I always speak to you, my compassionate readers, from my heart. So, I want to tell you that this is the hardest time I’ve had writing a column in the 27 years I’ve been a Cape Cod Times columnist. I ...

On a special episode (first released on May 25, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Nationally-syndicated humor columnist Dave Barry's memoir chronicles his life mostly spent joking around. Hit play on the ...

I wrote the silliest, stupidest, funniest stuff I could think of. When I read my essay, I got big laughs. (Jerry Zezima/TNS) On May 23, 1985, a date which will live in journalistic infamy, my first ...

This is a humor column. Unless it doesn’t make you laugh…then it’s just a column. I decided to perform a risky experiment to see if my job was on the line. I asked AI to write a humor column about ...

It’s been a hell of a ride! For over a year now, I have written this humor column to shed a tiny hint of light onto the dark world of news. Many of you, my dear readers, have told me how much you ...

The beloved humor columnist looks back on a long career of wit and wisdom in a new memoir. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

If you’re one of my loyal nj.com readers, you know about my travails as I work toward becoming a full Jersey guy, from the polar plunge to skinny dipping, from scrapple to camel burgers, from heavy ...

n This letter is in response to Alys Ebenhoe’s letter (“Performing troupe not presented accurately” April 18). For crying out loud, RELAX! Why is it that there’s an angry letter in every issue of The ...

As I was sitting around the other day, procrastinating about writing this column, it occurred to me that if I just got busy I could knock one out in an hour or so. After a few more games of solitaire, ...

Nearly 800 people packed the Lesher Center’s Hofmann Theatre on a recent weeknight as Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry took the stage, delivering a laughter-filled performance that touched ...