Chonda Pierce is one the biggest selling comedians in the world today, consistently a top-selling ticketed artist of any genre. She has written 8 books, including the best seller Laughing In The Dark (Howard/Simon and Schuster) that chronicles her very public battle with clinical depression. Chonda has six RAIA gold certified comedy projects as well as three platinum RAIA certifed comedy DVDs and was nominated for three Emmy Awards in 2009. She has worked with a variety of people from Billy Graham to Dennis Miller, from Beth Moore to Garth Brooks. And worked with major women conferences around the world as well as guesting many times on the world famous Grand Ole Opry. More important to her is the fact that her sidesplitting stories about real-life is appealing to everyone from babyhood to grannyhood. She is one of the country's most honest artists, allowing her personal struggles to be the substance behind the laugh. "Comedy can be the greatest tool--so why not actually say something while you're making people laugh?" she says.