Annabelle Gurwitch is an American author, actress and television host most recognizable from her stint as a hostess on Dinner and a Movie on TBS,[1] and an activist associated with environmental issues[2] and secular humanism.

[4] Gurwitch was born to a Jewish family[5] in Mobile, Alabama, and grew up in Florida, graduating from Miami Beach High School in 1980.

Her live appearances include: The Moth, Joe's Pub, House of Speakeasy, New York Comedy Festival, and the Thurber Spring Lecture Series.

[11] Gurwitch and Paul Gilmartin were the original hosts of the TBS show Dinner and a Movie, which combined cooking instruction with the viewing of a feature film.

[12] Other television hosting work included stints on Not Necessarily the News, Syfy's The Dream Team with Annabelle and Michael, VH1's Best Of..., series, Style Network's You're Invited, and Dot Comedy.

[13] Gurwitch has appeared on TV series including Miami Vice, Dexter, The Cleaner, Medium, State of Mind, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, Seinfeld and Boston Legal.

They recount their firings through interviews, skits, comedy routines, and filmed excerpts from the previously produced stage play of the same title.

[citation needed] Gurwitch and then-husband Jeff Kahn signed a six-figure deal with Crown to publish a memoir called You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up.

Her essays have appeared in two anthologies: Note to Self: 30 Women on Hardship, Humiliation, Heartbreak, and Overcoming It All[34] and Rejected: Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled.

[38][39][40][41] On November 14, 2020, The New York Times published her opinion piece "The Coronavirus Saved My Life", describing how she went in for a Covid-19 test and came out with a stage 4 metastatic lung cancer diagnosis.