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Behind the Laughter - A Comedian's Tale of Tragedy and Hope (Hardcover)
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Behind the Laughter - A Comedian's Tale of Tragedy and Hope (Hardcover)
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"I was living every comic's dream...with a nightmare attached."
Anthony Griffith, a stand-up comic from Chicago's South Side, has
lived on the borderline of comedy and tragedy. At the very time his
career as a stand-up comedian was taking off, and he had finally
achieved his dream of appearing on The Tonight Show, he was also
enduring an unimaginable personal nightmare: his two-year-old
daughter, Brittany Nicole, was dying from cancer. While Anthony
performed under bright lights, he struggled not to succumb to the
darkness of losing a child. Behind the Laughter asks, When your
world is falling apart, how do you keep going? It's the story of
how Anthony and his wife, Brigitte, learned to endure the most
painful of times and emerge on the other side of the "zombie
years." This memoir is deeply moving yet also humorous-packed with
laughs as Anthony takes us from his gun-toting grandma's home to
Chicago's white and black comedy clubs, then to Hollywood, and to
the world of network television. The surprising twists along
Anthony's path highlight the power of God that goes before us and
prepares the way-a truth that later encourages Anthony and Brigitte
after Brittany's death and moves them to reach out and comfort
others going through similar difficulties. With humor and deep
insights into the human spirit, Behind the Laughter explores the
bonds of not only parent and child but also husband and wife. While
Anthony and Brigitte's story is uniquely theirs, it elicits
powerful, relatable emotions and lessons that are universal and
inspiring.
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