Fran Lebowitz: 'I did not like Andy Warhol and he did not like me'

In advance of her visit to Ireland, the American raconteur talks Warhol, Joyce and being one of New York's first female cab drivers

Fran Lebowitz is at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Sunday, Nov 3. Picture: Brigitte Lacombe

Fran Lebowitz, 74, grew up in a small New Jersey town called Morristown. She first went to kindergarten aged five years old. She was really looking forward to it, but events took a turn. She ended the day sitting in the corner of the room with a Band-Aid over her mouth and holding a sign which said: “I am a chatterbox”.

Today, Lebowitz earns her living chatting as a professional raconteur, whom the New York Times have dubbed as a “modern-day Dorothy Parker”. She’s the subject of two Martin Scorsese documentaries, which focus on the wonder of her wit. The latest one – entitled Pretend It’s a City – was released to wide acclaim in 2021 on Netflix.