<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(73, 80, 87);"&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Patric M. Verrone&amp;nbsp; -&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt; i&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;s an Emmy-winning TV writer/producer, attorney, figurine-maker, and labor leader.&amp;nbsp; His writing credits include &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Larry Sanders Show, The Critic, The Simpsons, Pinky and the Brain, Rugrats,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt; and every episode of Matt Groening’s animated sci-fi comedy &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;Futurama&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Jon Bass - &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;is an actor and writer who started his career on Broadway replacing Josh Gad as ‘Elder Cunningham’ in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;The Book Of Mormon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;. In film, Jon was recently cast in the upcoming Ron Howard film, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://deadline.com/2025/10/adam-driver-anne-hathaway-alone-at-dawn-ron-howard-1236568655/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"&gt;‘Alone at Dawn’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt; alongside Adam Driver &amp;amp; Anne Hathaway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;Natasha Vaynblat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt; (VAIN-blot) has written for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;Audible's &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;Bloodweed, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;and Comedy Central’s “&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;Your Worst Fears Confirmed”.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt; Her standup album “We’re All Dads Here” was featured in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;Vulture&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;'s “Albums To Watch Right Now” and she's currently performing her new hour “Childless Freak” all about her choice not to have kids.&amp;nbsp;Her upcoming show "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://publictheater.org/performances-jp/2026/n/natasha-vaynblat-childless-freak/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"&gt;Childless Freak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"&gt;" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;premieres in NYC at Joe's Pub on April 28th, 2026. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(73, 80, 87);"&gt;The Novelizers is hosted by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(73, 80, 87);"&gt;Dave Hill &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(73, 80, 87);"&gt;and produced by Stephen Levinson, with Graham Douglas, Cole Emoff, Kevin Carter, Christine Bullen, Dennis DiClaudio, Rob Kutner, and Dave Hill. 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The Novelizers

Stephen Levinson

Jon Bass, Natasha Vaynblat, Patric Verrone - Dark Knight 11

FEB 23, 202630 MIN
The Novelizers

Jon Bass, Natasha Vaynblat, Patric Verrone - Dark Knight 11

FEB 23, 202630 MIN

Description

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 - is an Emmy-winning TV writer/producer, attorney, figurine-maker, and labor leader. His writing credits include The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Larry Sanders Show, The Critic, The Simpsons, Pinky and the Brain, Rugrats, and every episode of Matt Groening’s animated sci-fi comedy Futurama.Jon Bass - is an actor and writer who started his career on Broadway replacing Josh Gad as ‘Elder Cunningham’ inThe Book Of Mormon. In film, Jon was recently cast in the upcoming Ron Howard film, ‘Alone at Dawn’ alongside Adam Driver & Anne Hathaway.Natasha Vaynblat (VAIN-blot) has written for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, Audible's Bloodweed, and Comedy Central’s “Your Worst Fears Confirmed”. Her standup album “We’re All Dads Here” was featured in Vulture's “Albums To Watch Right Now” and she's currently performing her new hour “Childless Freak” all about her choice not to have kids. Her upcoming show "Childless Freak" premieres in NYC at Joe's Pub on April 28th, 2026. The Novelizers is hosted by Dave Hill and produced by Stephen Levinson, with Graham Douglas, Cole Emoff, Kevin Carter, Christine Bullen, Dennis DiClaudio, Rob Kutner, and Dave Hill. 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.