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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#260 Enough With the Toothless Trump Jokes (Patreon Excerpt)In this Patreon exclusive episode excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell are f*cking tired of the political talking heads and the media orchestrating it all.
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February 17 | Vancouver, BC
March 9 | Chicago, IL...2025-02-0107 minThe Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#257 The Best You’ve Ever Had (Patreon Excerpt)Gianmarco and Russell host The Downside's first live Patreon-exclusive episode with technical difficulties to boot. We talk to patrons about our degenerative eye health, asking questions you don't want the answer to, defying Gianmarco's life advice, and why reading friendliness as flirting has gotta stop.
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January 22 | Toronto, ON (sold out)
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Ma...2025-01-1811 minThe Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#256 Let’s Be Real with Esther FallickComedian Esther Fallick joins to share the downsides of losing everything in a house fire, watching Wicked multiple times while recovering from bottom surgery, and she and Gianmarco compete to see how much of “You Got Trouble” they remember from their respective 8th grade star turns as Harold Hill.
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Fol...2025-01-141h 26The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#254 Law and Order: Stolen Suitcase (Patreon Excerpt)In this Patreon exclusive episode excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell unceremoniously ring in the new year with tracking down a stolen bag with the best in the biz. Join the Patreon for only $5 a month to hear about religious jokes gone awry, getting a brutal tarot card reading, and more! https://www.patreon.com/downside
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January 22 | Toronto, ON (sold out)
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March...2025-01-0415 minThe Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#251 Mystery Dad Box (Patreon Excerpt)Who cares what this episode is about other than Gianmarco got a mystery gift box from his dad and we’ll all learn its contents together (on the Patreon). But this public excerpt has Russell preparing for his someday run as Santa in The Rockettes. He’s got the costume but the laugh needs some work. Join the Patreon for access to exclusive content and bonus episodes for only $5 a month at https://www.patreon.com/downside
See The Downside live on tour in 2025! We're coming to Toronto, Chicago, LA, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco. Get tickets here...2024-12-2128 minThe Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#248 Wicked Battlecry Supercut (Men Only) (Patreon Excerpt)In this excerpt from a Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell review the new Wicked movie (spoiler alert!), and attempt to find the right pitch in true theater adult fashion. Join the Patreon to watch the full episode, and hear more hot goss about sh*t talking, spending Thanksgiving in small town America where bathrooms are the scariest thing, and kink shaming Stephen Sondheim (allegedly): https://www.patreon.com/downside
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#244 Gay Hotels for Straight Men with Matt BernsteinMatt Bernstein joins to share the downsides of Jubilee, having beef with Andrew Tate, why you don’t take a sh*t at the club, the nobility of plastic surgery, and why gay republicans have gotta stop.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#243 Identity Crisis with Julian SewellJulian Sewell (Paloma Diamond), joins to share the downsides of growing up in the international bubble of Hong Kong, discovering Gianmarco has a girlfriend, and we get to the bottom of how to say “no” in Australian.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#242 The Downside of Recording a Podcast After The ElectionIn this special post-election episode, we’re joined by comedian Lucas Zelnick to discuss the downsides of Trump’s reelection and America’s subsequent demise.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#241 Baby Wipes with Morgan JayMorgan Jay joins to share the downsides of getting a vasectomy, having an Argentinian pop star dad, losing to Gianmarco in a COVID-era Zoom comedy competition, bombing at a New Years Eve gig, and why shaming people for showing videos at a party has gotta stop.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#240.5 Tony Hinchcliffe and the “Art” of Stand-Up PropagandaIn this special report, Gianmarco and Russell critique Tony Hinchcliffe’s dumpster fire set at a Trump rally, and discuss the downsides of using stand-up comedy as propaganda.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#240 Am I Dying Right Now? with Aparna NancherlaComedian Aparna Nancherla joins to discuss the downsides of angry street performers, the upsides of your dad being an anesthesiologist, taking an adult speech class as a child, boomers in a sketch writing class, and why the war on saying “like” has gotta stop.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#238 Boyfriends Are Listening (Patreon Excerpt)In this excerpt from our Patreon exclusive episode, we find out why Gianmarco and Russell still don’t have any sponsors. Join the Patreon to hear the full episode including more downsides on crowd work and outsmarting people.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#237 Sorta Scared Straight with LeClerc AndreComedian LeClerc Andre shares the downsides of seeking an apology from your mother, doing church camp's version of scared straight, getting falsely accused of prank calling 911, and why you should never cut off semi-truck drivers.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#236 Weird Dads Are Maybe My Kink with Busy PhilippsActress Busy Philipps graces us with her presence to share the downsides of never forgetting 9/11, an audience member singing 'Happy Birthday' in the middle of Gianmarco's set, how capitalism flipped the script on abortion rights, and why NYC is a better place to raise your kids than LA.