Chonda Pierce

“I love calling Chonda my friend. I am so proud of her for digging in and sharing her story with others. Her story is a testimony of how to love God through all of life’s messes, heartache, and celebrations. Anyone who knows Chonda’s story knows how amazing she is at making you laugh—but what you’ll read in this book is the depth of her heart and ministry. It’s awesome.”​
Michael W. Smiththree-time Grammy Award winner with thirty-one #1 hit songs​
“Chonda Pierce is a master storyteller recounting the harsh events of her life as the springboard to sheer hilarity in this brutally honest memoir. Chonda’s book provides hope and encouragement to those who feel that the deep hurts in their lives are beyond redeemable. Proverbs 17:22 says that ‘A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.’ This book is great medicine!”
Mike Huckabeeformer governor of Arkansas, Fox News host, and two-time presidential candidate
“This book is a must-read for fans of clean comedy and all comedy. Chonda’s gripping story brings laughter to tears and tears to laughter. This book is an amazing read.”
Tim Hawkinstop-selling Christian comedian
“Raw, real, gut-wrenching, funny, bold, courageous, hopeful—Chonda style. This book will change conversations and lives. It’s a gift to us all.”
Dr. Tim Clintonpresident of the American Association of Christian Counselors
“[Chonda] gives us permission to see the dark places and the beautiful spaces of her very being. . . . As a comedian, she has shown His light from stage for over thirty years. Readers now get to see His light as she shares all of her story in an attempt to help you with healing your own story.”
Tracey RobisonLPC-MHSP, clinical director of Branches.org
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One of America’s funniest women opens up in this real and raw memoir, encouraging readers to face life’s trials with unshakeable faith and joy.

A stand-up comedian beloved for her combination of feisty wit and Southern charm, Chonda Pierce knows all too well that life is funny—until it’s not. But she also knows that it will become funny again. She’s held on to that hope—and that promise—through tragedy and triumph.

And now she’s finally ready to tell her full story.

In Life Is Funny Until It’s Not, Pierce recounts a preacher’s daughter’s 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 faith—the kind you almost dare to have taken from you. And she wants her readers to share her unapologetic courage to hope—as well as a few laughs along the way.

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