Life Is Funny Until It's Not

One of Americas funniest women opens up in this real and raw memoir, encouraging readers to face lifes trials with unshakeable faith and joy. A stand-up comedian beloved for her combination of feisty wit and Southern charm, Pierce knows all too well that life is funnyuntil its not. But she also knows that it will become funny again. Shes held on to that hopeand that promisethrough tragedy and triumph. And now shes finally ready to tell her full story. In Life Is Funny until Its Not, Pierce recounts a preachers daughters childhood filled with heartbreak, including abuse, her parents divorce, and the sudden deaths of her two sisters in the span of two years. Even after she achieved success in her comedy tours, trials and tragedy dogged her through marriage, motherhood, and widowhood. But God was there with her through every sorrow and every joy. This story of unshakeable hope and faith will inspire readers to turn to God and trust his faithfulness. Chonda Pierce has a white-knuckle faiththe kind you almost dare to have taken from you. And she wants her readers to share her unapologetic courage to hopeas well as a few laughs along the way.