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#235 Two Ball Seats (Patreon Excerpt)In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of how Rent the musical has aged, and recall their first loves in childhood. Join the Patreon to hear the full episode including more downsides on getting dragged on Twitter, calling your parents, and putting down your dog.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#234 Malaysian Cancel Culture with Dr. Jason LeongDr. Jason Leong shares the downsides of joking about religion in Malaysia, what to do if your podcast co-host shoots you, different cultures' opinion on imitating accents, and we debate if doctors are heroes.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#233 Laura Ramoso Went Into Debt For SnickersComedian Laura Ramoso joins to share the downsides of poorly run character shows, growing up living around the world, impersonating your German mom and Italian dad, getting senior pranks banned from your school, and going into debt from buying Snickers.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#232 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater with Scott Seiss (Patreon Excerpt)In this Patreon exclusive excerpt from our first East Coast tour, Gianmarco & Russell are joined by special guest Scott Seiss to discuss the downsides of being an improv actor at a murder mystery dinner.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#231 How Big Is It with Martin UrbanoComedian Martin Urbano shares the downsides of lip syncing musicals, getting fired from The Tonight Show, dropping out of college to pursue stand-up comedy, and the sacred art of yo mama jokes.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#230 This is Not Fappening with Tommy BayerComedian Tommy Bayer joins to share the downsides of the Michelin star system, the dangers of flying Norse Atlantic Airways, what animated characters are probably hangin’ dong, and why Gianmarco is not getting hit on.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#229 When Pigs Can Cry (Patreon Excerpt)In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, Tovah Silbermann joins to share the downsides of growing up Chabad and her journey eating foods outside of a Kosher diet. Join the Patreon to hear the full episode, including Gianmarco and Russell complaining about dry salads, a voice lesson that ended in tears, and an audience member shares how they caught someone cheating.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#228 I’m Not Gay, You’re Gay with Taylor OrtegaTaylor Ortega joins to share the downsides of screen testing for SNL three times, regrettable haircuts, your mom trying to get you to come out, and getting fired from Elite Daily.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#227 Spread Eagle with Russell DanielsIn this mega episode, Gianmarco and Russell catch up after Gianmarco’s Australia/New Zealand tour, and share the downsides of white coat syndrome, doing weird gigs for the story, AI deepfakes, what female pop star we’d be, and staged social media clips. Join the Patreon to hear 1.5 hours of more content that we’re too scared to say in front of a paywall!
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#227 ChatGPT Stand Up Comedy (Patreon Excerpt)In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco does a table read of what ChatGPT thinks Gianmarco's stand up comedy set would be like. Join the Patreon to hear the full episode, including more content that we’re too scared to say in front of a paywall!
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#226 Florida Man Adopts Baby with Mike LawrenceWriter and comedian Mike Lawrence joins to share the downsides of writing on a never-aired Louis CK cartoon, why Florida is the sh*t stuck at the bottom of the melting pot, experiencing two failed adoptions, being so autistic you didn’t know you were autistic, and why roast battles are all about being true to yourself.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#225 The Saddest Woman in the World with Jared GoldsteinActor and comedian Jared Goldstein joins us for our most ADHD episode ever and shares the downsides of getting ignored by the infectious disease doctor, sleep-peeing, getting fired from a hit Broadway musical, what rules we have for after we die, and which reality tv we’d go on to boost engagement.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#224 Serial Sperm Donors with Laura High (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)In this excerpt from a Patreon exclusive episode, comedian Laura High shares the downsides of being a donor baby, unregulated sperm banks, and serial donors pushing natural insemination.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#223 Updating Musicals with Amber RuffinComedian Amber Ruffin joins to discuss the downsides of strippery first names, why Instagram ads are the best way to know a person, rewriting The Wiz, and why poop is not a good Father’s Day gift.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#222 Goat Meat with Ira Madison IIIIra Madison III joins to discuss the nuances of Fire Island org*es, not speaking to your dad since you were 10, why you shouldn’t RSVP 30 minutes before the party, and how R. L. Stine affected our psyches.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#221 Inconvenient Aliens with BriTANickComedians Brian and Nick of BriTANicK join to discuss the downsides of getting stuck in alien makeup before an important SNL meeting with Lorne Michaels, filming a Comedy Central pilot with all of your exes, doing accutane FOUR times, being a “highly sensitive child,” and doing Zoom couple’s therapy with your wife in full alien makeup.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#220 Night Terrorist (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)In this Patreon exclusive episode, Russell & Gianmarco discuss breastfeeding on the subway, getting patronized at the gym, night terrors, and more...
