two books are tremoundous. 📚❤️💡
@wendyw4487
11 ай бұрын
Fran's just bitter because she was too ugly to ever get invited to any of Trump's parties. Given the opportunity, she would have been there with balls on....and those freakin' cuff links she's so proud of....LOL
@btrous1
11 ай бұрын
Amen! All hail Fran! 💕
@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
11 ай бұрын
tremoundous ?
@wendyw4487
11 ай бұрын
the only tremendous thing about Fran are her jowls@@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
@Junterhack
10 ай бұрын
Read Virus Mania.
@shiplesp
6 ай бұрын
I was in college in the 1970s. My memory and observation is that it was much easier to be poor and have a lot of fun than it seems to be for college students now. Everyone from every economic class seemed to fit in much more effortlessly. I couldn't have guessed which of my fellow students were from rich families because we all looked the same. Another thing we had in common was that we had no idea what we were going to do with our lives. College was not a career path, but a discovery journey. None of my peers became serious about careers until grad school. We had interests and explored skills, but we never followed a path established in grade school. And that was never considered a waste of time or money.
@WinteryMix84
11 ай бұрын
“Go look for water”. Best life advice ever!!! If only we had not listened to advice given to Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate- “Plastics”.
@AngusAngus
7 ай бұрын
lol, that's a classic full circle take!
@HRHDMKYT
6 ай бұрын
🌊💧💧I fear that we 🇨🇦will be invaded soon, because of this. The Americans already drain too much water from our shared Great Lakes. It’s only a matter of time… 😳
@JacquelineFox-xo6jn
6 ай бұрын
in the film, dustins character wasnt all that. ELAINE!!!!!!
@dannyguillory8941
11 ай бұрын
Spoken like a true artist: not interested in themselves but about the world around them and that's what makes them 'lightning rods' of creativity.
@charlymartoglio
11 ай бұрын
“My building should have a Senator”. Love her.
@Apollo_Blaze
11 ай бұрын
I have always Loved Fran, I love her now and always will....❤❤❤ And what she said about how people act in public now is spot on....no manners and sloppy, no awareness of others anymore.. it's all about "me" now.
@elizabethcarrington5819
11 ай бұрын
She’s so down to earth! Love her work and have admired her for decades. Thanks for having her on. Great interview! ❤️
@YooperGranny
11 ай бұрын
Thank you Fran! I hope you are right this time because our country can't take another term of disgrace and demolition of democracy.
@YourFoodBank
11 ай бұрын
That’s unfortunate because we’re living it right now
@loosilu
11 ай бұрын
@@YourFoodBank This tells me you do not read any foreign media, have not been out of the US in many years, and have no friends/family abroad. The world is relieved that Biden is in office. They are mdstill mocking Donnnie. Donnie is the most mocked human on the planet. No one comes close. No one respects him, especially after the last three years. He is viewed a a weak, whiny, poorly educated, crude, pathetic loser. I am just the messenger. The last 3 years of his pathetic whining and crying sealed his place in history as the sorest little crybaby of all time. There is no coming back. That's the reality.
@anic5805
11 ай бұрын
I fully believe she's right this time about Trump not getting elected. Her statement in 2016, "I don't believe there are that many morons in the United States," should certainly hold this time, given some trump followers actually have some intelligence but were expertly conned into believing that horrifically inexperienced and inept 1-term, twice-impeached president!
@videowatchaccount7551
11 ай бұрын
We only have communist liberals to thank for this.
@terryjohnson3010
10 ай бұрын
we are wisely a representative republic.......not a democracy
@JacksMomPat
11 ай бұрын
Fran is my absolute favorite person to watch speak on NYC, politics, etc… she is amazing and has a great sense of what is going on! Cheers 🎉
@Jim-bh7gs
11 ай бұрын
BUT...2016.
@JacksMomPat
11 ай бұрын
@@Jim-bh7gs that’s so true! I was saying the same thing because I grew up in NJ and lived in NYC and we all knew Trump as a fool, self-promoting idiot.
@davedammann741
6 ай бұрын
"A level of moral squalor so profound ", Thank you Ms. Lebowitz.
@cattycorner8
6 ай бұрын
but it's not true.
