Star of Martin Scorsese’s Emmy-nominated Netflix series Pretend It’s a City and HBO’s Public Speaking, Fran Lebowitz brings her razor-sharp wit and unapologetic opinions to GLAZER HALL for an evening of laughter, candor, and unfiltered conversation. The evening begins with an unfiltered interview led by WLRN journalist, Wilkine Brutus, followed by a Q&A with the audience.
A cultural icon since her early days writing for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine, Lebowitz has built a legendary career as one of America’s most incisive—and funniest—social commentators. Her best-selling collections Metropolitan Life and Social Studies established her as a literary star, and her anthology The Fran Lebowitz Reader remains a global favorite, translated into nine languages and most recently a UK bestseller.
Whether sparring with late-night hosts, stealing scenes in Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, or delivering her trademark deadpan on stage, Lebowitz is celebrated for her acerbic takes on politics, pop culture, and the absurdities of modern life. As The New York Times Book Review notes, she is “an important humorist in the classic tradition.”
A rare voice of candor in a world of overexposure, Fran Lebowitz live an experience not to be missed—one night only at GLAZER HALL.
Wilkine Brutus is a Murrow Award–winning multimedia journalist for WLRN, South Florida’s NPR and PBS station. A Florida native of Haitian descent, he bridges policy, emerging technology, and arts and culture through impactful radio and digital storytelling.
Named the 2023 Reporter of the Year by the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists, Brutus is known for local and national stories that inspires meaningful reform and spotlights cross-cultural communities. His work is documented in the book At the Vanguard by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Brutus’ creative ventures include Maps and Diaries, his documentary platform featuring the podcast A Boat A Voyage, which offers a rare glimpse into his mother’s refugee experience during the 1980s. He also found viral success on YouTube, documenting his four years living in South Korea.
