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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#70 A Cousin Party with Abbi Crutchfield
Comedian Abbi Crutchfield joins us to discuss being rejected from Nick Kroll and John Mulaney’s improv team, mystery dinner theatre, grocery shopping for your…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#69 Banned from REDACTED with Kyle Gordon
Comedian Kyle Gordon shares how he was banned from a theater after one of his fans throw a glass at the bartender (and other downsides of being a TikTok…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#67 World’s Biggest Gape with Samantha Ramsdell
Samantha Ramsdell shares the downsides of applying for a Guinness World Record, using concealer to make your mouth look smaller after your peers compare you to…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#65 Watching a Man Drown with Daphnique Springs
Comedian Daphnique Springs shares the dangers of deep ocean fishing, scales that can cut you to the "white meat, watching a man drown, being a cocktail…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#63 You Should Be in a Coma with Sam Morrison
We’re joined by comedian Sam Morrison to discuss being tricked into buying shrooms, having a masseuse clip your toenails unprompted, high school speech and…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#60 The Upside (Best of The Downside 2021)
For our annual moment of positivity, we take a look at the best moments from our inaugural year. Russell and I talk through clips of Caleb Hearon, Hannah…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#59 We Didn't Laugh Once with Alex Edelman
Fresh off his highly lauded Off-Broadway one man show getting delayed by Omicron, Alex Edelman joins us to discuss graduating from NYU as a virgin, Reselling…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#58 Divorcing a Mime with DeAnne Smith
DeAnne Smith shares the downsides of going to clown school right after a breakup, marrying a mime/engineer to get into Canada, teaching English in a Mexican…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#56 Buddy the Man with Jonothon Lyons
Jonothon Lyons AKA Buddy the Rat joins us to discuss the downsides of humorous urologists, interactive vs immersive shows, missing the end of Sleep No More…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#55 Slapping a Dead Pig with Caitlin Peluffo
Stand-up comic Caitlin Peluffo joins us to discuss cursing Peloton teachers, squeaky clean boyfriends, opening for Brian Regan, slapping a dead pig for art…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#53 Chaz Bono Jokes with Grace Freud
Grace Freud joins us to discuss the optimistic underbelly of Rick and Morty, converting to Judaism, having uncle-supervised visits with your alcoholic father…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#52 Mohanad Elshieky is Not a CIA Operative
The NYPD almost made Gianmarco miss a spot at at the Comedy Cellar and after complaining about that for a bit, Mohanad Elshieky shares what the police (or lack…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#50 Tomato Sauce Merch with Mike Recine
Comedian Mike Recine ruthlessly rips into the c*m towel merch I sell after shows and tells me I’ll earn his artistic respect after I burn them all in a fire…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#49 Unicorn Hunters with Kate Willett
Kate Willett joins us to talk about the downsides of unicorn hunters, using dating apps as a bi woman, ticket processing fees, Olive Garden, Christian summer…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#47 Balcony Friends with Mark Normand
Mark Normand shares the downsides of losing your virginity to a 55-year-old woman when you’re 16 while her husband entertains your friends on the balcony and…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#46 Sweetgreen is Too Expensive with Dana Donnelly
Our guest, comedian Dana Donnelly, once tweeted that Sweetgreen was too expensive and got a $100 gift card from them but that may have had more to do with her…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#45 Stuck in the Comments with Hannah Berner
Russell watched all of Summer House (for the second time) to prepare for our episode with comedian Hannah Berner. We talk about fake laughter, fake orgasms, a…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#43 The Houdini Hole with Doug Benson
Doug Benson shares the secrets of the Houdini Hole and why it’s vastly superior to the Houdini Museum. We also discuss the scammer that’s targeting stand-up…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#42 Pulling Out with Ian Fidance
Ian Fidance joins us to talk about changing antidepressants during a global pandemic, the hidden romance of finishing on your partner, how to get hit by a car…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#40 Cremated in a Tom Brady Jersey with Josh Gondelman
Recorded three minutes after Gianmarco found out his dad was getting open heart surgery, Josh Gondelman joins us to share the downsides of balding at 19…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#39 Getting Called a B*tch by Dave Chappelle with Jason Zinoman
New York Times Comedy Critic Jason Zinoman shares the downsides of being called a bitch by Dave Chappelle on Broadway, giving someone a bad review then finding…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#38 Church Therapy with Ashton Womack
Comedian Ashton Womack discusses the downsides of growing up in Houston, church therapy, having a dad who’s also a stand-up comedian (his dad), having a dad…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#37 Childhood Whoopings with Jeff Wright
Jeff Wright (Late Night with Seth Meyers) shares the downsides of growing up in Florida, fighting off wild alligators with the power of prayer, Disney World…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#35 Foster Care with Monroe Martin
Monroe Martin shares the downside of being put in fifteen different foster homes, getting choked by your mom’s new husband until your sister puts a knife to…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#34 Panda Porn with Ashley Gavin