@ethnographic1
2 ай бұрын
You are correct, it’s a vastly understated observation.
@GaryIrving-x5o
Ай бұрын
Poor Fran. She can't grasp what tens of millions have known for years. Trump is one of our greatest presidents. Coastal Democrats are a pathetic race of ideological drones.
@MeganWall1019
Ай бұрын
Blah blah blahhhhhh
@therose5783
11 ай бұрын
Perfect statement: It was more fun to be 20 in the ‘70, then 70 in the ‘20.
@frederickrapp5396
11 ай бұрын
As JFK said on 11-22-63, “we would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.” For myself, this quote speaks to me even more deeply than the “perfect” Fran Lebowitz quote that you refer to, even though, like her, I was in my 20’s in the ‘70’s.
@Tam5115
11 ай бұрын
She had the perfect explanation for how I felt about Trump winning in 2016. I never thought he had a chance, and it was like having the air knocked out of you at first. After that, I was afraid because I had no idea that people would buy the obvious crap he spewed! How come they didn't know he was a con man?
@PamB81
11 ай бұрын
I’m guessing then that you voted for the most corrupt person, Hillary, to ever run for president, right behind Obama, who is actually running this country, or should I say destroying this country while Biden is the puppet!
@dmarie1157
11 ай бұрын
They were not New Yorkers, who were aware of his BS (and his father's) for decades. They rest of the country knew him from TV, not reality.
@AlicedeTocqueville
11 ай бұрын
Part of the reason we have so much corruption in our government is that too many citizens are corrupt. And l don't mean money corruption. A beggar on the street can be corrupt; a poor farmer can be corrupt, if they lie, or if they just don't care, they just want what they want, and they don't care how they get it.
@UnCannyValley67
11 ай бұрын
Don’t worry. He’s going to jail. A majority of Americans are through w/ his sociopathic views.
@ron4501
11 ай бұрын
Sadly millions still don't know he is a con man.
@powertrip1050
11 ай бұрын
brilliant commentary on the structure of US voting system particularly pertinent. Go Fran!!
@EricMcDowellegm
11 ай бұрын
Fran is a light in the darkness. A true legend!
@91Kingscrib84
11 ай бұрын
I enjoyed 'an evening in conversation with Fran Lebowitz' at Capilano College in North Vancouver BC, a few years ago. She was exactly as she's appeared in any on air interview or conversation I've seen. Sarcastic, brutally honest, and a great storyteller. Her summations of Trump are classic, and her take on NYC & its denizens are the stuff wrought from a lifetime of clear & terse observation. She's a delight to listen to as she regales her audience, though she'd doubtless hate being referred to like that. All this & cigarettes too! 😊
@sidstovell2177
11 ай бұрын
North Van. Partied there in around '52. 😂
@starfishsystems
11 ай бұрын
@@sidstovell2177 I don't know if you'd recognize it now. Apart from the natural geography and the Lion's Gate bridge, everything has changed, densified, become more urban. It's not a few sleepy little villages any more.
@puppypoopification
10 ай бұрын
Cap College? Really? Man, I wish I knew about that then.
@hcb9450
9 ай бұрын
Her summations of Trump are stupid and unintelligent. The woman has made her entire exist about being a "kvetch". She has been a touring kvetch for over 40 years. Not that impressive honestly compared to Trump who actually did accomplish a lot in business. Yes, you can criticize him like you can criticize many businessmen etc. but at least he works. She on the other hand just "muses and complains and notates vocally".
@johntechwriter
7 ай бұрын
@@sidstovell2177. North Van. In the mid 1940s, Malcom Lowrey occupied a beach shack in nearby Dollarton while he struggled to complete one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, "Under the Volcano." The shack caught fire and Lowrey was injured while saving the manuscript. Asked about his years in British Columbia, he replied that for anyone who visited Vancouver, hell would have no surprises. I lived in the West End for 19 years and second that emotion. It's got some nice mountains to the north, but that's about all she wrote. Okay, the Asian food can't be beat, I'll give them that. My big mistake was moving from Toronto, which at least is a real city, and putting up with the ghastly Vancouver climate for nearly two decades before coming to my senses and moving to the Bay Area. All you California haters, rent those U-Hauls and head for the flesh pots of Boise. Within a couple of years you'll realize what you threw away.
