DocumentaryComedy

Pretend It's a City

New York City. New York icon.

7.4(76)

First Aired:January 8, 2021

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:7

Status:Ended

Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.

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Cast

Fran Lebowitz

Self

Martin Scorsese

Self

Spike Lee

Self

Alec Baldwin

Self

Seasons & Episodes

E1Pretend It's a City

30m8.0

Jan 8, 2021

Meet Fran Lebowitz and join her on her rambles as she muses about deadly distractions, Times Square terror, subway stoppers and total building fails.

E2Cultural Affairs

32m8.0

Jan 8, 2021

The mysteries of talent are scrutinized as Fran looks at the peril of writing, the joy of Motown and the time Charles Mingus chased her on the street.

E3Metropolitan Transit

30m8.2

Jan 8, 2021

Mean cabbies, arty subway stations, interstellar tourism and spacey bus drivers can get Fran going. Then Leonardo DiCaprio offered her an e-cigarette.

E4Board of Estimate

30m8.0

Jan 8, 2021

It's a living: Fran hates money but loves things, so she must work — though she prefers to read. Winning the lottery may be her only other option.

E5Department of Sports & Health

30m8.0

Jan 8, 2021

Knowing that some are annoyed that she's still alive, Fran understands that smoking is bad for you. "Wellness" and sports sound even worse to her.

E6Hall of Records

26m7.8

Jan 8, 2021

Fran's all about fun — guilty pleasures, not so much. Just give her a party, a movie, a small child or a luminous Cary Grant. You can keep technology.