The Novelizers

ATTN: NYC! The Novelizers will be LIVE at Caveat Sept 19th at 7pm - doing the best of Dirty Dancing - hosted by Jenny Hagel with Jon Bass, Jordan Carlos & More. Tickets here . ATTN: OHIO! The Novelizers will be LIVE at the Yellow Springs Film Festival on Saturday, October 4th at 4pm - performing The Matrix - hosted by Michael Ian Black with Leyla Ingalls and more. Tickets here . Special Bonus...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 18 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Leslie Gaar, and narrated by Michael Chernus, plus an interview with ⁠Scott Adsit. Hosted by Dave Hill. Plus a surprise guest appearance by Michael Chernus Michael Chernus is an Obie-award winning actor best known for his work in the show Severance, which is nominated for one-bazillion Emmys this year. He's also played Cal Chapman in Or...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 17 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Craig Baldo and narrated by Mark McKinney, plus an interview with ⁠Hannah Pilkes. Hosted by Dave Hill. Plus a surprise guest appearance by Steve Agee! Craig Baldo was doing stand-up all over TV about 15 years ago. Now he works in advertising, teaches at Montclair Film and writes occasional gags for the New Yorker. Read/watch/listen to m...

*** July 9th, 2025 at 7pm - The Novelizers will be LIVE at Caveat in NYC, featuring Dave Hill, Dave Foley, Jon Benjamin & Chris Redd -- Get tickets here . *** Dirty Dancing - Chapter 16 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Stefan Sirucek, and narrated by ⁠Nathan Fillion, plus an interview with ⁠Matt Walsh. Hosted by Dave Hill. Plus a surprise guest appearance by Steve Agee! Nathan Fillion is kno...

*** July 9th, 2025 at 7pm - The Novelizers will be LIVE at Caveat in NYC. Get tickets here . *** Dirty Dancing - Chapter 15 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Darci Ratliff, and narrated by ⁠Jason Mantzoukas, plus an interview with ⁠Tony Zaret. Hosted by Dave Hill. Plus a surprise guest appearance by Steve Agee! Darci Ratliff is Kittenpants—former publisher of online humor mag Kittenpants.com, pro...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 14 Featuring a chapter narrated by Dirty Dancing's own Jane Brucker (!!!) and novelized by ⁠⁠Rob Kutner and Sheryl Zohn, plus an interview with Bethany Hall. Hosted by Dave Hill. Plus a surprise guest appearance by Steve Agee! Plus a surprise guest appearance by Yacht Rock's "Hollywood" Steve Huey! Rob Kutner is a producer for The Novelizers. He’s written for Conan and The...

Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Raquel D’Apice and narrated by ⁠Avital Ash, plus an interview with ⁠⁠Arthur Meyer. Hosted by Dave Hill. Plus a surprise guest appearance by Steve Agee! Plus a surprise guest appearance by Beth Stelling! Raquel D'Apice has written for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and author of the book "Welcome to the Club: 100 Parenting Milestones You Never Saw Coming."&nb...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter12 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Evan Allgood and narrated by ⁠Sunita Mani, plus an interview with ⁠Jon Glaser. Hosted by Dave Hill. Sunita Mani   is an actress, dancer and comedian best known for her role as Trenton in Mr. Robot and Arthie in the Netflix comedy GLOW. Jon Glaser is an actor, writer, and comedian known for creating and starring in Adult Swim's "Delo...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 11 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠Shonali Bhowmik, and narrated by Shonali, Katina Corrao, & Greg Johnson, plus an interview with Mike Kurtz. Special guest appearance by Steve Agee Shonali Bhowmik is a musician, actress, comedienne, filmmaker and writer. Shonali's recent solo full length album One Machine At A Time was released to enthusiastic critical praise and is...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 10 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠Tammy Golden and narrated by Hallie Haas, plus an interview with Rekha Shankar. Tammy Golden is a writer for Mystery Science Theater 3000, MAD Magazine, Dana Gould's “ Hanging with Doctor Z ” on YouTube. Hallie Haas is a comedic actress and writer who has appeared in SEARCH PARTY, ALTERNATINO, COMEDY CENTRAL DIGITAL, and the SXSW Grand J...

A special crossover episode of The Novelizers Dirty Dancing season with Michael Hearst's " 80 From the 80s " project in which we cover Dirty Dancing theme song, "(I Had) The Time of My Life." Vocalists: Heather Redman and David Payne Rap composed and performed by K.Carter Drums - Christian Linsey Bass - Joe Keohane Guitar and Keys - Michael Hearst Engineered by Christian Linsey and Michael Hearst....

