Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch has been a television and film hostess since Dinner and a Movie, as well as an active advocate for secular and environmental issues. Annabelle Gurwitch, a New York Times best-selling author and an internationally acclaimed actor, was the New York Times's Bestselling author of her memoirs: Whatever You're Doing, They Are I See You Made An Effort I Say Tomato You Say Fired I Speak Shut Up And was fired. that was in turn part of a Showtime Comedy Special. Gurwitch hosted Dinner & a Movie on TBS throughout the years. Television viewers are likely to be familiar with her appearances on programs such as Better Things Boston Legal Seinfeld Dexter Murphy Brown, and the sustainability program WA$TED which was broadcast through The Planet Green Network. Her appearances are regularly on PBS Newhour Real Time with Bill Maher and on NPR and also writes op-eds for New York Times WSJ The Hollywood Reporter and satire for The New Yorker and McSweeeneys. As an actress, her performances onstage have been recognized as among the critics"Top Ten performances for the year in The New York Times as and the Los Angeles Times. Annabelle offers wisdom as well as a humorous story of the aging process in our culture of youth. Annabelle has presented her material for audiences all over the world, including the 92nd St Y Prevention Magazine, AARP and Women's Nights. Annabelle discusses the insanity and importance of family, the families we're born into and our tribes which we choose to belong to. She's addressed audiences from all age groups at Now Generation Women's Philanthropy of Phoenix, GOOGLE talks, The Skirball Center for the Arts, and the Rancho Mirage Writers Conference. Gurwitch speaks about how writing memoir can help us recover, rediscover, and discover significance in our past. It also provides guidance for the future. The lectures include the George Washington University Watermark Conference for Women Literary Festivals as well as performance art centers. Watch her opinion about reading books and binge watching, you can guess which side she comes down on on the PBS News Hour.