@spenserdavis788
11 ай бұрын
I love the way that Fran can just roll out such great quotes unrehearsed: "I do know that it's more fun to be in your 20s in the 70s than to be in your 70s in the 20s." "Go look for water." "I write so slowly I could write in my own blood without hurting myself."
@scottkirby8204
11 ай бұрын
One of the best things I learned from going to AA meetings withe my ex-wife is “What other people think about you is really none of your business.” I think Fran would agree with that. I think it’s a very healthy attitude.
@flubitz3432
11 ай бұрын
Good because I think she’s just a fancy sarcastic liberal
@scottkirby8204
11 ай бұрын
@@flubitz3432 Oh well.
@debrahelmlinger6256
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, that's on them
@airmark02
9 ай бұрын
@@flubitz3432 Cultural Dinosaur Lebowitz has been spouting the same NYC' centric nonsense for decades. Comments once somehow blithe and acerbic is now so out out of touch they sound sad and hilarious at the same time. I understand the whole NYC mythos as i lived there for over 15 years. Yes obviously the pre 9/11 decades were more creative and affordable in NYC? Sorry Fran, No Manhattan is not the center of the world. She is a relic of 70's-80's down town clique that lost its relevance years ago. Yes, when I read her books in my 20's I was very amused by her clever snob appeal. Good Luck to her . I'm glad she can still make a living on the NYC persona~fumes from a bygone era. Unfortunately She's living in ghost town with nothing new to say.
@1984isnotamanual
8 ай бұрын
Yea but what if those people are talking about you with others and treat you negatively because of what they think of you.
@joaniegoodrow548
11 ай бұрын
I adore this woman, such sass, chutzpah, and so articulate and REAL!! She’s fabulous.
@johnmaisonneuve9057
11 ай бұрын
I like her quoting her friend who said ‘that she doesn’t the Trump phenomenon because you don’t watch realty television”, wow, so apt and incisive.
@olddoggeleventy2718
10 ай бұрын
Someone asked a cabbie in NYC right after the election what he thought of Trump being elected President, he was laughing at the thought and said something to the effect that everybody in NYC knows he's a con.
@steveng-my6zk
11 ай бұрын
I love Fran. She is the ultimate New Yorker. I lived there in the 1970’s and she is totally right about New York in the 70’s, it was the greatest period. I still love to come to NY for a week, take in a few shows, restaurants, and just walk around. I would love to see her live show.
@frederickrapp5396
11 ай бұрын
When I recall New York in the ‘70’s, the first thing that comes to my mind is the “Son of Sam.” Definitely not a shining moment, and definitely not “the greatest period” for either New York or the USA. It’s strange how we all remember things differently, isn’t it?
@nozecone
11 ай бұрын
She did not say it was the greatest period - she was non-committal, other than to say, she'd "rather be 20 in the '70s than 70 in the '20s"!
@williamclarke4510
11 ай бұрын
I lived in New York City-1966-68. It was then in the early stages of decline. Maybe they did not notice it in the wealthier parts of town, but the middle class areas of Lower East Side were starting to decline as people moved to the suburbs. By 1978, it was getting scary.
@AlicedeTocqueville
6 ай бұрын
@@frederickrapp5396Isn't it more accurate in this case, and many others, to say we often remember different things?
@apestaartje321
6 ай бұрын
Wait, this thing is a "she"? 😅
@kathyeyesopen4078
11 ай бұрын
I remember when he came down the elevator announcing his candidacy. I Panicked! I called my Mom who laughed and said that narcissist was Crazy but the voters aren’t. No way will he win. Mom died before he did win ? and that’s the only thing that helped me feel better. Mom & Fran we’re wrong, one of the only times either of them were. Fran is one of the most interesting people to read or listen too.
@dawnjohnson8739
11 ай бұрын
“Moral squalor so profound” - never heard it said better.
@communitygardener17
11 ай бұрын
@@crouchingtiger9632you seem to have a lot of time on your hands today.
