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NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Meow Mix(R) Company, a company dedicated to keeping cats happy, announced today that Annabelle Gurwitch, along with her cat Stinky, will be the host of Meow TV -- the first television programming targeted specifically at cats (and the people that love them).
A devoted cat lover, Gurwitch, best known as the quirky co-host of TBS' Dinner and a Movie, will appear along with her cat Stinky as the host for Meow TV. January 20th marks the launch of her new talk show The Dream Team with Annabelle and Michael premiering on the Sci-Fi Channel. She also stars in the recently released feature film The Fourth Tenor opposite Rodney Dangerfield. Other feature films include Pollock, Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss and Teddy Bear's Picnic with Harry Shearer. She has guest starred in over thirty episodic shows including Seinfeld, Get Real and Murphy Brown. She just completed shooting Melvin Goes to Dinner starring with Jack Black and Maura Tierney for director Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show).
"When I first heard about Meow TV I called my agent immediately," said Gurwitch. "I have always wanted to do a show with Stinky and am excited to be a part of this innovative and groundbreaking project."
An hour-long Meow TV special is currently in production to air in early 2003. It will feature segments that appeal to a cat's instinctual side, including "Squirrel Alert," "Catnip Psych Out," "Cat Haiku," "Cat Yoga" and "Fishfood." Created in a variety show format, Meow TV is full of both humorous and educational programming. The idea for Meow TV was born out of recent research by cat lovers revealing that cats enjoy watching television and The Meow Mix Company's desire to bridge the communication gap between cats and "their" people.
"We are delighted and proud to have Annabelle Gurwitch associated with Meow TV," said Richard Thompson, CEO and Top Cat of The Meow Mix Company. "We are committed to producing a quality show that will appeal to both cats and their owners and are confident that Annabelle will help us achieve that goal."
Meow TV is currently being produced by Elyse Roth, principal of New York- based Half Baked Productions under the creative direction of Richard Kirshenbaum, co-founder of kirshenbaum bond + partners and Dave Freeman, LIME Communications, a kirshenbaum bond creative network company. For nearly 10 years Half Baked has been producing hit comedy shows such as The Sandra Bernhard Experience on A&E, The Jon Stewart Show on MTV and helped create The Daily Show on Comedy Central.
About Meow Mix: The Meow Mix Company, Secaucus, NJ, is the maker of Meow Mix and Alley Cat brand dry cat foods.
A devoted cat lover, Gurwitch, best known as the quirky co-host of TBS' Dinner and a Movie, will appear along with her cat Stinky as the host for Meow TV. January 20th marks the launch of her new talk show The Dream Team with Annabelle and Michael premiering on the Sci-Fi Channel. She also stars in the recently released feature film The Fourth Tenor opposite Rodney Dangerfield. Other feature films include Pollock, Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss and Teddy Bear's Picnic with Harry Shearer. She has guest starred in over thirty episodic shows including Seinfeld, Get Real and Murphy Brown. She just completed shooting Melvin Goes to Dinner starring with Jack Black and Maura Tierney for director Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show).
"When I first heard about Meow TV I called my agent immediately," said Gurwitch. "I have always wanted to do a show with Stinky and am excited to be a part of this innovative and groundbreaking project."
An hour-long Meow TV special is currently in production to air in early 2003. It will feature segments that appeal to a cat's instinctual side, including "Squirrel Alert," "Catnip Psych Out," "Cat Haiku," "Cat Yoga" and "Fishfood." Created in a variety show format, Meow TV is full of both humorous and educational programming. The idea for Meow TV was born out of recent research by cat lovers revealing that cats enjoy watching television and The Meow Mix Company's desire to bridge the communication gap between cats and "their" people.
"We are delighted and proud to have Annabelle Gurwitch associated with Meow TV," said Richard Thompson, CEO and Top Cat of The Meow Mix Company. "We are committed to producing a quality show that will appeal to both cats and their owners and are confident that Annabelle will help us achieve that goal."
Meow TV is currently being produced by Elyse Roth, principal of New York- based Half Baked Productions under the creative direction of Richard Kirshenbaum, co-founder of kirshenbaum bond + partners and Dave Freeman, LIME Communications, a kirshenbaum bond creative network company. For nearly 10 years Half Baked has been producing hit comedy shows such as The Sandra Bernhard Experience on A&E, The Jon Stewart Show on MTV and helped create The Daily Show on Comedy Central.
About Meow Mix: The Meow Mix Company, Secaucus, NJ, is the maker of Meow Mix and Alley Cat brand dry cat foods.