Actress, author, activist, Annabelle Gurwitch, takes social issues and turns them into provocative entertainment. She hosts WA$TED on Planet Green and her new book has been called laugh out loud by People Magazine ... Complete bio.

Click here to get the book tour schedule for You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up

April 8th, Annabelle be the featured speaker for The Keep Illinois Beautiful Earth Day Luncheon
Rockford, Illinois, she will be speaking on implementing green community building activities

November 5th, 2009 - The New York Comedy Festival Presents: You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up... A Love Story

Thu, Nov 5, 2009, 8:00pm
92YTribeca Mainstage
200 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013 Directions
Price: $12.00 Purchase Tickets

September 16th, 2009 - Los Angeles, Comedy Central Stage
Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn tell stories from our forthcoming book: “You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up.... a love story”

Wednesday, September 16th 8:00-9:00pm
Comedy Central Stage
6539 Santa Monica Boulevard
Hollywood, California 90038
*last time the show sold out, so please reserve early
Limited Seating - Call for reservations
(323) 960-5519

September 10, 2009 - Under the Canopied Terrace - W. San Francisco
Annabelle will serve as celebrity host for the 100 Million Trees: A Party to Stop Junk Mail benefit fot Forest Ethics; Because protecting forests is everyone’s business.
Thursday, September 10 2009

June 17th, 2009 - Los Angeles, Comedy Central Stage
Annabelle and Jeff will perform stories from their forth coming book, “You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up” (Crown)

Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson
6539 Santa Monica Boulevard
cross street Hudson Avenue between Highland and Vine


December 2, 2008 - Memphis, TN
Cook Convention Center
Industry Day and Expo
Tennessee Chapter of Meeting Professionals
Annabelle will be the featured speaker on sustainability in business practices

November 13th, 2008 - 92nd St Y in New York City
Annabelle will moderate a panel on the state of the Green in the media at the 92nd St Y in NYC,
on of their 18 Nights of Inspiration at the new Tribeca location.

    Panelists include:
  • Ira Flatow, host of Science Friday on NPR,
  • Graham Hill founder of Treeugger.com,
  • Elizabeth Royte author of Bottlemania and Garbageland,
  • Lynne Kirby, vp of programming for The Sundance Channel.
  • Andy Revkin science writer for N.Y. Times, author of North Pole was Here
  • Charlie Moore, executive producer, Planet in Peril, CNN

For tickets, location and more info: click here

November 8-9th, 2008
Annabelle will serve as co-mc of Opportunity Green Conference at UCLA Opportunity Green
is a convergence of the prime movers & shakers and the up & coming innovators driving
today's new green economy.

Gathering 500 of the best and brightest thought leaders: entrepreneurs, business leaders,
investors and designers, all focused on building socially responsible and sustainable enterprises.
Participants include: Nike, Whole Foods, Walmart, Patagonia, Grist and Dwell.

Tickets and info: Click Here

October 8 2008, Spearfish, South Dakota
Black Hills State University
The Madeleine Young Speakers Series
Annabelle will give a sustainability talk with students and faculty

September 30, 2008 Tuesday - CLIFT Hotel's Spanish Suite
FOREST ETHICS and Celebrity Hosts
Adrian Grenier, Shalom Harlow, Angela Lindvall,Peter Glatzer and Annabelle Gurwitch
invite you to save the date for 100 Million Trees: A Party to Stop Junk Mail
4th Annual Cocktail Reception & Auction:

Announcement of our host committee and special guests
Sponsor highlights Beverage and catering details
Tickets will be available for purchase online and by phone by August 30, 2008.
www.forestethics.org
www.donotmail.org

Sept 28th, 2:00 - 2:55 - West Hollywood Book Fair
Signing at Skylight Books booth
“Laughter is the Best Medicine Short of Legislation: Political Satirists Speak Out”

Moderator: Annabelle Gurwitch will lead a panel on writing political humor with authors

  • Gustavo Arrellano
  • Gan Golan Good Night Bush
  • Chris Regan Daily Show writer and author of Mass Historia

September 11, 12:00 - 1:00: Fired!
US Dept of Labor,
200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC, Great Hall; FREE
INTRODUCED BY SPECIAL GUEST BARBARA EHRENREICH, a political essayist and social critic whose
recent books include "Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream" and "Nickel and Dimed:
On (not) Getting by in America"

Sponsored by the DC Labor FilmFest, AFGE 12, AFGE District 14 & AFGE IU

April 21st: 7:30pm - The D Lounge in NYC, one night only
You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up
their comedic and revealing memoir about their reliance on complaining, co-dependence and a healthy supply of pinot noir to keep their marriage and their sanity intact. 

