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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi
Stand up comedian and lifelong cynic Gianmarco Soresi interviews people more famous than him about all the downsides to their life. If you like looking on the bright side of life, f*ck off. This is a podcast where complaining is encouraged, negativity celebrated and silver linings debunked. Misery loves company and when Gianmarco is with company he loves talking about their miseries. You can follow @gianmarcosoresi on all social platforms. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Episodes
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#191 Not His First Rodeo with Sam Tallent
Comedian Sam Tallent joins us to share the downsides of doing five podcasts in one day, taking hallucinogens, what it’s like to be a literal party animal in…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#190 Wicked Day with Constantine Rousouli
Broadway’s Constantine Rousouli joins us to share the downsides of singing "Dancing Through Life" with a thick Jersey accent for Rihanna for the chance to go…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#189 The Worst Comedy Club in the World
Comedians Eagle Witt and Lucas Connolly join to share the downsides of working at a now-closed comedy club in Times Square that we’re calling “McDonald’s” for…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#187 Bottom of the Barrel Days with Laurie Kilmartin
Comedian and writer Laurie Kilmartin joins to share the downsides of dropping out of college and getting into standup comedy during the comedy boom of the 80s…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#186 Mockery of Mathematics with Sridhar Ramesh
Mathematician (and comedian!!!) Sridhar Ramesh joins us to share the downsides of growing up in New Jersey (and why people should stop asking where in Jersey)…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#185 The Most Brutal X Factor Audition Of All Time with Emily Wilson (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)
In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, comedian Emily Wilson joins us to share one of the most brutal X Factor auditions of all time (and how the…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#184 Allah's Brimstone with Dina Hashem
Comedian Dina Hashem shares the downsides of a having a devout Muslim mother hire a private investigator to find out if you have a boyfriend, getting death…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#183 Oops All Third Rails with Kristin Chirico
Writer and comedian Kristin Chirico joins us to share the downsides of working at Buzzfeed during its rise and fall, Paul Rudd discovering your Slack messages…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#182 The Goo of It All with Gianmarco & Russell (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)
In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of Jo Koy hosting the Golden Globes, and an audience member having…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#181 The Gun Exercise with Tim Murray
Comedian Tim Murray joins to share the downsides of going to college for musical theater with Gianmarco, why they weren’t better friends, and they discuss the…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#180 The Tom Cruise Cake List with Ian Karmel
Comedian Ian Karmel (The Late Late Show with James Corden) shares the joys of being on the Tom Cruise cake list but then we get to the downsides of comedy…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#179 My Mother’s My Queen with Sebastian Conelli (Patreon Exclusive)
Comedian Sebastian Conelli joins us for a live Patreon exclusive to share the downsides of growing up in Staten Island, teaching Gianmarco improv, getting beat…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#178 Places To Throw Up with Jes Tom
Comedian Jes Tom joins us to share why they can never play Phantom in Phantom of the Opera (too good looking), why Joe & The Juice is the best place to throw…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#177 Performance Anxiety with Isabel Hagen
Isabel Hagen (standup comedian and violist) joins us to share the downsides of playing the viola, dealing with performance anxiety, going to Juilliard, growing…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#176 Why “Conservative” Comedy Sucks (Lady Ballers Review)
In this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell watched The Daily Wire’s “Lady Ballers” so you don’t have to. Producer Paige, who hasn’t seen the…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#175 Collateral Damage with JP Mcdade
Comedian JP Mcdade joins us to share the downsides of roast battles, toeing the line between being mean and funny, growing up in Sandy Hook and living on the…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#174 I’m Gonna Die with Jo Firestone
Jo Firestone (comedian and author of Murder on Sex Island) joins us to share the downsides of puns, writing food jokes, why she isn’t built for life on the…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#172 Lack of Function with Josh Sharp & Aaron Jackson
Josh Sharp & Aaron Jackson, the writers and stars of A24’s "Dicks: The Musical," join to discuss the worst review of their movie, filming a standing 69 while…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#171 Diversity Pimp with Joseph Lymous
