I'm happy that he has continued with that same sense of humor in his middle grade books, but, with you know, funny kid stuff, not funny adult stuff. I laughed all the way through the two adult books of his that I read. He has a son, Rob, and a daughter, Sophie, neither of whom thinks he's funny.ĭave Barry is one seriously funny guy. If elected, his highest priority will be to seek the death penalty for whoever is responsible for making Americans install low-flow toilets.ĭave lives in Miami, Florida, with his wife, Michelle, a sportswriter. In his spare time, Dave is a candidate for president of the United States. Dave has also made many TV appearances, including one on the David Letterman show where he proved that it is possible to set fire to a pair of men's underpants with a Barbie doll. They are not musically skilled, but they are extremely loud. Two of his books were used as the basis for the CBS TV sitcom 'Dave's World,' in which Harry Anderson played a much taller version of Dave.ĭave plays lead guitar in a literary rock band called the Rock Bottom Remainders, whose other members include Stephen King, Amy Tan, Ridley Pearson and Mitch Albom. Many people are still trying to figure out how this happened.ĭave has also written many books, virtually none of which contain useful information. In 1988 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.

For 25 years he was a syndicated columnist whose work appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad.

The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry