Chonda Pierce
A Piece of My Mind (DVD)
INO

Humor has often been considered medicinal, “a laugh a day keeps the doctor a way.” So if that is true, one would think that comedians would be the healthiest individuals alive. However, that was not the case with Chonda Pierce. After 15 years in the comedy business, with numerous successful video projects, and a twenty-plus year marriage to her high-school sweetheart, Chonda was burning out her wick in the midst of the whit.

Chonda’s approach has typically been to start with an idea she wishes to share, and then build a show around that idea by using comedy to get the message across. This time, her message was very personal. Suffering from depression and burn out, Chonda with the help of family and friends – and a strong dose of “real faith” – is fighting back. And as she always has, she light-heartedly shares her experiences through comedy. As a result, A Piece of My Mind is constructed around these life changing events, and the Chonda we see on stage is again a poppy-energetic lady with quick whit and pointed humor. She takes aim at low rider jeans, dieting, and even her OBGYN (which again confirms my thoughts that any man in her audience is a brave man).

It does not take long for her to get right to the point, and I found that this DVD includes the greatest testimony of all of her projects. As Chonda began to talk about life being a puzzle, and equating it to the greatest puzzler in the universe, being the almighty Father God, I realized that she was teaching us something while at the same time she was entertaining. Already Chonda is receiving a response from many who have heard her testimony, and realized that they were not alone. When she closes out the show like this, you gain a much greater appreciation for the humor that preceded the testimony.

- Ken W.