Annabelle Gurwitch is an actress and author of You SayTomato, I Say Shut Up, a self-hurt marital memoir co-written withher husband, Jeff Kahn, now a theatrical play in its third nationaltour; and Fired! Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized & Dismissed. Her Fired! documentary premiered as a Showtime Comedy Special and played film festivals around the world.Gurwitch gained a loyal comedicfollowing during her numerous years co-hostingthe cult favorite, Dinner &a Movie; her acting credits include Dexter, Boston Legal, Seinfeld, Melvin Goes to Dinner, The Shaggy Dog andNot Necessarily The News on HBO. Most recently, she starred in the adaptation of Grace Paley's A Coney Island Christmas by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies at The Geffen Playhouse. Live appearances include New York Comedy Festival, 92nd St Y, Upright Citizens Brigade and story salons in both New York and Los Angeles. She has served as a regular commentator on NPR andahumorist for TheNation.com. Her writing has appeared in More,Marie Claire, Men's Health, Los Angeles Times and elsewhere.Gurwitch is apassionateenvironmentalist, a reluctant atheist, and lives withher husband and son in Los Angeles.