Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch, an American comedian and host of a television show, is most well-known for her tenure as hostess in Dinner and a Movie. She has also been an active advocate for human rights and environmental issues. Annabelle Gurwitch a New York Times Bestselling author, actress and critic of her autobiography Wherever You go Then They Are I see you made an effort. Then you say Tomato. I'm saying Shutup and Fired. It also appeared in an episode of a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch was the longest-running host of TBS's Dinner & a Movie and the public will be able to remember her unforgettable appearances on shows such as Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown and also as hosts of the sustainable series WA$TED, which aired on The Planet Green Network. Her regular TV appearances comprise PBS Newhour Real Time Bill Maher or NPR. In addition, she has written op eds, which appear in the New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter comedy series as well as to The New Yorker & McSweeneys. As an actress, her performances onstage have made her one of the critics"Top Ten performance for the year in The New York Times as well as The Los Angeles Times. Annabelle's wisdom and witty perspective on aging in our youth-obsessed culture is being shared. The material she has been performing has been praised and is performed in many theater festivals, AARP conferences, the 92nd St. Y. Prevention Magazines, as well as women's night out for female groups across the nation. Annabelle will speak about how families are both important and insane. The talk will focus on families and tribes you were born into and decide which one to choose. Annabelle's talk for any audience are: Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix The Skirball Center for the Arts, the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch employs memoirs as a means to redeem the meaning of the past, and to set us on a path for the future. Lectures include her participation in the George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women Literary Fests and performance art centers. Watch her opinion on reading books versus viewing binge movies, or guess which side she comes to on PBS News Hour.