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The Best Man's Ghostwriter

By: Matthew Starr
Narrated by: Glen Powell, Nicholas Braun, Ashley Park, Lance Bass, D’Arcy Carden, Zach Braff, full cast
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A bad best man’s speech can ruin a wedding. Why do we plan every detail of a perfect day and then give the groom’s idiot best friend five minutes of total power?

Enter Nate (Glen Powell), a speechwriter-for-hire who helps people write incredible best man speeches. To keep the best man from embarrassing himself (and the newlyweds), Nate uses his list of don’ts: Don’t mention the exes, don’t be rated R, and don’t bum everyone out. Nate’s system never fails. That is, until he meets Dan (Nicholas Braun), the dopey, hopelessly awkward best man for the biggest social media influencer’s wedding of the year. On top of that, Nate just got engaged to the woman of his dreams, and now he has to find his own best man–forcing him to confront a brutal friendship breakup with his former best friend.

As Nate helps Dan with his speech, he explores the insane and often idiotic world of male friendship and must come up with an answer to the one question most men never think about: Why is their best friend their best friend?

Featuring an all-star cast including Ashley Park, D’Arcy Carden, Lance Bass, Zach Braff, and more, The Best Man’s Ghostwriter is a laugh-out-loud, heartfelt audio show written and directed by comedian and former real-life best man’s ghostwriter, Matthew Starr.

©2024 The Broadway Video Group, LLC (P)2024 The Broadway Video Group, LLC Best of 2024 Editors Select Literature & Fiction Satire Funny Witty Feel-Good Inspiring

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About the Creator- Matthew Starr

About the Creator

Matthew Starr is a comedian/writer living in Los Angeles, CA.
Matthew recently partnered with The Simons Foundation as part of their In the Path of Totality initiative to tour his solo stand-up/science show “Dark Matter” along the path of the 2024 total solar eclipse. He was a staff writer and featured panelist for MTV News’ Need To Know, and a head writer/performer at Above Average.
Matthew has written for/appeared on shows on Audible Premium, Disney+, Comedy Central Digital, MTV, MTV2, TruTV, and the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards hosted by John Mulaney and Nick Kroll. His work has been featured on McSweeney’s, AV Club, CollegeHumor, Cracked, and Huffington Post.
Matthew was a house writer and performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City and an alumni of the UCB Touring Company. His sketch “I’m Like a Bird” was listed by Vulture as one of the “207 Unforgettable Comedy Moments of the 2010s.”
Matthew is a graduate of The Ohio State University.

Glen Powell
Nicholas Braun
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About the Performer- Glen Powell

About the Performer

Glen Powell is an award-winning actor who can currently be seen in the Netflix comedy Hit Man, directed by Richard Linklater, which Powell also co-wrote and produced. Powell can also be seen in Universal’s Twisters, the international blockbuster directed by Lee Isaac Chung.
Powell recently wrapped production on the revenge thriller Huntington, written and directed by John Patton Ford, for A24 and Studio Canal. Powell will next co-create and star in Hulu’s upcoming series Chad Powers, based on an Eli Manning sketch about a quarterback whose college career ends after bad behavior. It was also recently announced that Powell will star in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man for Paramount Pictures. The dystopian action thriller is based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name.
Glen Powell recently starred alongside Sydney Sweeney in Sony’s romantic comedy and international box office hit Anyone But You. Other past credits include Top Gun: Maverick, Devotion, Hidden Figures, Apollo 10½, Set It Up, Everybody Wants Some!!, and The Dark Knight Rises, among others.

About the Performer- Nicholas Braun

About the Performer

Nicholas Braun starred as Cousin Greg in HBO’s critically acclaimed hit series Succession, a performance for which he has received three Emmy Award nominations, a Critics' Choice Award nomination, and two Screen Actors Guild Ensemble Award wins. He will next be seen in Jason Reitman's ensemble SNL 1975, alongside Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons, Gabe LaBelle, Cooper Hoffman and Dylan O'Brien, as well as co-starring in Amazon/MGM's Three Bags Full opposite Hugh Jackman. Nick can currently be seen in Kristoffer Borgli's A24 feature Dream Scenario opposite Nicholas Cage, in addition to co-starring in Susanna Fogel's feature Cat Person opposite Emilia Jones, based on the viral New Yorker short story of the same name. Previously, Nicholas also starred in A24’s Zola alongside Riley Keough, which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2020. Other film credits include Glenn Ficarra & John Requa's war dramedy Whiskey Tango Foxtrot for Paramount alongside Tina Fey and Margot Robbie, New Line’s romantic comedy How to Be Single opposite Dakota Johnson, MGM’s remake of Poltergeist, Kyle Alvarez’s drama The Stanford Prison Experiment, Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Fox’s The Watch opposite Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, and he had his breakthrough performance in Kevin Smith’s Red State, which premiered at Sundance in 2011.