@patkennedy2620
9 ай бұрын
@@crouchingtiger9632 You lack ANY sense
@ritaburgess6239
11 ай бұрын
Fran Leibowitz is so witty and wise, she makes me wish KZitem had a two thumbs up option. ❤
@ernestintownandjackintheco1024
11 ай бұрын
While "moral squalor" is a great try, we long ago exhausted language's ability to fully encompass the disgrace.
@hlcepeda
10 ай бұрын
There's always been room for growth when it comes to languages: I'm guessing that "Trumpian" (which carries every greasy, stinking, evil, dishonest, degenerate, moronic connotation applicable to Trump) will eventually become an adjective recognized by every dictionary in the world _and_ be used by historians and journalists when applicable to other monsters. Example: The year: 5746 AD: "Manager Zee's violent and bloody consolidation of control over the _Armstrong L5 Station_ was positively Trumpian."
@willemdafuck
10 ай бұрын
@@hlcepedaPlease get a job
@MrWilliamPorter
10 ай бұрын
oooh you got 'em there.
@phylis3917
8 ай бұрын
🎯
@TheHagheid
7 ай бұрын
@@willemdafuck Yet hark! Wisdom from a self entitled Non Deplorable..... and the imagination, positively Non Trumpian.
@Forheavenssake1ify
11 ай бұрын
An intelligent and well spoken conversation is a rare treat. "A level of ..." is such a trenchant assessment. What I hear her saying is "The better the conversation, the better the outcome. High level thinking results in higher moral outcomes. Low level political thinking (which we simplistically mislabel as Narcissistic) results in a loss to the person and, worse, to society". And to New York :)
@juliebeans5000
11 ай бұрын
"We Can't Reach You!" Yes. Sometimes one can't be reached, and reachers simply need to deal with the disappointment. Brava, Mme L.
@bwenluck9812
11 ай бұрын
I think Fran knows if she had a cell phone, and it rang, it would be someone who wanted something from her. Smart lady!
@sustainfem
11 ай бұрын
Geez, I long for not being reachable. Have considered turning my phone off/getting rid of it. I may do it yet!
@temporaladvisor3958
6 ай бұрын
I'm not a Fran Lebowitz expert, although I've known about her and her work for decades. But for the first time I felt a comradeship to this woman. In other words, I would've responded to the questions in the exact same way. It was like watching myself on camera.
@slapshot6163
11 ай бұрын
I love this women! I was right with her when she described the 2016 election. I swore trump could never win. I had worked my self into a tizzy about it that I raised my blood pressure high enough to be put on meds. Now I never say never. I didn’t realize we had so many idiots in this country. Now I know.
@andreah6379
11 ай бұрын
The reichwing uber rich want more Americans to settle into slavery. And these same sociopaths own most MSM like FOX, OAN, Newsmax & more + 1500 reichwing radio stations nationwide. Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's minister of propaganda would be envious of all that greedy rich reichwing fascists have done to destroy our lives without much being said or done about it. And the ppl that watch & get fed from those hate + lies propaganda channels VOTE FOR those very reichwing politicians in power. All by design. Just the way the reichwing billionaires have planned for it. They already have privatized our public schools, dumbed us down, & have made higher education too expensive, & unable to discharge into bankruptcy. Let's not be surprised why millions of Americans are so stupid today.
@juanitaross5492
11 ай бұрын
Slapshot. I can relate, it happened to me also. I am now on BP meds because of Trump's presidentcy. My doctor even knows he affected my health.
@shellygreenan2407
11 ай бұрын
Trump 2024. How's that blood pressure? 😂
@kimhorton6109
11 ай бұрын
Trump is a blister on the hind end of a leperous wart hog.
@dennisgenovese227
11 ай бұрын
Biden Ball Lickers 🤡🤡🤡🤡
@anneturner2759
11 ай бұрын
Wonderful, real , breath of fresh air, funny, deep , intelligent… thank goodness for Fran . I’d love to sit down with her and talk ! Thanks for this .❤️
@janjablonsky
11 ай бұрын
Fran is still an utterly intelligent island floating on a planet of stupidity. The interviewer here really doesn't understand Miss Lebowitz...not at all. Fran is like so many other bright people in that she's willing to be wrong on occasion. She was always at her best with Cavett.