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#219 Structured But Loveless with KC ShornimaComedian KC Shornima joins to discuss a joke bombing so hard Deadline covered it, writing for Weekend Update, growing up at a boarding school in war-torn Nepal, where Nepal actually is, and Gianmarco almost dies after trying his first Zyn.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#218 Don’t F*** the Comedians with Matt BraungerComedian Matt Braunger joins to discuss the downsides of having to follow Jake Gyllenhaal on a variety show, going to your future wife’s first wedding, Portland’s progressiveness (aka young revolutionary nihilism), and why unrealistic housing in NYC based films must be stopped.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#217 The Museum of Pizza with Kareem Rahma (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)In this excerpt of our Patreon exclusive episode, comedian Kareem Rahma details the rise and fall of his illegitimate-turned-semi-legit Pizza museum (and why you shouldn’t promise 100K people free pizza), and why adult men shouldn’t wear shorts.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#216 Washing Feet with Chloe TroastComedian Chloe Troast (SNL) joins to discuss the downsides of fireworks on the 4th of July, getting called a Jim-Carrey-ass-lookin-motherf**ker, writing banger sketches at 1 am, joining the theater program at an all boys Catholic school, and why faux sincerity on the streets of NYC has got to stop.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#215 Floor Ice Cream with Rachel CosterRachel Coster (host of @boyroomshow) joins to share the downsides of cancel culture, why minimum wage workers deserve to be happy, the anthropological experience of visiting someone’s home, making hot guys mad, the problem with having a doctor with ADHD to treat your ADHD, and why going to sleep early doesn’t make you a better person.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#214 Screaming at Windmills (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)In this excerpt of our Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell take a big ol’ dump on comedians kissing the pope’s ass (and analyzing the op-ed on the matter by Simon Tierney: https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/comedians-meeting-the-pope-6408584-Jun2024/).
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#213 Getting Pummeled with Caleb HearonComedian Caleb Hearon returns to the pod for the third time to discuss the downsides of the DNC’s fundraising texts, having his mom on his podcast, why str*ight guys don’t do enough butt stuff, getting accused of pretending to be himself on dating apps, why he’d rather die than go to a game night party, the importance of telling your friends when something’s important, and why restaurant seating rules are out of control.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#212 Embracing The Flop with Viggo VennBritain's Got Talent winner Viggo Venn joins to share the downsides of Norway and why the "happiest" country has such a high suicide rate, what you can learn from flopping (bombing for clowns), and whether clowning is appropriate at a family member's funeral. Gianmarco also tells his story from the one time he went to The Box for the millionth time.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#210 The Hillary Clinton Simulation with Natalie PalamidesComedian Natalie Palamides joins to share the downsides of poppin’ a popsicle up your p*$$y in front of a live audience, clowning around with Hilary and Chelsea Clinton, getting detention for being passive aggressive, having to trick your family into watching your show, and literally wrestling with the audience.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#208 Prosperity Gospel with Laci MosleyLaci Mosley, the Scam Goddess herself, joins to discuss the downsides of falling for scams including classic NYC subway guilt trips, illegitimate apartment hunting fees, girlies scheming at 7/11, megachurches, and deadly helicopter tours. We also talk feet parties for far too long.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#209 Abandoning the Bit (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, Jessica Frey, our friend and fellow Uncle Function member joins to share the downsides of being an only child, blacking out after arguments, and getting questionable parenting tips from Instagram.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#207 Cut For Time with Chris CaferoChris Cafero makes his triumphant return to talk with Gianmarco, Russell, and special guest Douglas Goodhart about the terrible interactive off-off-broadway theater experience that brought them together, our worst acting gigs, working with Vinny Guadagnino from Jersey Shore, which of us has the worst mirror face, and whether or not we need to change the auditioning process.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#206 Dark Puns with Sammy ObeidComedian Sammy Obeid joins to share the downsides of knowing Gianmarco during his infamous scarf phase, how he embraced being mistaken for American Idol’s Sanjaya, protesting the Iraq War, joking about Israel as a half-Palestinian comic, and whether or not loving puns is a mental illness.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#205 The Divorced Dad Special with Dan SoderComedian Dan Soder can tell if you’re a child of divorce just by looking at you, and once he’s sized our producer up, we talk about why divorced dads give the best gifts, the joys of smoking cigs while playing with action figures, and why Boston Dynamics must be stopped.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#204 Offensive High School Musicals with Megan Gailey (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, comedian Megan Gailey joins us for our first live taping in LA to share what role tape played in her high school musical that hopefully nobody took pictures of.