Come to Broadway producer Daryl Roth’s new cabaret theatre in Union Square to see Annabelle and her husband Jeff Kahn as they read from their new book.
More Information: dloungenyc.com 
Tickets: 212 375 -1110 ex.9

April 15th : 8pm:  Thinking Aloud Reading Series at The IMPROV in Los Angeles
Annabelle and Jeff Kahn are on the bill, reading from an excerpt of You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up
Tickets:  (323) 651-2583

Feb 14th 2008,  Valentine's Day in New York at 8pm
Annabelle will perform in The Rejection Show at Upright Citizen's Brigade
307 West 26th
Get more information here

2007 Events
November 6th - 8:00pm - The Improv in LA
Annabelle is appearing at The Improv in Los Angeles at 8:00pm.

October 26 - November 4, 2007 - 2007 Kaohsiung Film Festival!
Fired! will play the 2007 Kaohsiung Film Festival in Taiwan, in Chinese!
The Film Festival is from October 26 - November 4, 2007.

October 2007
6th Annual Women's Employment Law Conference
Hosted by Jackson Lewis LLP - Employment/Labor Law Firm
Beverly Hills, CA
By invitation only - please contact Jackson Lewis LLP for additional information (hicksr@jacksonlewis.com)

August 16th - 6:30pm
Young Literati and the Library Council of Los Angeles Reading Series
The Beach Club
Los Angeles, CA

August 8th - 7:30pm
Tasty Words Reading Series
1311 Montana Avenue
Santa Monica, CA

July 28th
The Nation Magazine Seminars Cruise to Alaska
For information go to www.thenation.com

June 7th in Los Angeles:
Come see Annabelle, Harry Shearer, Jeff Garlin and Jeffrey Ross at Borders Westwood.
Borders Westwood
1360 Westwood Blvd. (Westwood and Rochford)
Los Angeles, CA

April 29th in Los Angeles:
2:30 pm at Los Angeles Festival of Books. Annabelle will be signing books at the Borders booth.


April 21st at the UCLA Borders
1360 Westwood Blvd.
UCLA Campus
7:30 pm
"Published, Produced or On Their Way" - Annabelle and her husband Jeff Kahn will read a chapter from their book in progress "How Not To Have A Marriage Like Ours."

April 11th in Santa Monica
1311 Montana Avenue
7:30 pm

Tasty Words Reading Series hosted by Wendy Kamenoff
Every Picture Tells a Story Bookstore and Gallery
Annabelle and Jeff reading with a a bunch o' folks.

March 31
Hampton Virginia at The American Theater
Annabelle and readers will do a live reading and book signing         
Show at 8pm
Info and tickets: www.theamericantheatre.com

March 2
Los Angeles County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Symposium
Annabelle will be the keynote speaker and sign books

February 27th
Orlando Florida: Training 2007 Orlando Event
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort and Convention Center
Annabelle will be a featured speaker and holding a book signing
Do you work in HR, do you want to? Come to the conference!
http://www.trainingconference.com/learninggroup/training/about_event.jsp

Feb 7th, Los Angeles
 Annabelle will be performing at Upright Citizen’s Brigade in Show & Tell
 "interesting people telling funny stories about personal stuff"

 Produced by Eric Friedman and Matt Price
 The UCB Theatre
 5919 Franklin (between Gower and Bronson)
 Los Angeles, CA  90028
 to RSVP, Click here: UCB THEATRE
 or call (323) 908-8702
 The show is $5.
 There is valet parking available for slightly less than that.
 For more information on Show & Tell, go to http://www.showandtellshow.com/.

Jan 26th: NYC
Fired Film opening
Meet Annabelle at the Village East Theatre in New York for a q and a
(info at www.firedthemovie.com)

Jan25th New York
92nd St Y
Makor Talk Series
Writer-performers Annabelle Gurwitch, Wendy Spero and Beth Lapides will take part in a literary salon at Makor, 35 W. 67th St. (between Columbus + Central Park West), on Thursday, January 25th at 7 PM.

According to press notes, "the three NYC expatriates will discuss their new books – Spero's bestselling Microthrills, Lapides' Did I Wake You: Haikus for Modern Living, and Gurwitch's paperback edition of Fired! Moderator Gurwitch also dishes about the documentary film adaptation of Fired! which showcases colorful tales of unexpected unemployment. The night also includes ticket giveaways for the film (which opens January 26) and a book signing." 

January 23rd in New York:
8 pm, January 23, Fresh Meat at Comix. 353 West 14th Street (East of 9th Ave) $10, $5 for students RESERVE NOW at www.comixny.com.

