Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch is an American writer, comedian and TV host best known for her stint as hostess on Dinner and a Movie on TBS and activist associated with the environment and secular humanism. Annabelle Gurwitch a New York Times Bestselling author, actress and critic of her autobiography, Wherever You Go There They Are: I See you Made an effort. Then you say Tomato. I Say Shutup and Fired. It was also a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch is well known for her lengthy stint hosting TBS Dinner & a Movie. In addition, she has appeared in shows like Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown. The shows she has appeared on regularly include PBS Newhour Real Time Bill Maher as well as NPR. In addition, she has written op eds, which can be found in New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter comedy series as well as for The New Yorker & McSweeneys. As an actress the stage, her performance has made her one of the critics"Top Ten performance on the pages of The New York Times as in The Los Angeles Times. Annabelle's insight and humorous perspective on aging in a culture that is obsessed with youth, are being shared. This piece has been performed at theater festivals around the globe, including the The 92nd St Y Prevention Magazine AARP Conventions and Ladies Nights for Women's Groups nationwide. Annabelle talks to audiences about families and their importance. The tribes within which our children grow up, and the ones into which we decide to be. She has spoken to people of all ages at venues such as her speaking at the Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix The Skirball on GOOGLETalks is a popular platform for the Arts the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch discusses the power of memoir in helping bring meaning back to our past and provide the direction we need for the future. Professor Gurwitch has presented talks and lectures on the George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women as well as theatres, as well as literary festivals. On the PBS News Hour, she offers her perspective on binge-watching versus reading. The viewer can discern which her side of the argument chooses to take.