Fran Lebowitz On Her Contempt For Technology | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

(Original airdate: 11/13/95) Writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz talks about angering panda experts and guidance counselors, her unfinished novel, and her contempt for technology.
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Fran Lebowitz On Her Contempt For Technology | Late Night with Conan O’Brien
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[@DanzNewz]

Safe to say the dislikes on this vid are either Guidance Counselors or Panda Experts.

[@denisemarie7991]

🤣🤣🤣.... or trump supporters. She has been very vocal of her disdain for him. Another reason to love her.

[@tiffanyh1274]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tambob82]

@@tiffanyh1274 You ready?

[@constancemiller3753]

Offending panda experts just rolls off my back." Shade. 😎

[@marlisamorgan2]

LMAO!!!

[@user-en3tx3zu3j]

She would be great on the podcast.

[@MMFequestrian]

We need that

[@dandennis4602]

She's great wherever she shows up. 😁

[@nem0763]

I agree but she would hate the premise, becoming friends with Conan, inevitably having people in her home

[@aaronying4989]

Yea her voice and speaking and pace is very good

[@amernice]

one of the funniest people ever lived

[@joshargan1601]

LivING.

[@aidanmj1927]

i hope you mean Conan

[@RemingtonRidersMusic]

Period.

[@ColorWhiz]

she's drawn to pandas because they dress and walk like her. I love her wit and timing. ;)

[@mireilledischer3380]

Well done!

[@mgmartin51]

The best part about technology is being able to watch Fran Lebowitz on KZbin

[@Tommyr]

She's an introvert. I can relate kind of.

[@S_D_C_7885]

She also loves going to parties so maybe ambivert? She’s great though either way!

[@eil11een]

Fran is an American treasure. Absolutely original and hysterical

[@kimblake9356]

Fran is more famous now than she was when Conan did this interview with her. She's brilliant.

[@almogdov]

This is basically a stand up set with Conan to bounce off jokes. more please?

[@VBC_Records]

thats literally what conans show has always been, set work outs, bill burr is the best example

[@neuvocastezero1838]

People don't realize how many letters Dr. Suess got from Lorax experts saying they don't actually talk to trees, and the cat experts telling him they don't wear hats.

[@aabracadavra]

She's simply glorious. I've never laughed so much watching a talk show. Quite frankly, I rarely laugh so much watching stand up comedians.

[@CP-rg5mi]

I feel genuine compassion and pity towards people (apparently mostly panda experts and guidance counselors) who have a hard time understanding her humour.

[@tokyo7815]

Fran is secretly Andy Samberg’s mom

[@druplays7792]

Was looking for this

[@colgrey438]

Yep I thought she was him

[@williambarrios7824]

🤙😲🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@cl759]

Spitting image

[@drumboarder1]

Hopefully this means another interview, old mate's killing it

[@seanpages__]

Fran is the funniest non comedian there is!

[@aabracadavra]

She's funnier than most comedians.

[@brockreynolds870]

@@aabracadavra That's because she's not a comedian... she's a humorist. There's not many of them around anymore. Actually, that's what Andy griffith started out being.

[@missundies]

This was a great interview, I like her and now I want to write children books. I really agree about the home thing, I have to be able to relax and I don't relax when there's other people around. I go out as little as possible, and even then I just spend time with my dog.

[@edub9930]

Marry me lol. I'm the same way. I promise we'll have as little interaction as possible & only say hello on occasion lol

[@aaronying4989]

Lol and me too. I relate a lot to what she says.

[@iconoclastic-fantastic]

If Fran ever made it on the podcast I could die happy. My two biggest inspirations

[@christinechristensen8518]

I love “Franland” !!!!!! That is priceless. I feel the same. My home is a private sanctuary only for me.

[@DanishSatkut]

This is the first time I came across this woman (non-American here!). This is by far the most funniest interview I have ever watched. Gonna look for her Netflix show now.

[@MopShrudel]

Check out her appearances on David letterman's show. It's 2hrs 30 mins long.

[@justincastillogayray]

The musical guest was Big Audio Dynamite. The first guest was Molly Ringwald. She promoted the movie Malicious.

[@bnenomore]

"Buy it but don't believe it" lol If that ain't the truth 👀

[@ALALI14]

The fashion expert from Incredibles

[@pranav4073]

Damn... she is just so awesome...

[@katwashere194]

She is the best!

[@keatsgipsy9991]

The most intelligent & hilarious

[@einat1622]

I like her. This interview is from 1995 (pre-fast connection internet in house holds) - I wonder how she's doing today (googling her, seeing she's still around).

[@lizisasleep]

There’s a new Netflix short documentary series about her made by Martin Scorsese. If you like her here, I think you’d like that, and it shows what she’s up to now.

[@einat1622]

@@lizisasleep Thanks!