Credits

Produced by: Broadway Video
Created and Written and Directed by: Matthew Starr
Executive Produced by Britta von Schoeler for Broadway Video
Executive Produced by Ian Stearns for Audible
Produced by: Glen Powell, Matthew Starr, and Mark Valdez for Broadway Video
Story Consulting by: Kristen Bartlett, Jordan Carlos, Jake Cornell, John Gabriel Gonzales, Lauren Gurganous, Monique Moses, Achilles Stamatelaky, Alex Song-Xia, and Justin Tyler
Editing, Sound Design, and Audio Mixing by: Ben Lapidus
Original Music and Score by: Matt Rubano
Performed by:
Glen Powell as Nate
Nicholas Braun as Dan
Ashley Park as Ash
D’Arcy Carden as Jordan
Lance Bass as Rhys
Zach Braff as Cookie
Lukas Gage as Tyson
Alex Wolff as Xavier
Debra Messing and Neil Flynn as Nate’s Parents
Gracie Lawrence as Lulalona
Sherri Shepherd and Jonathan van Ness as Themselves
Zach Cherry as Gary
George Takei as Giles
Carl Tart as Roger
Lennon Parham as EJ
Jason Mantzoukas as Aaron
Ben Marshall as Benny
John Higgins as Johnny
Martin Herlihy as Marty
Nicole Byer as Ky
And Jack McBrayer as Warren
Additional Performances by:
Sydney Battle
Richard Bekins
Jeremy Bent
Jon Braylock
Kaliswa Brewster
Natalie Carter
Becky Chicoine
Jake Cornell
Jon Gabrus
Lou Gonzalez
Chris Gray
Tessa Claire Hersh
Josh Horowitz
Phil Augusta Jackson
Lindsey Kelly
Marcella Lentz Pope
Dan Lippert
Brian McElhaney
Will Miles
Julia Morgan
Monique Moses
Taylor Ortega
AJ Patton
Hannah Pilkes
Dometi Pongo
Nic Scheppard
Matthew Starr
Theo Starr
Blair Socci
Alex Song-Xia
Gianmarco Soresi
Justin Tyler
Franca Vercelloni
Marc Vietor
Virginia Welch
Bruce Winant
Casting byMark Valdez
Script Supervision by Julia Ireland
Writers Assistant Emily Dargen
Production Assistant JJ Marquardt
Musicians and Score Production by Rod Castro, Jon Notar, and Jamie Siegel
Sound Engineering by Keefe Kaupanger-Swacker, Barbara Cochetas, Andre Kelman, Jake Valentine, and David Emke
Recorded at Bell Sound Studios, Soundtrack NY, Studio Awesome, and SNL Studios
Business Affairs for Broadway Video: Joshua Davis, Eugene Pikulin, and Joanna Carbone
Finance and Accounting for Broadway Video: Howard Groudan and Tonia Sawyer
Audible Head of Creative Development: Kate Navin
Audible Chief Content Officer: Rachel Ghiazza
Special Thanks to: Marlon Calbi, Stella McGrotha, Najen Naylor, Greg Fenton, Annie Baker, Kate Downey, Sam Griffel, Cara Masline, Nora May, Claire Friedman,Travis Helwig, Maulik Pancholy, Zackary Grady, Max Silvestri, Brian and Sharon Starr, Michael and Holly Starr, Mark Miller and Laurie Downey, Nathaniel Sherman IV, Tyler Mercer, Rachel Berger, Claire Ayoub, Natasha Vaynblat, Louis Caggiano, Sydney Powell, Glen Powell Sr., Lauren Powell, and Leslie Powell.

Editorial Review

Hot Glen Summer for your ears
With the perfect balance of humor and heart, The Best Man's Ghostwriter is a must-listen for anyone who's ever had a best friend—or been part of a wedding party gone haywire. Hollywood heartthrobs Glen Powell and Nicholas Braun have fantastic chemistry (you can absolutely tell that these real-life friends recorded their scenes together), and their performances are elevated by cameos from comedy greats like D’Arcy Carden, Jason Mantzoukas, Jack McBrayer, and more. While the premise centers on a disastrous best man speech, there's a heartwarming message about vulnerability amid the hilarious hijinks, and some actually helpful speechwriting tips. Highly recommended for a hefty dose of laughs and unexpected poignancy. Bonus: You can close your eyes and picture Glen Powell in a tuxedo the whole time. — Robyn F., Audible Editor

Heartfelt Male Friendships • Engaging Humor • Stellar Cast Performances • Relatable Characters • Unique Storytelling
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Everyone’s voices were so amazing to listen to and the story was familiar but new.

Fun Listen!

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Honestly I thought this might be an autobiography or something serious bc I didn’t look too much into it, but it is SO MUCH MORE. It’s funny and deep and teaches a wonderful lesson!! Loved hearing from some of my favorite actors and actresses - it felt like a movie!

SO GOOD

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I recently had the pleasure of listening to my first Audible series, and it was an incredible experience. The pacing was perfect, making the episodes fly by as I became deeply invested in the storyline and characters, as I was driving.

The cast was outstanding, but Glen Powell’s performance stood out the most. He brought Nate to life with such authenticity and charm, making him my favorite character performance by far. His portrayal added depth and emotion to the series, making it even more enjoyable.

Overall, I didn’t want the series to end and I highly recommend it to anyone that’s like me as a first time listener or that is looking for something to laugh and cry.

My First Audible Series

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This was a lot of fun. Unique story and very creative. I can’t believe all the stars in it.

Very Entertaining

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This isn't my normal choice of books and I found it to be a little chaotic. The narration was great, but there was so much going on. I still gave it a pretty high score. The story was interesting. Reminded me of the best man movie, but all in all it was good.

A little chaotic

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I was entranced. Glenn is a fabulous voice actor for a lovely story of male friendship.

Best Story of Friendship Ever!

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I really enjoyed this experience of listening to so many different celebrities play the different characters. It was fun and engaging!

Like listening to a movie

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Loved every minute of it. Once I noticed the names of the main cast. I had to listen to it. It was awesome!!!

Enjoyable!!!

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I sent this straight to my brother and his best man. I loved this story and the voices are some of my favorites to listen to. I don’t love the formatting of it and it did kinda make me resistant to start it but listening to it I really enjoyed it.

I don’t love the formatting but I love the story.

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Great story, kept me entertained. Love that it was a movie I could listen to while I drove. Definitely recommend.

Loved it!

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