There are two pretty good reasons to look at this coverage of the Women And Humor panel at the LA Times' Festival of Books this weekend: 1. I look powerful and compelling in the accompanying photo. In real life, Ann and Issa were just looking at me as one does during the part of a conversation where one is being silent, but in the picture they appear to be gazing upon me with love…

If the following lineup holds any promise or interest for you, that is.