[@aaronying4989]

She is around. She doesn’t have wi fi so she can’t google herself and doesn’t read anything about her online. She still doesn’t have a computer or phone. I sort of admire her. I feel I’d also want only a landline and maybe a computer with internet. Must be calmer

[@faboze]

MORE FRAN!!!!!!!

[@PJakaPrince]

We need Fran back for a new episode.. EDIT: The podcast!!

[@superdupdun]

Didn’t realize that Andy Samberg had been on Conan 10 years before his SNL career

[@smithfan22]

I thought it was Adam Pally in costume

[@Hoganply]

I thought he's aged significantly since last I saw him.

[@jbeutell]

So thankful it's not just me.

[@bnenomore]

😂😂😂 you sob

[@readerwriter2116]

Love her!

[@FizzgigMcarthur]

Hopefully this means she'll be a guest on the show or podcast!

[@S_D_C_7885]

Agreed! That would be 👌👌

[@djdannyd816]

Conan The Legend

[@calemdayz7848]

Conan is a genius 💯🔥

[@felipeiglesias]

Fran Lebowitz rules. Is a lovable hater.

[@chloejarmache8514]

I thought that was Andy Samberg doing a bit when I saw the thumbnail

[@littlemissmaybe480]

Lol!

[@bigman4407]

Lmao. Same

[@Tommy-fh6bs]

Who is that?

[@justAfisherman1187]

Loved it. I thought she was being serious when she said "panda experts"

[@benjaminpoe1006]

'buy it, but don't believe it' killer closer

[@am_i_elliot]

I hope this means that we will get to see a conversation with her on Zoom with Conan.

[@DanFedMusic]

Looks like I’m one of the few people who reads comments on a video before I comment to avoid making the same comment as 50 other people

[@iamextremest]

Everything Conan does is solid gold.

[@HlifeRomania91]

She is the best

[@sirnine1071]

Amazing woman

[@winewanker]

God I love this woman. She is a National Treasure.

[@b52goats]

I clicked this to make sure it wasnt Andy Samberg....

[@bcarlson86]

Lol, I thought it was Stephen Wright at first.

[@asaspades698]

I thought it was Andy Samberg to

[@PauloSergio-xu6gl]

Me too haha

[@creativepicnl]

Lebowitz is a New York icon.

[@josephchabot1214]

Not going to lie....for a minute, I thought it was going to be an Interview with Frau Farbissina from Austin Powers.

[@steelermia]

lmao

[@hoodiehat7126]

A class act

[@BenOnuMuDiyorum]

She reminds me of Marco Pierre White. But not only with the look with her sense of humor. Loved her.

[@infrequentvlogs4433]

I would say that I FIRST saw Fran in the film Resident Alien, about Quentin Crisp. That movie MAY BE the biggest crush-developing movie that I've ever seen. I had NO IDEA Crisp, Leibowitz, McDermitt & McGough, and Penny Arcade existed before seeing it! I swooned for ALL of them.

[@sharadindusaikia]

She's awesome.... let's get her for the podcast

[@juliehoffman6292]

I can relate

[@lindsayredifer1742]

Fran land! I live!

[@Lori-lp6uc]

Fran has a sharp wit. She reminds me a little of Erma Bombeck. Very funny

[@peterhoeller7811]

"I don't understand how you sleep at night." "I don't."

[@user-yy7cw7fl8p]

@5:36 “Every airline goes through New York” 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@georgiahogue8588]

What a mind!

[@rr7firefly]

As Fran was talking about her unfinished novel, which has been forever in the making, I am thinking about the movie "Wonder Boys." The Michael Douglas character, Professor Grady Tripp, has been working on his novel for years and there are no signs of it ever coming to a conclusion. In the movie the book is an unwieldy 2,611-page manuscript.

[@Troughi]

Her jokes come out like I'm reading them

[@Kat31017]

Lol I like her.

[@kysietalatayod1815]

"buy it, but dont believe it." TT

[@NICOLETANYINGLI]

10/10

[@erikreber3695]

This aired when I was 9. She stole the show and, tbh... Should have hired her as a writer, lol! Still got your back man. This prestige video is nice and, it was a good move to go KZbin with all your content. My 2 year old didn't learn "I love Conan!" from her mother.

[@OstblockLatina]

Basically me minus writing books.

[@cici3704]

she would be great on the podcast

[@MediaBrad]

3:14 Feels like George RR Martin's process

[@MrTBA-qj3ie]

Nice to see I wasn't the only one who thought this was a young Andy Samberg

[@tylerbrown4171]

And this was 1995?! Fran's head must be spinning with contempt for technology in 2023.

[@BeezowDoodooZopittybop-bop-bop]

Fran friggin rulz.