Check out why Comedy Central Insider, New York Post and Time Out New York have given critical praise for Fresh Meat. Host Catie Lazarus ( Daily Show), Jonathan Ames (You Don’t Know How Much I Love You), Annabelle Gurwitch(Fired, book and movie)  David Rakoff (Author of Fraud, Don't Get Too Comfortable),Elizabeth Spiers (founder Gawker, DealBreaker, Abovethelaw) as they perform new stories, In the second half, the stars share their worst experience in the biz and 1st joke and there is a "press conference," a Q and A with you! Book signing for Fired paperback

January 1, 2007
Fired paperback goes on sale: the perfect gift for anyone who gets the boot at the end of the fourth quarter!

Fired! documentary opens in selected theatres around the county: Go to FiredTheMovie.com for dates and locations near you!

Join Annabelle in Toronto for the opening of Fired!

2006 Events

Celebrate Labor Day with Fired! - September 2nd
Fired! will be celebrating Labor Day on NPR with the broadcast of stories from the book on the series The play's The Thing on selected NPR stations around the country on Sept 2nd.   Fired Stories with commentary by Annabelle will air on XM Satellite Radio's Sonic Theater Channel, Channel 163, on Labor Day at 9pm (Eastern) and again on Sunday, Sept. 3rd at noon (Eastern). 

Commonwealth Club of San Francisco - September 5th
6:00 p.m., Reception
6:30 p.m., Program |
7:00 p.m., Film |
8:30 p.m., Book signing/Wine and Hors d'oeuvres Reception
Club office
595 Market St., 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA|
$12 for Members, $20 for Non-Members
Co-sponsored by Stacey's Bookstore

Fired! documentary had it’s sneak preview at The Aspen Comedy Festival this year with a  world premiere at South By South West Film Festival in Austin.

We’ve had sold out screenings at San Francisco Documentary Festival, Provincetown Film Festival and received a special screening by the Tucson Film Society at the Loft Cinema in Arizona.

Live Shows continue having played Aspen Comedy Festival, Second Stage Theatre in New York, two seasons of L.A. Theatreworks, readings at Makor in NYC, The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta and more to come!

AOL’s Book Maven reads Fired!
Look out in September: The AOL Book Maven chooses Fired! special feature on AOL
Interviews and podcasts with contributors: Patricia Heaton, David Cross, Anne Meara,  Sandra Tsing Loh, Robert Reich and former white House Chef Walter Scheib.

Annabelle soon be offering humor and advice at the AOL coaches site

Book Signing celebrating the grand opening of Borders Book Store in Century City, CA - Saturday, September 16
10250 Santa Monica Blvd.
7:30 pm signing

West Hollywood Book Fair - Sunday, September 17
West Hollywood Park @ 647 N. San Vicente Blvd.
10am-6pm
Free Admission and Free Parking!
www.westhollywoodbookfair.org

FIRED:  Tales from Actors, Comics & Writers on the Canned, Cancelled, Downsized and Dismissed
(1:30-2:15)
Jeff Garlin
Jeff Kahn
Cathryn Michon
Moderator:  Annabelle Gurwitch

The Washington DC Jewish Film Fest - September 18
DC Jewish Community Center
1529 16th st. NW
Screening at 7:30pm, book signing to follow
Details will be online at http://dcjcc.org/arts/literature/

The Hyman S. and Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival opens Sunday, Sept. 10, and runs through Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the D.C. Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. The festival kicks off early with a pre-opening lunchtime event on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at noon with Nora Ephron discussing her new book, I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman .

Highlights include:  
Saturday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m., former secretary of state Madeleine Albright presents this year's Gerald L. Bernstein Memorial Lecture with a discussion of The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs followed by a reception.
($15 advance/$20 door)
Monday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m., writer, producer and actress Annabelle Gurwitch screens the new documentary based on her book Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissed . A discussion and book signing follow ($8.50
advance/$10 at door).

October 22 details to come:
Diamond Bar Festival of Authors
Annabelle will be the keynote speaker
Diamond Bar Center
1600 S. Grand  Ave.
Diamond Bar, CA 91765

November 10th and 11th
Escondido CA at The California Center for the Arts
Annabelle and readers including Cathryn Michon (Grrl Genius Club) Bruce Cameron (8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter)
Shows at 8pm!
For tickets go to: www.artcenter.org

December 2nd
Scottsdale Arizona at The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Annabelle and readers including Elizabeth Warner(Ditched by Doctor Right), Jane Edith Wilson (Showtime's Significant Others), comedian Wendy Kamenoff (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Presented by The Arizona Republic      
Show at 8pm
For tickets go to: www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org

December 7th
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival: last festival screening before film opens and book signing with Annabelle
info: http://www.palmbeachjewishfilm.org/2006/fired.htm

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