Cathryn Michon

Career

Her touring stand-up performance The Grrl Genius Club, as well as a subsequent novel sharing the same name, The Grrl Genius Guide to Life (HarperCollins, July 2001), lead to a television hosting stint on AMC's similarly titled Grrl Genius at the Movies and a second novel entry titled The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex with Other People (St. Martin's Press, January 2004), all garnering positive receptions nationwide.

Her television screenwriting credits include Designing Women, China Beach, Sisters, South Park and Diagnosis Murder. She performed at Chicago’s The Second City, which led to multiple roles in regional theaters, Off Broadway and on TV. She has guest starred on television series on ABC, CBS, HBO and AMC.

She was the co-writer, co-producer, co-director, and star of the movie Cook Off!, which completed principal photography in 2005 and premiered in February 2007 at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Other projects include the 2014 film Muffin Top: A Love Story, in which she starred, wrote and directed, the 2017 film A Dog's Purpose and the upcoming film A Dog's Journey, both of which she co-wrote.

Books

She is the author of the "Grrl Genius Guidebooks": The Grrl Genius Guide to Life (HarperCollins, July 2001) and The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex with Other People (St. Martin's Press, January 2004.)

Michon is the author of Jane Austen’s Little Advice Book (co-written with Pam Norris) and co-wrote Eight Human Talents: The Yoga Way to Restore The Balance and Serenity Within You (2001) with Gurmukh.

Columns

Michon wrote columns for iVillage.com and has a blog on that same site entitled "Adventures of a Grrl Genius"

References

References

1. Computers, Geiger. (2015-02-12). "Gutsy Gals Inspire Me® Film Awards {{!}} The Berkshire Edge Calendar".
2. "Humor writer of the month - Erma Bombeck".
3. "Telly Awards {{!}} Open for Entries".
4. (4 September 2015). "Orange County Press Club's Excellence in Journalism Day hosted by Chapman - Nine Pulitzer, three Emmy winners featured among line-up of media all-stars".
5. (2002-06-07). "The Toyota Comedy Festival Schedule". The New York Times.
6. "AMC Premieres New Weekly Programming Strand on October 1 – 'Grrl Genius' hosted by Author Cathryn Michon {{!}} AMC Networks Inc.".
7. (1999-10-07). "8 pm: Comedy". Los Angeles Times.
8. Clay, Jennifer. (22 September 1997). "Review: 'The Grrl Genius Club'".
9. "The Grrl Genius Guide To Life".
10. "The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex (with Other People)".
11. (16 August 1985). "Competing For Laughs, 'Harold' Fills House".
12. (September 21, 2017). "Melissa McCarthy's latest film is actually 10 years old".
13. "A Dog's Journey (2019) - Box Office Mojo".
14. "Love Advice for Singles and Couples at iVillage.com".
15. [http://grrlgenius.ivillage.com/love/archives/2007/02/ill_treat_you_like_a_dog.html iVillage Blogs: Tales of dating, mating, motherhood and more at iVillage] {{webarchive. link. (2007-06-14)