Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch is an American comedy actress and author who is a television host best known for her stint as hostess on Dinner and a Movie on TBS and activist associated with environmental issues and secular humanism. Annabelle Gurwitch, a New York Times best-selling author as well as a critically acclaimed actress is the New York Times bestseller of"Wherever You're There" are I See You made An Effort I Said Tomato If You Speak Fired, I Speak Shut up and Get fired. It was in turn the title of a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch was the longest-running host on TBS's Dinner & a Movie and TV viewers will remember her unforgettable appearances on various shows, including Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown and as the host of the sustainability series WA$TED, which aired on The Planet Green Network. She makes regular appearances with PBS Newhour Real Time with Bill Maher and on NPR as well as writing editorials for New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter and satire pieces for The New Yorker and McSweeeneys. Her work as an actress on stage has secured her an annual spot in reviewers Top Ten performances of the year for each of The New York and Los Angeles Times. Annabelle offers wisdom as well as a humorous description of aging in a youth obsessed culture. The show has played at theater festivals around the world, the The 92nd St Y Prevention Magazine AARP conventions as well as Ladies Nights held by Women's Organizations throughout the United States. Annabelle discusses the insanity and importance of family. our families that we're born into as well as our tribes which we decide to become a part of. She's spoken to crowds all ages at events like the Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix, GOOGLE talks, The Skirball Centre for the Arts and the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch discusses the potential memoir has to redeem the past, find its value and direct our direction for the future. Lectures and talks include George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women literary events and performing arts centers. View her personal opinion about reading versus television binge watching. You can figure out which side she is down on in the PBS News Hour.