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I caught the HBO documentary about Fran Lebowitz, Public Speaking.  I remember liking her first slim volume of humor, Metropolitan Life, years ago and wondering what she'd write next.  Well, she put one more book together, Social Studies, and in the decades since has had writer's block.

Not that she's been silent.  She just hasn't been able to finish a book (for adults).  Public Speaking catches us up with Fran, following her around as she lectures (mostly by answering questions) and sits down to talk to the show's director Martin Scorsese.  I was worried we'd see a bitter old woman with a tired act, but she's as funny and enjoyably cranky as ever.

She tells her story. She was a rarity, a successful humorists.  Even rarer, she turned down offers from Hollywood because she wasn't sure what she wanted.  Fine, but it'd be nice if she could finish something.  Or is all we're going to get from now the occasional HBO special?