Actor, comedian, and puppeteer Joseph Lymous joins to share the downsides of being the newest member of Uncle Function, what it’s like to be a puppeteer in the…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#170 Self-Hating Joke Lover with Vulture’s Jesse David Fox
Writer and journalist Jesse David Fox joins us to share the downsides of being a comedy critic, why he hasn't been to the Comedy Cellar in years, if jokes are…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#169 The 36 Questions That Lead to Love - Pt 2 (Patreon Exclusive)
Gianmarco and Russell continue on New York Times' "36 Questions That Lead to Love" in this Patreon exclusive series. Producer Paige third wheels this episode…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#168 You Probably Have Me Blocked with Meecham Whitson Meriweather
Writer Meecham Whitson Meriweather joins us to share the downsides of majoring in architecture, why children should not do standup comedy, and what he doesn’t…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#167 Everything Is a Lie with Justin Willman
Magician and comedian Justin Willman (Magic for Humans) joins to share the downsides of breaking both of your arms in a daredevil attempt to impress girls…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#166 Cruising in Central Park with Kevin Allison (Patreon Exclusive)
Kevin Allison (The State, RISK!) along with guest co-host Chloe Radcliffe joins us to share the downsides of sneaking your way into a sketch comedy group by…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#165 Blind Patriotism with Maz Jobrani
Comedian Maz Jobrani along with guest co-host Joyelle Nicole Johnson joins us to share the downsides of coming up at the Comedy Store in LA, getting asked to…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#164 You’re Not Gonna Make Everyone Happy with Liza Treyger
Comedian Liza Treyger joins us to share the downsides of being born in the Soviet Union, moving to the US at three years old on religious asylum, being…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#163 Shades of Cheating with Chloe Radcliffe
Comedian Chloe Radcliffe joins to share the downsides of biking in New York City, writing for late night television, the different levels of cheating, why…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#162 Gay Sleepaway Camp with Marla Mindelle
Marla Mindelle, Broadway actress and co-creator of Off-Broadway’s Titanique, joins us to share the downsides of getting stage fright during a big solo, working…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#161 Jew for Jesus with Heather McMahan
Comedian Heather McMahan shares the downsides of being Christian and finding out you’re Jewish, why god is probably not a woman, getting rejected from Delta’s…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#160 Bad Juju with Phoebe Robinson
Comedian, writer, producer, podcaster extraordinaire Phoebe Robinson (Everything’s Trash, 2 Dope Queens) joins us along with guest co-host Jay Jurden to share…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#159 The Downside of Renaissance Faires with Leah Orleans
Unicycle-riding comedy contortionist Leah Orleans (with guest co-host Ariel Elias) joins us to share the downsides of having whips and fire in your show, why…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#158 Into the Weeds with Russell & Gianmarco
Gianmarco and Paige check in with Broadway’s (!!!) Russell Daniels who’s been away rehearsing for Gutenberg! The Musical!, and we discuss the downsides of…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#157 Girl Genius with April Clark
Comedian April Clark and sub cohost Grace Freud (Girl God) join to discuss the downsides of being a child genius and skipping high school, presidential dogs…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#156 Gay Famous with Joel Kim Booster
Joel Kim Booster joins us for a special live recording of the podcast at Just For Laughs Montreal to discuss why Gianmarco should be charging more for feet…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#155 Lying In Confession with Fabrizio Copano
Comedian Fabrizio Copano shares the downsides of being famous in a country you don’t live in, growing up in Chile faced with the aftermath of a dictatorship…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#154 Lady Parts Carpentry with Jordan Jensen
Comedian Jordan Jensen joins to discuss getting catcalled in a tool belt, her sister being blackmailed, only having make-up sex, all her male comedian friends…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#153 North Korea Tours with Jordan Harbinger
Jordan Harbinger (The Jordan Harbinger Show Podcast) shares the downsides of running a tour company that took foreigners to North Korea, the dos and don’ts of…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#152 The Downside of Independent Wrestling with Bobby Orlando (Patreon Exclusive)
Professional wrestler Bobby Orlando (aka Your Mom) shares the downsides of discovering his high pain tolerance from an electric fence, going to wrestling…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#151 You’re Paying For My Therapy with Gabe Mollica
Comedian Gabe Mollica shares the downsides of losing your best friend to your ex, getting tricked into wiping butt, a Rocky Horror Picture Show hook up that…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#150 Boning a Holocaust Denier with Lucas Zelnick
