Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch is an American writer, comedian and TV host who is most well-known for her stint as hostess on Dinner and a Movie on TBS and activist in the environment and secular humanism. Annabelle Gurwitch was a critically-acclaimed actress, and New York Times Bestseller Author. Her memoirs were published. You said Tomato but I said Shut Up! It also appeared in a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch hosts Dinner & a Movie on TBS for a number of years. Television viewers are likely to be familiar with her appearances on programs such as Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown as well as the program on sustainability WA$TED that was broadcast through The Planet Green Network. She makes regular appearances for PBS Newhour Real Time with Bill Maher and on NPR and also writes Op-eds in the New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter and satire for The New Yorker and McSweeeneys. Her work as an actress on stage has earned her place on the critics annual Best Ten performances of the year in the both The New York and Los Angeles Times. Annabelle is a wise woman who shares her wisdom about aging and ways to laugh at it in an age-defying society. This piece has been performed at theater festivals around the world, the 1992nd St Y Prevention Magazine AARP Conventions and Ladies Nights for Women's Clubs across the nation. Annabelle talks about the significance and insanity of family members, both those we're born into and the tribes we chose to belong. Her talks for audiences of all ages include venues: The Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix GOOGLE Talks, The Skirball Centre for the Arts and the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch talks about the value in using memoirs to discover what we can learn from our experiences and to guide us into our futures. Lectures, talks and performances include George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women literary events and performing artists centers. It is possible to watch her opinions regarding reading versus the habit of binge-watching, and you can determine which side she falls to on PBS News Hour.