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#203 Down the Clown Hole with Zach ZuckerComedian Zach Zucker (Stamptown) joins us to share the downsides of going to clown school in France instead of playing baseball at Harvard, literally singing out of your ass (but not in front of grandma), and why we should normalize nudity on stage.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#202 Naughty Colonist Syndrome with Brittany CarneyComedian Brittany Carney shares the downsides of growing up in Japan, love hotels and why they’re necessary, the shocking progressivism of Japanese children’s cartoons, how robbing a CVS is the most American thing you can do, and Russell confesses why everyone in his middle school choir should be canceled.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#201 You Wanna See Me Cry? with Gianmarco & Russell (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, join Gianmarco and Russell on a chaotic day unfolding in real time.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#200 Islamic School Theater Kid with Malik ElassalComedian Malik Elassal shares the downsides of his private Islamic school’s theater program getting shut down mid-rehearsals, Gianmarco’s fake flaccid shl*ng, and having to tell a story about the IDF firing a missile into his grandma’s house for a Don’t Tell Comedy stand-up taping THE DAY OF October 7th.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#199 Comedy Club Sashimi with Ali KolbertComedian Ali Kolbert joins to share the downsides of seeing Gianmarco on the way to therapy, why children shouldn’t be actors, performing at the last JFL, preparing celebrity dressing rooms at The Tonight Show, and why your ex isn’t a narcissist.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#198 Teaching 9/11 to Maddie Wiener (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, comedian Maddie Wiener joins us to share the downsides of not being old enough to remember 9/11 and having your mom drive you to open mics during high school.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#197 The Anti-Drug Campaign We Need with Ty ColgateComedian Ty Colgate joins to share the downsides of doing an April Fool's bit with Gianmarco that caught wind (see Ty's video and Gianmarco's response), talking about schedule 1 drugs, having a cough so bad it triggers your house alarm, knowing a real life Florida Man, why weed is a gateway drug (but only if you’re selling), why dealing is not as glamorous as it seems, and how somehow the only time he got arrested was because of musical theater.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#196 Whales Can Be Twinks with Vinny ThomasComedian and actor Vinny Thomas joins to share the downsides of capital punishment, why the guards are the most interesting part about the Royal Family, why snakes make good pets, how animals are bangin’ for pleasure (and displeasure), and why there are definitely lesbian lizards and gay whales out there.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#195 Crazy, Stupid, Shrooms with Gianmarco & Russell (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of popping shrooms in the middle of the desert, and laughing so hard you think you might die.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#194 The Intersection Between Media & Criminal Justice with Lucas ZelnickComedian Lucas Zelnick joins us to share the downsides of performing in front of a crowd of influencers, taking down crowd work clips at the request of the FBI, how rich you have to be for an invite to the family jet, giving money to fake charitable causes, and why you should keep your anxiety to yourself.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#193 Balls in His Pocket with Harrison GreenbaumComedian and magician Harrison Greenbaum joins to share the downsides of being judged by Norm Macdonald on the Last Comic Standing, discovering a secret about his holocaust survivor grandpa, why Harvard SUCS, and the effect of racial humor on prejudice.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#192 Buck Wild Road Dogs with Pals of the Pod (Patreon Exclusive Excerpt)In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, comedians Ariel Elias, Jay Jurden & Liam Nelson join to share the downsides of chaos that ensues as touring comics.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#191 Not His First Rodeo with Sam TallentComedian 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 high school, and why living in Vegas sucks.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#190 Wicked Day with Constantine RousouliBroadway’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 backstage at Wicked, picking Hairspray over college, the flying monkey ensemble member who fell from a rope and was never heard from again, how to get a parasite out of you using only spaghetti, and why str*ight girls must be stopped. Russell also shares the story about how he got stuck in an elevator for forty minutes where only a baby could hear his screams.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#189 The Worst Comedy Club in the WorldComedians 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 legal purposes. RIP Kenny Ortega.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#187 Bottom of the Barrel Days with Laurie KilmartinComedian 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, witnessing the death of late night television after being a writer on Conan for 11 years, dealing with grief by writing jokes about your family, and preparing to be an empty-nester.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#186 Mockery of Mathematics with Sridhar RameshMathematician (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), fulfilling his reputation as the class genius, and the heckler that almost ruined his thesis defense.
