249 episodes

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

Obscure with Michael Ian Black Misfit Toys

    • Comedy

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

    S4 Episode 46 - Schenectady, Oshkosh, and Albuquerque

    S4 Episode 46 - Schenectady, Oshkosh, and Albuquerque

    Clyde attends a fancy automobile and floral display. Fabulous!

    • 38 min
    S4 Episode 45 - Liggett and Wigham, Wigham and Liggett

    S4 Episode 45 - Liggett and Wigham, Wigham and Liggett

    Clyde has been bumped up to the 5th floor of the Griffiths Collar Factory to oversee collar stamping.

    • 31 min
    S4 Episode 44 - Tush!

    S4 Episode 44 - Tush!

    Could Clyde possibly be a snob?

    • 35 min
    S4 Episode 43 - I'd Never Join a Club That Would Have Me as a Member

    S4 Episode 43 - I'd Never Join a Club That Would Have Me as a Member

    The old Groucho line has rarely been more apropos than in this week's episode.

    • 29 min
    S4 Episode 42 - A Sunday Supper

    S4 Episode 42 - A Sunday Supper

    Clyde has come a'calling to visit the Samuel Griffiths clan.

    • 34 min
    S4 Episode 41- Cheetos Puffs!

    S4 Episode 41- Cheetos Puffs!

    Clyde and girls, girls. Plus a snack review.

    • 31 min

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