Pretend It's a City
Pretend It's a City
2021
1 Season
7.3
DocumentaryComedy

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

Episodes

Pretend It's a City
E1Jan 8, 202130m

Pretend It's a City

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

Cultural Affairs
E2Jan 8, 202132m

Cultural Affairs

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.

Metropolitan Transit
E3Jan 8, 202130m

Metropolitan Transit

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

Board of Estimate
E4Jan 8, 202130m

Board of Estimate

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.

Department of Sports & Health
E5Jan 8, 202130m

Department of Sports & Health

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.

Hall of Records
E6Jan 8, 202126m

Hall of Records

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.

Library Services
E7Jan 8, 202131m

Library Services

Books opened up the world to young Fran. Today, she can't throw a volume away — but she will trash the writer of a glowing blurb for a lousy tome.

Top Cast

Fran Lebowitz

Fran Lebowitz

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Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

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Spike Lee

Spike Lee

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Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

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