Dave Barry tells his own story in his just-published memoir, ‘Class Clown’ The author will be in conversation with Paul Levine in L.A. on Thursday, May 22.

Dave Barry’s new book is called “Class Clown” and is subtitled “The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass.” Its sub-subtitle (for ...

Dave Barry: I don't think that humorists have that much power to change anything, to be honest, if I'm being brutally honest. I mean, I think some of us would like to think we do, but we don't really.

For dedicated fans of Dave Barry’s long career in humor, it almost seems superfluous for him to publish a memoir, considering how many of his columns and books feature his own misadventures. But ...