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Obscure with Michael Ian Black

Obscure with Michael Ian Black

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It's a book club, but funny!

Comedian Michael Ian Black is tackling a great work of literature: Wuthering Heights.

Join Michael's weekly book club as he reads aloud from a classic and asks people like Jen Kirkman, Mike Birbiglia, Michael Showalter, and even his teenage kids to weigh in with their perspectives.

Season 1: Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. The book is bleak, but Michael does a lot of accent work.

Season 2: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It's alive, and it's just a big buddy. Also, more accent work.

Season 3: Wuthering Heights. It's a love story? Who knows

Season 4: American Tragedy. Also a potential title of this podcast

Support this show and access bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/michaelianblack


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Episodes
  • S4 Episode 94 - Long Live the State; Not So Much Bob

    S4 Episode 94 - Long Live the State; Not So Much Bob
    Jun 24 2025

    Your host begins with tales of glamor and intrigue and film festivals, but such tales are short-lived, are they not? And, truth be told, very little intrigue at hand and almost as little glamor. Meanwhile, intrigue builds in the fetid little brain of our troubled teen, Clyde Griffiths. Will such intrigue lead to... MURDER?!?

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    34 mins
  • S4 Episode 93 - The Desolate, Impenetrable Forests

    S4 Episode 93 - The Desolate, Impenetrable Forests
    Jun 17 2025

    An honest-to-goodness "Price is Right" challenge! Plus, tales of Las Vegas decadence and Lycurgus debauchery! In addition, a comedic definition of the word "Myrtle." All this and more on today's scintillating episode of "Obscure"!!! Oh, and we read the book a little, too.

    Support Obscure!

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    33 mins
  • S4 Episode 92 - I Didn't Come to Las Vegas to Be Bored!

    S4 Episode 92 - I Didn't Come to Las Vegas to Be Bored!
    Jun 10 2025

    Your host has created for himself a little working vay-cay out in the wilds of the Nevada desert for a debauched week of poker-playing and podcast recording. Most of the episode is devoted to Bert's whinging about this, that, and the other. Is it boring? It is.

    Support Obscure!

    Read Michael's substack

    Follow Michael on Twitter

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    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    33 mins
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By far one of the most talented, intelligent, and underrated comedians around.
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Michael Ian Black is brilliant!

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