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The Novelizers

Stephen Levinson & The Sonar Podcast Network
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  • The Novelizers

    Lewis Black Reads A Nightmare on Elm Street, by Chase Mitchell

    27/10/2026 | 15 mins.
    Lewis Black (The Daily Show, Inside Out) narrates the first scene of Nightmare on Elm Street, novelized by Chase Mitchell (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) in a super-spooky special Halloween episode of The Novelizers. Hosted by Stephen Levinson.

    The Novelizers is created and executive produced by Stephen Levinson, and co-executive produced by Marla Ratner. Distributed by The Sonar Network.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • The Novelizers

    The Complete Dark Knight Novelization

    06/10/2026 | 5h 18 mins.
    The entire film Batman: The Dark Knight retold by comedy writers and narrated by your favorite comedians.

    Including writing by Rob Kutner, AD Miles, Liz Lent, Mickie Cathers, Matt Tobey, Shek Baker, Jennie Egerdie, Mike Drucker, Joe Veix, Andrew Lin, Patric M Verrone, Dan McCoy, Dave Bloustien, Eric Drysdale, Anita Serwacki, Erin Foley-Chan, Dennis DiClaudio, Chris Karwowski, River Clegg, Gilli Nissim, Alison Zeindman, Nita Haberlein, Scott Chernoff, Dave Hill, and Sarah Hutto.

    Narration by Lewis Black, Rob Delaney, Mary Birdsong, Hallie Haas, GaTa, Maurice Lamarche, Ronny Chieng, JK Simmons, Michael Torpey Paul Scheer, Jon Bass, Chris Parnell, Robbie McGregor, Mitra Jouhari, James Urbaniak, Anthony Atamanuik, Rekha Shankar, Dave Willis, Adam Pally, Matt Mercer, Lane Moore, Scott Aukerman, Michael Chernus, and Dave Hill.

    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.
    The Novelizers is created and executive produced by Stephen Levinson, hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen, and co-executive produced by Marla Ratner, with Graham Douglas, Cole Emoff, Kevin Carter, Christine Bullen, Dennis DiClaudio, and Rob Kutner. Music by Cole Emoff. Additional editing by Nita Haberlein. Graphic design by Crystal Dennis. Theme song by Andrew Lin, performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knotts. Distributed by The Sonar Network.

    The Novelizers is an AI-free podcast, written, narrated, edited, and scored entirely by human beings.
    The Novelizers is a work of unauthorized parody.
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Novelizers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Threads⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, TikTok, and ⁠YouTube, and please support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
    Copyright 2026 Novelizers LLC.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • The Novelizers

    Kerri Kenney-Silver Reads The Dark Knight, plus Lauren Olson (Epilogue)

    27/07/2026 | 28 mins.
    Kerri Kenney-Silver narrates the Epilogue of The Dark Knight, novelized by Sarah Hutto. Plus an improvised behind-the-scenes interview with Lauren Olson, who "worked on" the film. Hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen Levinson.

    Kerri Kenney-Silver (Narrator) - is a five-time Emmy nominee and the co-creator of the iconic series Reno 911!. She stars as Anne in the Netflix series The Four Seasons alongside Tina Fey and Steve Carrell.

    Sarah Hutto (Writer) is a comedy writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, Mad Magazine, Reductress, and McSweeneys

    Lauren Olson (Improviser) is a writer and improviser living in Portland who has performed with the Magnet Theater.

    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.

    The Novelizers is created and executive produced by Stephen Levinson, hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen, and co-executive produced by Marla Ratner, with Graham Douglas, Cole Emoff, Kevin Carter, Christine Bullen, Dennis DiClaudio, and Rob Kutner. Music by Cole Emoff. Additional editing by Nita Haberlein. Graphic design by Crystal Dennis. Theme song by Andrew Lin, performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knotts. Additional support by Elizabeth Taveras. Distributed by The Sonar Network.

    The Novelizers is an AI-free podcast, written, narrated, edited, and scored entirely by human beings.
    The Novelizers is a work of unauthorized parody.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Novelizers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Threads⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, TikTok, and ⁠YouTube, and please support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
    Copyright 2026 Novelizers LLC.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Dave Hill Novelizes The Dark Knight, plus Dan Ramirez (Ch. 24)

    20/07/2026 | 27 mins.
    Dave Hill novelizes and narrates Chapter 24 of The Dark Knight. Plus an improvised behind-the-scenes interview with Dan Ramirez, who "worked on" the film. Hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen Levinson.

