Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch has been a hostess of film and television since Dinner and a Movie, she is also an advocate for secular and environmental questions. Annabelle Gurwitch, a New York Times bestseller and highly acclaimed actress, is The New York Times's Top-Seller author of her memoirs: In the Place You Are Then I'm Sure That You Did An Effort Said Tomato When you say Fired, I Say Shut up and fired. which was in turn a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch was a long-time host on TBS's Dinner & a Movie and television viewers remember her memorable appearances on shows such as Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown as well as hosts of the sustainable series WA$TED, which aired on The Planet Green Network. She is a regular guest on PBS Newhour Real Time with Bill Maher and on NPR in addition to writing opinion pieces for the New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter and satire for The New Yorker and McSweeeneys. Her work has been recognized by the media for her performances on stage for The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. Annabelle offers wisdom as well as a laugh out loud story of the aging process within our teen-centric society. The material she has been performing has been praised and is presented at numerous theater events, AARP conventions and the 92nd St. Y. Prevention Magazines as well as ladies night for female groups across the United States. Annabelle discusses the insanity and importance of family, the families we're born into, as well as the tribes that we choose to be a part of. She speaks to all ages at venues such as The Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix GoogleTalks, the Skirball for the Arts the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch discusses the importance of using memoirs to rediscover what we can learn from our experiences and guide our futures. Lectures include those at the George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women Literary Festivals, as well as performing art centers. Watch the segment on her PBS News Hour IMHO about reading versus binge viewing, and you'll be able guess where she stands.