his week on The Novelizers

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.

James Urbaniak is an amazing character actor and voice artist best recognized as Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture on The Venture Bros. and for films such as Henry Fool, Ned Rifle, and American Splendor.

Craig Cackowski has been seen on such shows as Drunk History, Community and The Pitt, heard on The Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast, and travels the world improvising with his wife Carla in their duo Orange Tuxedo.

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 hosted by Dave Hill, and produced by Stephen Levinson, with Graham Douglas, Cole Emoff, Kevin Carter, Christine Bullen, Dennis DiClaudio, and Rob Kutner. Music by Cole Emoff. Additional editing by Sunita Haberlein. Graphic design by Crystal Dennis. Theme song by Andrew Lin, performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knotts. Additional support by Elizabeth Taveras. Distributed by Cincinnati Public Radio.



The Novelizers is an AI-free podcast, written, narrated, edited, and scored entirely by human beings.

The Novelizers is a work of unauthorized parody.

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This week on The Novelizers

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.

Eric Drysdale is a writer and comedian who has won TEN Emmys and a pair of Peabody Awards for his work on The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.

Andrew Knox is an alumnus of the Second City Mainstage in Chicago and can be seen performing live in LA at the UCB Theater, and on television!

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 hosted by Dave Hill, and produced by Stephen Levinson, with Graham Douglas, Cole Emoff, Kevin Carter, Christine Bullen, Dennis DiClaudio, and Rob Kutner. Music by Cole Emoff. Additional editing by Sunita Haberlein. Graphic design by Crystal Dennis. Theme song by Andrew Lin, performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knotts. Additional support by Elizabeth Taveras. Distributed by Cincinnati Public Radio.



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.

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 comedian, improvisor and a five time award-winning TV comedy writer. He’s from Australia.

Robbie McGregor Is a prolific actor and voice artist with screen credits as deep and rich as his sexy, velvety baritone. Baz Luhrmann once called him “the voice Australia trusts”, but most Australians know him for his nightly delivery of "the following program contains course language, adult themes … and nudity”. He is also Australian.

Rob Kutner is an Emmy Award winning comedy writer known for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and Conan - and he’s also the co-producer of this podcast. Rob doesn’t live in Australia. Yet.

The Novelizers is hosted by Dave Hill, and produced by Stephen Levinson, with Graham Douglas, Cole Emoff, Kevin Carter, Christine Bullen, Dennis DiClaudio, and Rob Kutner. Music by Cole Emoff. Additional editing by Sunita Haberlein. Graphic design by Crystal Dennis. Theme song by Andrew Lin, performed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Knotts. Additional support by Elizabeth Taveras. Distributed by Cincinnati Public Radio.



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.