Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch is an American writer, comedian and TV host who is most well-known for her role as hostess of Dinner and a Movie on TBS and activist associated with environmental issues and secular humanism. Annabelle Gurwitch a New York Times Bestseller author, actor and critic in her autobiography, Wherever You Go Wherever You Go I see you made an Effort. Then you say Tomato. I say Shutup and Get Fired. It was also a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch is best known for her lengthy stint as host of TBS Dinner & a Movie. She also has been featured on TV shows like Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown. She is a regular guest on PBS Newhour Real Time Bill Maher and on NPR. She also contributes op eds to The New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter. The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times have ranked her among their annual Top Ten shows of the year in her performance on stage. Annabelle is a wise woman who imparts her knowledge on aging and how to laugh at it in a youth-obsessed society. Annabelle has presented her material for audiences all over the world such as The 92% St Y Prevention Magazine, AARP and Women's Nights. Annabelle speaks to the audience about family and the importance of families. The tribes in which we grow up and the ones into which we decide to be. She has spoken to audiences of every age at the Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix, GOOGLE talks, The Skirball Center for the Arts, and the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch talks about how writing memoir can help us recover, rediscover, and discover meaning in the past. The book also offers direction for our lives. Lectures and talks include George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women literary fests and performing arts centers. Watch her PBS News Hour opinion piece about reading or binge-watching. Guess what side she's on.