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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 whole thing was planned by the producers).
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#184 Allah's Brimstone with Dina HashemComedian 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 threats for a throwaway joke about XXXTentacion, and the difficulty of translating roast jokes into Japanese. Gianmarco also thinks he discovered the origins of religion.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#183 Oops All Third Rails with Kristin ChiricoWriter 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 about him, surviving a massive layoff, and we finally reach a conclusion on Elizabeth Warren’s Native American ancestry (topical!!!).
Russell and Gianmarco also discuss why *NSYNC should sing gay love songs, how Justin Timberlake can earn forgiveness, and they finally get to the bottom of where Mount Rushmore is located.
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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 a seizure at Gianmarco's show.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#181 The Gun Exercise with Tim MurrayComedian 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 famous “gun exercise”, an acting experiment that should never have been allowed and which legend holds led to one actress putting a condom on a gun with her mouth.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#180 The Tom Cruise Cake List with Ian KarmelComedian 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 specials about cancel culture, whether professional wrestling is more homophobic or homoerotic, losing enough weight that he’ll never get to play roles like “Tubs The Obese Comedian” again, and which members of his family he won’t tell holocaust jokes around.
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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 up by a bouncer, and finding out the red stain in your apartment floor is where the former tenant died.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#178 Places To Throw Up with Jes TomComedian 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 up, what happened to all the public nudity in San Francisco, and helping a Hasid buy a c*ck cage at sex shop. Gianmarco and Russell also defend the new couches’ size and share the downsides of auditioning for musicals BECAUSE WE DON’T CARE IF YOU THINK WE TALK ABOUT THEATER TOO MUCH.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#177 Performance Anxiety with Isabel HagenIsabel Hagen (standup comedian and violist) joins us to share the downsides of playing the viola, dealing with performance anxiety, going to Juilliard, growing up in a family of musicians, what it’s like to make your own movie about musicians, and playing in Broadway pits. Gianmarco learns that Russell can play the saxophone, and shares his skepticism about orchestra conductors.
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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 movie, joins us as we critically analyze every nook and cranny of the comedic elements of the movie. Buckle up as we uncover the reasons why Lady Ballers fails to deliver what they called, “the most triggering movie of the decade.”
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#175 Collateral Damage with JP McdadeComedian 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 same street as the school sho0ter, and why conspiracy theories are akin to religious beliefs. Gianmarco and Russell get into a lovers quarrel.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#174 I’m Gonna Die with Jo FirestoneJo 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 road, dissecting the sadness of reality tv shows, Wikipedia-ing the end of scary movies, and self-publishing a book. We’re also joined by guest co-host and The Downside’s theme music composer, Douglas Goodhart.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#172 Lack of Function with Josh Sharp & Aaron JacksonJosh 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 wearing modesty pouches, what exactly are Sewer Boys™, and teach Gianmarco and Russell the difference between intentional and non-intentional camp.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#171 Diversity Pimp with Joseph LymousActor, 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 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, why being a diversity hire is not progressive as it seems, and discovering your neighbor’s hobbies in a very roundabout way.
