Behind the Laughter

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 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 inspiringNew perspectives on difficult topics that everyone can relate toThe power of finding humor in spite of adversityFind true inspiration along with laugh-out-loud humor in this remarkable story of resilience and grace in the face of loss.