The Novelizers

The Novelizers

Hosted by Dave Hill, we take classic films, get top comedy writers to turn them into hilarious audiobooks, narrated by actors and comedians like JK Simmons, Wayne Brady, Ira Glass, Rachel Dratch, Will Forte, Richard Ayoade and dozens more. Plus interviews! This season, we tackle Dirty Dancing. The Novelizers is distributed by Cincinnati Public Radio.

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June 1, 2026 37 mins

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Lane Moore - an award-winning writer, actor, comedian, and musician. She has been hailed by the The New York Times as “ingenious. She’s also the creator of Tinder Live, and the author of books like “You Will Find Your People”


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Matt Mercer is the DM and founding member of the massive web series, Critical Role, and you can also see him on Dimension 20 and hear his voice is many of your favorite games.


Mimi von Schack - is an ac...

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Adam Pally is an actor, comedian, writer, and producer best known for starring as Max Blum in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings and as Dr. Peter Prentice in The Mindy Project. He also starred in the FOX comedy Making History and was the executive producer of The President Sho...

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Chris Karwowski is a longtime editor and writer for The Onion and co-host of the Show and Sell podcast. 


Dave Willis is an ac...

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Rekha Shankar, Anna Garcia, Dennis DiClaudio - Dark Knight 17


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Rekha Shankar is an actor, writer, and comedian known for Dropout, and you’ve seen her on Between Two Ferns: The Movie.


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This week on The Novelizers Anthony Atamanuik, Tony Zaret & Erin Foley-Chan


Anthony Atamanuik is comedian, actor, and writer who created and starred in Comedy Central's The Presi...

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April 20, 2026 35 mins
Aasif Mandvi, Chase Mitchell - SCREAM
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Anita Serwacki is a writer who was a long time contributor to The Onion, senior editor at Cracked, and writer for the animated series and comic book WordGirl.


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Mitra Jouhari is a comedian, writer, and performer who co-created and stars in the Adult Swim series Three Busy Debras. You’ve also seen her in The Big Sick, The Bear, Broad City, Search Party and more.


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Each season on The Novelizers, we take a beloved film, then get comedy writer (from SNL, The Simpsons, Colbert, and more) to turn it into a hilarious audiobook, narrated by comedians and actors. We also feature interviews with the people who (may or may not have) made the original film.


Dave Bloustien is a c...

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Chris Parnell narrates chapter 12 of The Dark Knight novelized by Dan McCoy, plus an interview with Andres Parada.


Chris Parnell

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Each season on The Novelizers, we take a beloved film, then get comedy writer (from SNL, The Simpsons, Colbert, and more) to turn it into a hilarious audiobook, narrated by comedians and actors. We also feature interviews with the people who (may or may not have) made the original film.


Patric M. Verrone  - i...

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Paul Scheer narrates chapter 10 of The Dark Knight novelized by Andrew Lin, plus an interview with James Dwyer.


Ian Brennan is a writer and performer known for Monster on Netflix. He’s also the creator of Glee and Screen Queens.


Paul Scheer is a SAG-award winning actor and comedian known for The League, Black...

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The Dark Knight - Chapter 9


Featuring a chapter novelized by Joe Veix and narrated by Michael Torpey, plus an interview with Bra...

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The Dark Knight - Chapter 8


Featuring a chapter novelized by Mike Drucker and narrated by J.K. Simmons, plus an interview with Arthur Meyer. Hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen Levinson.


JK Simmons is an Oscar winning actor known for Whiplash, La La Land, Juno, tons...

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The Dark Knight - Chapter 7


Featuring a chapter novelized by Jennie Egerdie and narrated by Ronnie Chieng, plus an interview with Seth Herzog. Hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen Levinson.


Ronny Chieng is an Emmy Award-winning comedian, writer, and actor. He’s a co...

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The Dark Knight - Chapter 6


Featuring a chapter novelized by Shek Baker and narrated by Maurice LaMarche, plus an interview with ⁠Ian Brennan. Hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen Levinson.


Ian Brennan is a writer and performer known for Monster on Netflix. He’s also the creator of Glee and Screen Queens.

Maurice LaMa...

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The Dark Knight - Chapter 5


Featuring a chapter novelized by Matthew Tobey and narrated by GaTa, plus an interview with ⁠Yoni Lotan. Hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen Levinson.


GaTa is Davionte Ganter, an American rapper and actor, known for his work in the FX series Dave as well as being the hype man for rapper Lil Dicky.


Yoni Lotan is an actor and...

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The Dark Knight - Chapter 4


Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠Mickie Cathers and narrated by Hallie Haas, plus an interview with ⁠Hannah Pilkes. Hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen Levinson.


Hallie Haas is a comedian and actor who has appeared in Search Party and the film Fort Tilden.


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The Dark Knight - Chapter 3

Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠Liz Lent and narrated by Mary Birdsong, plus an interview with ⁠Brian Stack. Hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen Levinson.


Mary Birdsong is an actor and writer known for Reno 911, Succession, and more. 


Brian Stack is a writer and performer known for his extensive work on The Late Show wit...

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