@Trenchant468
11 ай бұрын
Agree about interviewer..
@patriciamckeon4650
11 ай бұрын
I love your description of Fran 🏆 "utterly intelligent island floating on a planet of stupidity" WOW!! 👏👏
@videowatchaccount7551
11 ай бұрын
Sure thing there, Chaim...
@patkennedy2620
9 ай бұрын
Totally agree; but I Love your description, it’s so erudite. 👍
@sandraseaton9782
11 ай бұрын
If you think New York was more fun in the 70's, you should have been there in the 60's. It was fabulous. A big, small-acting little town with art and jazz and food on every block and no one cared about being "arty."
@eileenfrank3686
11 ай бұрын
Born and raised in California, but have had an interest in New York City probably dating back to when Johnny Carson taped live Tonight Show before moving it out to Los Angeles. Netflix "Pretend it's a City" is a thoroughly entertaining series that showcases the geography, politics, culture and charm of an iconic city through the eyes of somebody who knows, and loves it, so well. Fran Lebowitz is like nobody else and she literally 'co-signs nobody's bullshit!' An absolute treasure.
@bebecatanzaro9362
8 ай бұрын
Fran is terrific!
@penbucket
11 ай бұрын
I simply LOVE listening to her ideas and opinions. A gem.
@dennismorris7573
11 ай бұрын
100% agreed.
@Apollo_Blaze
11 ай бұрын
Yes! Me too
@vivian9803
11 ай бұрын
Fran Lebowitz is a national treasure. 💗
@alexandriayannotti1592
11 ай бұрын
Such an intelligent woman - love to hear her talk!
@olivegrovebear
11 ай бұрын
she he it is a overrated tool shill with no talent for anything ,
@CuriousEarthMan
11 ай бұрын
She's what I know as a New Yorker. I'm glad to hear her point of view. No nonsense, tells it how she sees it. Thank you!
@French-Kiss24
11 ай бұрын
She is right! Donald Trump is not, was not a NY real estate developer.
@jamesmcinnis208
11 ай бұрын
He was the village idiot when he was in New York - an unfunny joke.
@UnCannyValley67
11 ай бұрын
He’s a sociopath, and a rapist.
@bwenluck9812
11 ай бұрын
People have a preconceived idea about who Trump is, and it may not be true. They aren't willing to examine their beliefs about him either. If they did they might change their minds....
@loosilu
11 ай бұрын
@@bwenluck9812 I'm from NYC. New Yorkers know what he is, after 50 years of his BS. Serious question, why do you think you know him better than the city that has known him all his life? His specialty is telling stupid people exactly what they want to hear. That's what he does.
@LaoZi2023
11 ай бұрын
@@loosilu, even if one isn't from N.Y. one can see what he is just by listening to his rhetoric. Most of Europe could see that. I tried reading "Art of the Deal," and I couldn't get past the first chapter. He lays out how he promises the world, without any intention of delivering. It was disgusting. I read it to know my enemy, but it didn't take long to see through him.
@winkieblink7625
11 ай бұрын
Thank you Fran. Wonderful listening to you! I don’t think Trump will win either. I’m praying Americans will use their brains in 2024.
@sookiebyun4260
10 ай бұрын
Do humans actually learn from their mistakes? I have serious doubts. I have spoken to many people who are so displeased with what happened to law enforcement (police) and the immigrant situation that they will vote Republican this time around. With the new Speaker, we will never get rid of MAGA.
@mikestarkly9226
10 ай бұрын
I don't agree with Fran in most ways but I respect the boundary of varying opinions. I am definitely for Trump but was here to hear her side to it. We need more of this kind of ability to converse differing opinions or else we are going to stay stuck as a society. There are too many people self-obsessed and honestly most times because they are protecting themselves- they have unresolved trauma. So they have poor boundaries as a result and lash out for control because they truly feel powerless if they aren't infringing the boundaries of others that disagree. It's seen as a threat to their whole being and that's very sad. More open conversations, more debates without being offended at every difference. I ALSO totally agree with her that there are appropriate times and ways to share opinions and etc and places to NOT! LOL To respect yourself and your environment- how you act at home should NOT be identical to how you are in public. She's a neat lady. Trump is also a great guy who got America out of a recession, unfortunately we were put right back in when Biden Camela got in.
