Behind the Laughter: A Comedian’s Tale of Tragedy and Hope: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Behind the Laughter: A Comedian’s Tale of Tragedy and Hope audiobook runs 7.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Avery Waddell and Paula Parker (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.5 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Avery Waddell
Avery Waddell narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 61 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
1,000 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Behind the Laughter: A Comedian’s Tale of Tragedy and Hope is an audiobook by Brigitte Travis-Griffin and Anthony Griffith: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Avery Waddell and Paula Parker, released April 9, 2019, on the Arts & Entertainment and Health & Wellness shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Avery Waddell, Paula Parker
- Released
- April 9, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, Health & Wellness
- ISBN
- 9780785219842
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Behind the Laughter: A Comedian’s Tale of Tragedy and Hope audiobook?
Behind the Laughter: A Comedian’s Tale of Tragedy and Hope runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is the Behind the Laughter: A Comedian’s Tale of Tragedy and Hope audiobook free?
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Who narrates Behind the Laughter: A Comedian’s Tale of Tragedy and Hope?
Behind the Laughter: A Comedian’s Tale of Tragedy and Hope is narrated by Avery Waddell and Paula Parker.