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Behind the Laughter: A Comedians Tale of Tragedy and Hope

How do you keep going when your world is falling apart? Discover the powerful story of stand-up comic Anthony Griffith and how to navigate grief through persistence, faith, humor and love. Now available in trade paper.

Just as Anthonys career in stand-up comedy launched him onto the stage of The Tonight Show, he and his wife Brigitte faced an unimaginable personal nightmare: their 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.

In this stirring memoir, Anthony Griffith and his wife of more than thirty years, Brigitte Travis-Griffin, share the powerful story of living between lifes funniest moments and its most heartbreaking tragedies.

With humor and deep insights into the human spirit, Behind the Laughter explores Anthonys life and career as well as the bonds between parent and child and husband and wife. The surprising twists along Anthonys path highlights experiencing Gods sustaining presence in the darkest moments as well as the sweetest dreams.

Behind the Laughter explores:

  • Powerful, relatable emotions and lessons that are universal and inspiring
  • New perspectives on difficult topics that everyone can relate to
  • The power of finding humor in spite of adversity

Find true inspiration along with laugh-out-loud humor in this remarkable story of resilience and grace in the face of loss.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 371g
  • Dimensions: 160 x 237mm
  • Publication Date: 02 May 2019
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780785219507

About Anthony GriffithDr. Brigitte Travis-Griffin

Anthony Griffith a successful stand-up comedian for more than thirty years made his way from Chicagos South Side to the citys comedy clubs and out to Los Angeles where he performed multiple times on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and later with Jay Leno. He has been featured in specials for Comedy Central HBO and Showtime and on The Arsenio Hall Show. Also an actor Griffith has appeared in several movies including Panther Tales from the Hood and Charlies Angels: Full Throttle and received a Daytime Emmy for his performance in the TV movie Our Father. Griffith also performed in the TV series Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Bernie Mac Show. Dr. Brigitte Travis-Griffin is a clinical psychologist specializing in a concierge delivery system of therapy for entertainment and creative professionals. She and Anthony Griffith have been married for more than thirty years. Brigitte received her PsyD from the California School of Professional Psychology and her BS from UCLA. Mark Caro is the award-winning author of The Foie Gras Wars and Take It to the Bridge: Unlocking the Great Songs Inside You. For more than twenty-five years he covered entertainment food and culture for the Chicago Tribune. He continues to contribute to the New York Times Chicago magazine and other publications.

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