Ashley Gavin shares the downsides of being the first openly gay cruise ship comedian, getting your butthole waxed, producing your own comedy tour, inspiring…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#33 The Troubled Teen Industry with Misha Osherovich
Misha Osherovich shares the downsides of having parents who fled from Russia, not knowing what 'gay' means until you’re 9, getting kicked out of two public…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#31 Burning in a Lake of Fire with Caleb Hearon
Caleb Hearon shares the downsides of growing up in Missouri, first learning what being gay means in church, growing up with parents who were just friends…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#30 Imaginary Grenades with Usama Siddiquee
Usama Siddiquee shares the downsides of tutoring kids in math, growing up in Plano, Texas, having a brother who married their cousin, his family throwing an…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#28 Blacking Out with Maddy Smith
Maddy Smith shares the downsides of living close to the Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash, getting too high at the Wild ‘n Out wrap party, not getting into her…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#27 Imprisoned Father-in-Law with Christian Finnegan
Christian Finnegan shares the downsides of having an imprisoned father-in-law, still being recognized as the guy who gets choked out on Chappelle's Show…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#25 Duct Taped to a Chair with Ahri Findling
Ahri Findling joins us to discuss the downside of having grandparents that survived the Holocaust, not going through puberty until he was 18, a middle school…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#24 Gatekeeping Dads with Ashley Ray
Comedian Ashley Ray shares the downsides of going to musical theater camp the day after her dad's funeral, being accused of gatekeeping dads on Father's Day…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#22 Booed Off Stage at The Apollo with Ted Alexandro
Stand-up comedy legend Tex Alexandro shares the downsides of getting booed off stage at The Apollo after performing with his rap group "Brotherly Love", being…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#21 Lukas Arnold Takes a $700 Uber
TikTok star Lukas Arnold joins the Downside to rub his superior John Mulaney impression in Gianmarco’s face. We also talk about being in the middle of a…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#20 What Happens When Your Therapist Dies with Carmen Lynch
6-foot-tall-stand-up comedian Carmen Lynch (The Tonight Show, Inside Amy Schumer) joins us to talk about the downsides of wearing a back brace in high school…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#18 Tweeting Through Grief with Michael Cruz Kayne
Michael Cruz Kayne (Late Night with Seth Meyers) shares the downsides of going viral for grief, talking about your son’s death at comedy clubs, being comforted…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#17 Shrooms on an Empty Stomach with Myq Kaplan
Myq Kaplan (The Tonight Show, America's Got Talent, Comedy Central) might be too positive for this podcast but we kinda got him to talk about the downside of…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#15 A Schizophrenic Love Story with Atsuko Okatsuka
Atsuko Okatsuka (Let's Go Atsuko!) visits from LA to share the downsides of thinking your grandma is taking you on vacation as a kid from Japan to California…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#14 Overoptimistic Doctors with Joanna Hausmann
Joanna Hausmann (Bill Nye Saves The World, Hyphenated) shares the downsides of skin cancer, overoptimistic doctors, replying to work e-mails after anesthesia…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#12 Bribing a Cop with Period Panties with Emma Willmann
Emma Willmann (My Crazy Ex Girlfriend) and Gianmarco have collectively failed the driving test 11 times but Emma is the only one who once tried to bribe a cop…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#11 Giving Birth During a Global Pandemic with Jessica Frey
Jessica Frey (Sense & Sensibility, Netflix's The Characters) shares the one or two downsides of giving birth during a global pandemic. This was originally…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#9 Disinvited to Shabbat with Jake Cohen
Notoriously terrible chef Gianmarco Soresi welcomes NYTimes best selling author JAKE COHEN (Jew-ish: A Cookbook) to talk about the downsides of culinary…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#8 How to Survive a Moose Attack with SallyAnn Hall
Moose and bears and pedophiles, oh my! Stand-up comedian/Alaskan SALLYANN HALL (winner of the 2017 She Devil Comedy Festival) joins us to talk about the…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#6 Jay Jurden
On what was supposed to be the first episode of The Downside, my co-host's wife was in a room with someone who had coronavirus so he couldn't join, which felt…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#4 Alex Brightman
Today's guest and I have a lot in common, we both went to college for musical theater, we both acted in the upcoming Billy Crystal/Tiffany Haddish movie Here…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#3 Fumi Abe
We interrogate the RECENTLY single comedian FUMI ABE (@thefumiabe) about all the downsides of living alone for the first time in seven years. Once we've all…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#2 Kenice Mobley
This week we’re joined by The Tonight Show’s KENICE MOBLEY (@kenicemobley) to dish on the downsides of strip clubs, dating in New York City, making your late…
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#1 Matthew Broussard
On the premiere episode of The Downside, GIANMARCO SORESI (@gianmarcosoresi) and RUSSELL DANIELS (@russjdaniels) welcome stand up comic MATTHEW BROUSSARD…
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