A FATHER TELLS THE STORY OF HIS 2 y-o DAUGHTER WHO DIED OF CANCER: A Comedian Silences A Room For 9 Minutes. It's Not An Awkward Silence.....The Moth Presents Anthony Griffith: "The Best of Times, The Worst of Times" (MOST GRIPPING VIDEO)

Comedians spend years honing their stage persona, but when all-star comic Anthony Griffith tells the story of his life as a comedian and as a father, not even he can keep it together. To be honest, I couldn't either when I watched this video. It's so important to remember that the people we idolize aren't the two-dimensional, easily digestible caricatures that we see of them in the media. I've seen some breakdowns before, and this was the first one that felt real. read more...