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 9 Featuring a chapter novelized by Amanda Lehr and narrated by ⁠Richard Kind, plus an interview with ⁠⁠Langston Kerman. Hosted by Dave Hill. Richard Kind is one of America's most beloved character actors, and has appeared in countless productions on stage and screen. Some recent comedy highlights include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Only Murders in the Building, and American Dad....

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 8 Featuring a chapter novelized and narrated by Ian Brennan, plus an interview with ⁠⁠Laura Krafft. Hosted by Dave Hill. Ian Brennan is a 3-time Emmy-winning screenwriter, director and actor. He is known for creating the American television shows  Glee ,  Scream Queens ,  The Politician , and  Monster . Laura Krafft is an Emmy-winning writer and actress....

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 7 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Lisa Curry and narrated by ⁠Thomas Lennon & Debra DiGiovanni, plus an interview with ⁠⁠Mark Steinbach. Hosted by Dave Hill. Thomas Patrick Lennon is an actor, screenwriter, comedian, and author. He's a founding member of The State, writer of Night at the Museum, and author of the Ronan Boyle book series. Jaime Moyer has voiced two ch...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 6 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Ursula Lawrence and narrated by ⁠David Wain, plus an interview with ⁠⁠Grant O'Brien. Hosted by Dave Hill. David Wain is best known for The State, Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, Stella, Wainy Days, Wanderlust, They Came Together, Children's Hospital, A Futile Gesture, and Medical Police. His latest project is Mr Throwback starring...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 5 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Liz Lent and narrated by ⁠Samantha Bee, plus an interview with ⁠⁠Courtney Pauroso. Hosted by Dave Hill. Samantha Bee is a comedian, writer, and producer who rose to fame as the longest-serving correspondent on "The Daily Show" before creating and hosting "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" from 2016-2022. She currently hosts podcasts includ...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 4 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Mickie Cathers and narrated by ⁠Liz Miele, plus an interview with ⁠⁠Shannon O'Neill. Hosted by Dave Hill. Liz Miele has appeared on Comedy Central, Fox, Hulu, NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” and CBS’s After Midnight. She’s been featured in The New Yorker, NY Times, Runner’s World, and the Guardian. She has several viral videos on YouTube...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 3 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Abbi Crutchfield and narrated by ⁠Michael Ian Black, plus an interview with ⁠⁠H. Jon Benjamin. Hosted by 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 w...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 2 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠⁠Jordan Morris and narrated by ⁠Jesse Thorn, plus an interview with ⁠⁠Angela Giarratana. Hosted by 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...

Dirty Dancing - Chapter 1 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠ ⁠Rich Talarico⁠ and narrated by ⁠ Rachel Dratch , plus an interview with ⁠⁠ Matteo Lane⁠ . Hosted by 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 Matrix, Chapter 21 Featuring a chapter novelized by ⁠Alex Rubens⁠ and narrated by Richard Ayoade , plus an interview with ⁠Brian Shortall⁠ . Richard Ayoade  is a comedian, actor, writer and director who stared in The IT Crowd, Krapopolis, Disenchantment, and more. Four-time Emmy Award nominee Alex Rubens is the showrunner of  Krapopolis.  He has written on such critically acclaimed shows as  K...

The Matrix, Chapter 20 Featuring a chapter novelized by Allison Silverman and narrated by ⁠Jackie Kashian , plus an interview with Jeremy Culhane . Allison Silverman is a writer and producer known for Russian Doll, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Daily Show, and more. Jackie Kashian is a stand-up comedian who has been seen on After Midnight, Conan, Corden, HBO, Ne...

The Matrix, Chapter 19 Featuring a chapter novelized by Daniel Kibblesmith⁠ (Colbert, Clone High), and narrated by June Diane Raphael⁠ (How Did This Get Made!) plus an interview with ⁠Suzi Barrett⁠ . Andy Bobrow has written for Community , Brooklyn Nine-Nine , Bless the Harts , The Last Man on Earth , Malcolm in the Middle , SNL, and Krapopolis . Lane Moore is a stand-up comedian who is the creato...

The Matrix, Chapter 18 Featuring a chapter novelized by Andy Bobrow , and narrated by Lane Moore plus an interview with Alyssa Sabo . Andy Bobrow has written for Community , Brooklyn Nine-Nine , Bless the Harts , The Last Man on Earth , Malcolm in the Middle , SNL, and Krapopolis . Lane Moore is a stand-up comedian who is the creator and host of Tinder Live! With Lane Moore , and her writing has a...

The Matrix, Chapter 17 Featuring a chapter novelized by R.J. White (McSweeney's), and narrated by Truth Ali plus an interview with Ali Ghandour . R.J. White is a comedy writer who has written for McSweeney's. Truth Ali is a hip-hop artist and voice actor who has toured with Rakim. His sixth album "While You Slept" is available now. Ali Ghandour is the Artistic Director at UCB and...