Comedian Lucas Zelnick joins to discuss questionable romantic choices, what the liberal Joe Rogan would smoke, the taste of Republican tears, why hell might…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#149 Dodging Oxygen Tank Cords with Drew Lynch
Comedian Drew Lynch joins to discuss the downsides of growing up in Las Vegas, the first joke he wrote about having a stutter, having a service dog that…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#148 Poop In the Urinal with Jimmy Cash
Comedian Jimmy Cash shares the downsides of both your parents being drug addicts, getting a 98% on the janitor exam, cleaning poop out of urinals, women’s…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#147 Nun-Approved Jokes with Molly Kearney (Patreon Preview)
Saturday Night Live’s Molly Kearney shares the downside of having all your jokes screened by a nun, trying to draw a dead dog when all you’re really good at is…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#146 Hari Kondabolu Doesn’t Know Me
Comedian Hari Kondabolu joins to find out he’s been mixing me up with some kid he met at NYU a long time ago, and then we discuss the downsides of translating…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#145 Boiling Poppers with Rosé the Drag Queen
Rosé (Ru Paul's Drag Race) joins to share the downsides of growing up in Houston with a Scottish accent, why Fat Bastard is a cultural icon, being elected…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#144 Kitty Litter Tears with Kyle Kinane
Kyle Kinane shares the downsides of watching euthanasia over zoom, our expired Bed Bath & Beyond, lesbian bed death and whether or not we’re the ones to be…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#143 Pet Taxidermy with Divya Anantharaman
Taxidermist Divya Anantharaman joins to share why she finds ketchup more gross than an animal’s insides, the electrocuted lizard that inspired her artform, the…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#142 I Love You [Redacted] with Jeff Arcuri
Jeff Arcuri shares the downsides of dating someone with the same last name, ways we’re turning into our fathers, the PC term for a wife beater, finding out…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#141 The Downside of Being a Veterinarian with Dr. Lisa Lippman (Patreon Preview)
Dr. Lisa Lippman joins us for a Patreon-exclusive LIVE episode to discuss the downsides of being a veterinarian including their high suicide rates, why more…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#140 Pay Your Writers with Mike Drucker
Mike Drucker shares the downsides of being a tv writer and we get into the weeds of the writers strike, the existential threat of AI, Bill Maher, the rules of…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#139 Crushing Your Bar Mitzvah with Modi Rosenfeld
Modi Rosenfeld shares the downsides of having to follow holocaust survivors with stand-up comedy, playing barking videos to get back at your neighbor, sharing…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#138 I Want My Mommy with Matt The Knife
Magician, Mentalist, Comedian and Sword Swallower Matt The Knife shares the downsides of ornithophobic audience volunteers, the difference between a short con…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#137 One Ball Brotherhood with Nimesh Patel
Nimesh Patel shares the upsides of having a silicone ball but mostly the downsides of losing one in the first place, having his Joe Rogan interview…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#136 Resuscitate Now Dammit with Steph Tolev (Patreon Preview)
Steph Tolev joins The Downside live to discuss her Canadian goth phase, a high school bully's apology, Scottish highland dancing, getting giddy at funerals…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#135 Don’t Freak Out with Chris Gethard
Chris Gethard joins to share the downsides of raising a kid post-Industrial Revolution, performing for NASA employees in Alabama, your therapist advocating for…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#134 Abortion Yacht Club with Joyelle Nicole Johnson
Comedian Joyelle Nicole Johnson joins to discuss having a deadbeat dad who was also an acclaimed abortion doctor, looking for a liberal gun store in Georgia…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#133 Poles to Poles with Caleb Hearon
Caleb Hearon joins (for a second time) to discuss why poles to poles isn't gay (and neither is holes to holes), how to judge livestock, buying a house in…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#130 The Downside of Broadway with Joshua Henry
By popular demand, we are releasing this Patreon-exclusive episode to the main feed! Join the Patreon to listen to more exclusive live episodes with special…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#132 Hooking Up at The Marfan Conference with Liam Nelson
Comedian Liam Nelson joins to discuss his first Marfan Conference hook up, playing Chewbacca for fraternity parties, getting a pig heart implant, guys wanting…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#131 The Downside of Being an Orthodontist with Luke Shapiro
Dr. Luke Shapiro shares the downsides of being an orthodontist, how much money it would take to fix Gianmarco’s smile, a brilliant new way to tell someone they…