@patkennedy2620
9 ай бұрын
@@mikestarkly9226 Trump also is responsible for being an utterly incompetent leader & liar, during the COVID pandemic responsible for over one million American deaths from COVID. One of the highest death rates in the world!
@msolomonii9825
9 ай бұрын
Never discount the absolute level of Murican stoopid. I wish it was not true but I believe it is.
@ceciliaFX
9 ай бұрын
@@mikestarkly9226 Donnie did nothing but give his rich buddies a tax break, so the middle class gets screwed. He also horribly mismanaged a pandemic resulting in a million American deaths and 16 million Americans living with long covid Right now, the US economy is great. I'm vaccinated, got jobs, paying my bills and saving money. Thanks Joe.
@2clarityin30
11 ай бұрын
I love her. Her dry, wry humor cracks me up and she's wise. She teaches me things...
@hazelpearson7807
11 ай бұрын
Rye! Good one! very wry...
@flubitz3432
11 ай бұрын
More like rye whiskey
@hilariousname6826
11 ай бұрын
What's wrong with rye whiskey??@@flubitz3432
@gibbsbonnie
11 ай бұрын
Wry
@Vector_Ze
9 ай бұрын
Just checked, and found out she's just three years older than I am. I'm 70. And, YAY for not owning a cell phone. I have a VoIP phone that gives me phone service, including long-distance, for $6/month. I just have zero need or interest in being constantly in contact. I relish being incommunicado when I'm away from the house. And, I will NEVER drop it in the toilet or a puddle. Concur about Trump and the Electoral College. I live in Florida, though, and wish he'd go BACK to New York City. On the other hand, I don't share her views on Big Cities, at all!!
@michaelprozonic
11 ай бұрын
i agree with her opinion. I am 71 yo and I feel that I have now discovered that, all throughout life, almost nothing matters. We make such a huge deal out of so many things and put so much stress on our lives. But really, almost nothing matters
@michelebella677
11 ай бұрын
I could listen to Fran Lebowitz talk all day long. She’s has the quintessential New York IDGAF attitude, but not in a mean way.
@jonathanmilo
11 ай бұрын
“I could write in my own blood and not hurt myself”. Love this❤
@radicalstanza3614
10 ай бұрын
She's been saying it in every interview for like 40 years lol
@patkennedy2620
9 ай бұрын
@@radicalstanza3614 So what? Trump has being giving the same speech for 4 years!
@lucasm4299
6 ай бұрын
@@patkennedy2620 Let’s not bring him in. He’s not worth it
@bethhillis5298
5 ай бұрын
Me too
@lisabolo26
11 ай бұрын
Thanks, Fran, for having more faith in us than we have in ourselves!
@Nwstwd
11 ай бұрын
She is so honest and amusing. Love her.
@kylejamesstevens5845
11 ай бұрын
Fran is a treasure regarding anything she wishes to express, she’s wonderful.
@dr.aniasara7038
11 ай бұрын
It's a shame not being able to enjoy listening to an impactful person of history without having to endure the poor vocal registration or lack of savvy of interviewing high-profile individuals and including asking good questions.
@buchyvon
10 ай бұрын
I too "Knew" there was no day Drumpf would win in 2016. And when he did, I told my cousin, "Well, what's the worst one person could do in 4 years?" How incredibly ignorant I was.
@MrMightyTrice
5 ай бұрын
No wars. HBCU funding. Yes very terrible.
@anton1949
11 ай бұрын
Love me some Fran Lebowitz. A true person, could listen to her all day.
@Pthommie
6 ай бұрын
"If there wasn't an Electoral College there would NEVER be a Republican president." Once again Fran nails it.
@briantanguay4768
11 ай бұрын
This interview is restorative...made me howl with laughter at a moment when I needed a laugh.
@sandraspidle5972
10 ай бұрын
I was like Fran, I never expected that many morons existed. He didn't win the popular vote! There are enough weak minded people who did, and that's sad. I really like Fran, she is just who she is, beautiful.
@texasbluebonnet4303
11 ай бұрын
Fran, so good to see and hear her! She is quite intelligent and entertaining!!