    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.

    The Novelizers is created and executive produced by Stephen Levinson, hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen, and co-executive produced by Marla Ratner, with Graham Douglas, Cole Emoff, Kevin Carter, Christine Bullen, Dennis DiClaudio, and Rob Kutner. Music by Cole Emoff. Additional editing by Nita Haberlein. Graphic design by Crystal Dennis. Theme song by Andrew Lin, performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knotts. Additional support by Elizabeth Taveras. Distributed by The Sonar Network.

    The Novelizers is an AI-free podcast, written, narrated, edited, and scored entirely by human beings.
    The Novelizers is a work of unauthorized parody.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Novelizers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Threads⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, TikTok, and ⁠YouTube, and please support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
    Copyright 2026 Novelizers LLC.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • The Novelizers

    Michael Chernus Reads The Dark Knight, by Scott Chernoff (Ch. 23)

    06/07/2026 | 39 mins.
    Michael Chernus narrates Chapter 23 of The Dark Knight, novelized by Scott Chernoff. Plus an improvised behind-the-scenes interview with Greg Hess, who "worked on" the film. Hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen Levinson.

    Michael Chernus (Narrator) - is known for his work on stage and screen. You can catch him as Ricken on Severence, as Edward Tavner on Patriot, and in The Devil in Disguise on Peacock.

    Scott Chernoff (Writer) - is a writer and performer who is known for his work on BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty, and Conan.

    Greg Hess (Improviser) - is an improviser, a founding member of the Cook County Social Club, performer the the UCB theater and co-creator of the podcast MEGA.

    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.

    The Novelizers is created and executive produced by Stephen Levinson, hosted by Dave Hill and Stephen, and co-executive produced by Marla Ratner, with Graham Douglas, Cole Emoff, Kevin Carter, Christine Bullen, Dennis DiClaudio, and Rob Kutner. Music by Cole Emoff. Additional editing by Nita Haberlein. Graphic design by Crystal Dennis. Theme song by Andrew Lin, performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knotts. Additional support by Elizabeth Taveras. Distributed by The Sonar Network.

    The Novelizers is an AI-free podcast, written, narrated, edited, and scored entirely by human beings.
    The Novelizers is a work of unauthorized parody.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Novelizers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Threads⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, TikTok, and ⁠YouTube, and please support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
    Copyright 2026 Novelizers LLC.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About The Novelizers
The Novelizers is a comedy podcast that turns classic movies into the novels they were never based on. Each season takes on one film, scene by scene: comedy writers from SNL, The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, The Simpsons and more each rewrite a chapter in their own style, then a different comedian or actor narrates it, audiobook-style. Plus fake behind-the-scenes interviews with improvisers who "worked on" the movie.This season: Terminator 2: Judgment Day.Past seasons and some of the voices you'll hear:The Dark Knight – J.K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Rob Delaney, Paul Scheer, Chris Parnell, Ronny Chieng, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Scott Aukerman, Adam Pally, Matt Mercer and Michael Chernus.Dirty Dancing – Nathan Fillion, Samantha Bee, Rachel Dratch, Jason Mantzoukas, Thomas Lennon, Richard Kind, David Wain, Michael Ian Black, Mark McKinney, Jesse Thorn, and Jane Brucker, who played Lisa Houseman in the original film.The Matrix – Richard Ayoade, Matt Mercer, Brennan Lee Mulligan, June Diane Raphael, Alison Pill, John Hodgman, Scott Adsit, Dan Savage, David Dastmalchian and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.Independence Day – Will Forte, Craig Ferguson, Jake Johnson, Beanie Feldstein, Mae Whitman, Paget Brewster, Chris Parnell, Aparna Nancherla, Vir Das and Josh Johnson.Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – J.K. Simmons, Patton Oswalt, Wayne Brady, Ira Glass, Dick Cavett, Felicia Day, Rachel Bloom, John Hodgman, Andy Daly and Maurice LaMarche.Plus specials, including Scream with Aasif Mandvi and A Nightmare on Elm Street with Lewis Black.Writers include Josh Lieb, David Javerbaum, Allison Silverman, Rachel Axler, Patric Verrone and Mike Drucker, whose credits include The Colbert Report, Veep, Futurama and What We Do in the Shadows. Improvisers include Matt Walsh, H. Jon Benjamin, Scott Adsit and Brian Stack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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