Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch is an American writer, comedian and TV host most recognizable from her time as hostess for Dinner and a Movie on TBS and activist associated with the environment and secular humanism. Annabelle Gurwitch is a critically acclaimed actress and New York Times Bestselling Author of the memoirs Wherever You Go There They Are I'm Seeing You Did an Effort You Say Tomato I'm Saying Shut Up and Fired! This showtime comedy special was also created by Annabelle Gulwitch. Gurwitch hosts Dinner & a Movie on TBS for many years. Television viewers will be able to recall her appearances on shows such as Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown as well as the sustainability program WA$TED which was shown by The Planet Green Network. Her appearances are regularly on PBS Newhour Real Time with Bill Maher and on NPR as well as penning Op-eds in the New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter and satire pieces for The New Yorker and McSweeeneys. The actress has been praised by critics for her work on stage for The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. Annabelle is a wise woman who shares her insights on aging and how to be funny in our youth-driven society. Her material that she's been performing has been praised and is presented at numerous theater festivals, AARP conferences, the 92nd St. Y. Prevention Magazines and women's night out for groups of women across the United States. Annabelle discusses the significance and insanity of families those we're born into, and the tribes we chose to be part of. for audiences of all ages Annabelle has delivered talks at the Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix GoogleTalks' Skirball Center for the Arts The Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch speaks about the importance of using memoirs to rediscover the significance of our lives and guide our futures. The lectures include those at the George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women Literary Fests and the performing arts centers. Watch the PBS News Hour opinion piece on reading books or binge watching. You can guess what side she's on.