[@toneriggz]

Funny how she hates technology and Conan asks her where she sees herself going. 20 something years later, she has a documentary series on Netflix.

[@Pkoko100]

I mean she's an actress, she needs to put her acting skills somewhere right?

[@OstblockLatina]

Same reason Johnny Depp (until he as forced to stop) keeps playing in bazillions of consecutive Pirate movie sequels and Jeff Goldblum plays in sneaker and cooking product placement short movies. Nobody invents anything deserving their talent anymore and the bills keep flowing in.

[@salaciousbum1161]

Netflix is just a platform. A documentary like she did would have aired on regular t.v. it doesnt make it more "technological". IMO.

[@toneriggz]

@@salaciousbum1161 Netflix is also an app. It’s an example of advanced technology that didn’t exist years ago.

[@salaciousbum1161]

@@toneriggz Your not understanding what I'm saying. I leave it at that.

[@JackPitts]

Those are the most beautiful boots I’ve ever seen.

[@MikeHawk04]

That’s Andy Samberg

[@Jonnygunboy]

Andrea Samberg. She/her. Have some respect.

[@tombstonejones9581]

Sir, clearly that is Gene Simmons.

[@tinytanks]

a masterclass in the curmudgeonly interview

[@doctorsuave]

That was her last book she had published before she hit a decades long writers block

[@theophilusthistler5885]

Imagine a Fran vs Louis C.K. banter session.

[@robertgrignani9662]

Omg I’d be all over that

[@drumboarder1]

@Jeff, the God of Biscuits you're gross

[@LaughingSaint66]

You mean to tell me if you gave A delicious pepperoni pizza to a panda he wouldn’t eat it!!??that’s bullshit😂😂

[@fallenshadows555]

My new hero. Sassy lone wolf misanthrope.

[@bnenomore]

Lmaoooo the YT commenters of '95!

[@jordanschlanskyofficial]

So sad that this Conan show is ending in June 2021 😭😭

[@rellman85]

Conan O'Brien was actually born in 1963-- he was just being funny and trying to make himself seem younger.

[@nicks3902]

I clicked because I thought I saw Eric Andre in the thumbnail

[@dalaweez]

That is some high toting anti social behavior when you literally tear out bedroom space to keep people out? But I have it on good authority it was because she now owns 12,000 books and that this apartment back in 95 was too small when she only had 10,000 books.

[@josephweston5352]

I don't know your age but you'll find that your willingness to tolerate books over guests increases with each passing year

[@TitoTimTravels]

When my wife and I moved into a 2 bedroom apartment I immediately claimed one bedroom as my 'office' (I am retired, why do I need an office?). I had to make sure that no one mistakenly thought we had a guest bedroom. 😎

[@tinytanks]

and yuck to everyone making andy samberg comparisons.... do you people not realize that new york before 1990 was a thing?

[@kenster1682]

Why is that yuck? The look very similar. And why are you talking about New York pre 1990?

[@tinytanks]

@@kenster1682 because your only frame of reference for anything seems to be pop culture from 2010-present

[@kenster1682]

@@tinytanks They bare a striking resemblance. Why is that a terrible thing for people to point out? Do you not think they look similar? And maybe show some reference for the city you feel so butthurt for by capitalizing her name.

[@XX-zk2lf]

Intelligent and beautiful. #bae lol

[@JorgeP980]

Andy samberg mixed with Adam Sandler’s opera man

[@briarrose29]

Omg, I thought the exact same thing and almost commented something similar. This is hilarious!

[@ellie-tk4jy]

Conan was handsome.

[@aaroncarson1770]

Why do I immediately want to go stay with her?

[@eigenvee]

Because you could get plenty of peace and quiet.

[@markantrobus8782]

Jackal alert: Bamboo is a grass not a tree.

[@ortizluis28]

Nine Nine...

[@aledproductions3492]

I thought she was Andy Samberg when I saw the thumbnail

[@KingofSenf]

Me too :D

[@The3Stooges]

I had NO IDEA that Gene Simmons wrote children's books!

[@ryangases9386]

her looks and mannerisms reminds of me of captain barbosa

[@bobbyfrancis7474]

Andy Samburg is so funny when he is on the late night shows.

[@PauloSergio-xu6gl]

So everybody is coming here to check if this isn't Andy Samberg and to see the comments about this

[@SimonTrepanier1]

Watching this on technology

[@evelynstankowski]

I would have loved to have had the chance to date her if I was born when Fran was.

[@cts9272]

Jesse Eisenberg's Mom

[@musiclaboratory9694]

I kid you not when I saw the thumbnail I thought it was Andy samberg doing a bit.

[@THEIDLESHOW]

Mirror mirror who’s the wittiest of them all?

[@musics4me]

Ok NOW I know why she's an icon

[@yanliu3971]

Franland