@PaulDougherty-kr6if
11 ай бұрын
I hope the hostess realizes that Brooklyn doesn’t need her. We’re glad that people as incurious as she thinks it requires a journey. Hope it stays that way
@keithnichols7926
11 ай бұрын
I can understand the some New Yorkers are reluctant to endure any more jostling than day-to-day living in their own environs inflicts.
@wannabetrucker7475
11 ай бұрын
I love that Fran admits to doing her appearances to make money so she can live in nyc. She is very refreshing compared to "celebrities"
@TheHagheid
6 ай бұрын
Weally? many would like to imagine that this pompous old bag did it for...love
@jabbermocky4520
11 ай бұрын
Fran's birthday is coming up on October 27. Happy Early Birthday, Fran Lebowitz, you American icon you.
@krisdevine7123
11 ай бұрын
Wise woman: "if you have an emergency, I can't help you." People, we have given up 1/2 our lives to activities that cause us terrible stress. Take non-electronics time just for you!
@annrubino6252
11 ай бұрын
Good interview - I always love to listen to Ms. Lebowitz's opinions.
@philipdubuque9596
11 ай бұрын
What a delightful interview! The first time I became aware you, Ms. Lebowitz, was when I read "Metropolitan Life". To this day (!) I still quote (or read) passages from that book to friends at dinner parties. Your work is observational wit of the highest order.
@iamanomas
11 ай бұрын
I’m 77 and I love this woman.
@ClueSign
7 ай бұрын
About five years ago I met her at a film screening in Chelsea just after I realized I'd left my wallet in the taxi that brought me there. I called the NY Taxi Commission who instantly traced the cab via the location and contacted the driver who said the next passenger had found the wallet and he'd return it as soon as he dropped them off. I was thrilled and told the story to the folks near me in the theater lobby, Fran among them. "You'll never see it," Fran said flatly. But I was optimistic, and said I was sure my wallet will be returned, and that it would restore her faith in humanity. Without missing a beat she deadpanned "Restore? What gives you the impression I ever had faith in humanity?" She may have been in her 20s in the 70s but in the 1920s she would have given Dot Parker and the guys at the Algonquin a run for their money.
@denisesmith9240
11 ай бұрын
Fran is a true rock star . The comment regarding people going out like they are at home is so true. Love Fran.
@GH-oi2jf
11 ай бұрын
I don’t get the “rock star” analogy. She is a social critic and humorist, like Will Rogers or Mark Twain.
@CQ-369
11 ай бұрын
I was a teenager living on Sullivan St in the 70's. Read all Fran's material back then. I'd see her around, (met her once) She's brilliant, incredibly witty. So proud she's become a new millennium Oscar Wilde.
@marybob23
11 ай бұрын
Never watched this channel before, but this interview alone is enough to hit that subscribe button. Thank you for a stellar interview - I love her no BS style.
@elinstar6034
Ай бұрын
"I lost interest in myself" 😂😂 I love this woman, so honest! As I got older, I found the same thing happening, such a relief.
@Mrs.TJTaylor
11 ай бұрын
Please God, prove Fran right this time!
@flubitz3432
11 ай бұрын
God loves Trump , you’d better wake up .
@patkennedy2620
10 ай бұрын
@@flubitz3432Did God tell you that?
@susanqtips
11 ай бұрын
'Moral Squalor' is a perfect description of the man who calls himself a stable genius.
@rasbobbo
11 ай бұрын
My favorite Law&Order judge.
@diane9247
11 ай бұрын
"Moral squalor." Oh what perfection! Thank you, Fran. Love from a 76 y.o. Oregonian.
@filmsforsmartpeople3587
11 ай бұрын
I LOVE me some Fran Lebowitz.❤❤❤ Terribly smart and funny at the same time
@davidserlin8097
11 ай бұрын
Fran’s basic MO is to humor whoever is talking to her. It’s not that she’s impolite. It’s that she can’t wait to get out of there and go do something else. It’s exactly what she wrote 50 years ago: “The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.”
@marydawkins4190
11 ай бұрын
Fran is kind of the epitome of the Buddhist philosophy of no attachments.
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