Gianmarco shares the downsides of touring in Europe, and the boys get drunk on a mystery minty liquor. Russell instigates a retelling of when Joseph and Gianmarco auditioned for the same voiceover part.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#170 Self-Hating Joke Lover with Vulture’s Jesse David FoxWriter 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 even necessary to make great comedy, the difference between originality and quality, and Gianmarco swears he's not just being combative because he didn't make the Vulture list this year.
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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, and we all discuss our childhoods, ponder existential questions, and get into a heated debate about extraterrestrial life. Subscribe to our Patreon to watch and listen to the rest of this bonus episode. Part three is coming soon!
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#168 You Probably Have Me Blocked with Meecham Whitson MeriweatherWriter 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 like about theater kids. We also discuss how curtains are a gateway to exploring your sexuality, getting flack on Twitter for satirical tweets, and being robbed at gunpoint outside of a Kesha concert. We also learn that Russell's preferred role at an orgy is in the corner wearing a mask and Gianmarco shares why countries should not have their own Twitter accounts.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#167 Everything Is a Lie with Justin WillmanMagician 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, making children cry, why magic is rooted in skepticism, the ethics of psychics and mediums, and why magicians are not doctors. Gianmarco also talks a little too long about watching Naked Attraction with his sisters.
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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 way of singing a whaling song in the nude at a bar, having a sketch comedy show on MTV when you couldn’t afford MTV, the separation and reunion of a sketch group, knowing you were gay from the moment you could crawl, getting your shoes stolen after an anonymous encounter in Central Park, the separation and reunion of a sketch group, and costing a publishing house a million dollars as a copyeditor wi...2023-11-0207 min
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#165 Blind Patriotism with Maz JobraniComedian 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 wear a certain outfit by a booker, doing a tour featuring Arab-American comedians, growing up in Iran in the 70s, being driven around in a Rolls-Royce as a kid, and how Nightline was born out of the Iran hostage crisis.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#164 You’re Not Gonna Make Everyone Happy with Liza TreygerComedian 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 arrested three times in a year and a half, and the darkness behind hosting a true crime podcast. Gianmarco talks about being heckled by a child, and Russell shares what it was like to make his Broadway principal debut filling in for Josh Gad as Bud in Gutenberg! The Musical!
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#163 Shades of Cheating with Chloe RadcliffeComedian Chloe Radcliffe joins to share the downsides of biking in New York City, writing for late night television, the different levels of cheating, why messy relationships are normal, and the problem with being hangry. Gianmarco finally admits to queer baiting and Russell learns what piv stands for.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#162 Gay Sleepaway Camp with Marla MindelleMarla 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 in the same theater for four years, being forced to come out during high school and subsequently going back into the closet, why it’s difficult to find unique voices, and why you guys gotta stop saying “you guys’s.”
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#161 Jew for Jesus with Heather McMahanComedian 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 flight attendant program, the side effects of taking testosterone to freeze your eggs, and how nepotism can work for or against you.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#160 Bad Juju with Phoebe RobinsonComedian, writer, producer, podcaster extraordinaire Phoebe Robinson (Everything’s Trash, 2 Dope Queens) joins us along with guest co-host Jay Jurden to share the downsides of college roommates, workout classes that are too loud, being a multi-hyphenate where you write and star in your own show, and celebrity authors with ghostwriters. Gianmarco's dad's failed advances lead to his new biggest fan.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#158 Into the Weeds with Russell & GianmarcoGianmarco and Paige check in with Broadway’s (!!!) Russell Daniels who’s been away rehearsing for Gutenberg! The Musical!, and we discuss the downsides of freezing your eggs, the fallacies of parenting, why oversized chairs are overrated, and why you shouldn’t abbreviate the term Jewish American Princess.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#155 Lying In Confession with Fabrizio CopanoComedian 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, and having priests live at your high school. Gianmarco and Russell put their geography skills to the test and air their very American grievances about Canada.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#154 Lady Parts Carpentry with Jordan JensenComedian 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 dating 23-year-olds, custody battles, trauma bonding, and what it’s like staying in a hotel room next to Gianmarco & his girlfriend.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#153 North Korea Tours with Jordan HarbingerJordan 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 being a tourist in North Korea, and why YouTube clicks are a danger to society.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#151 You’re Paying For My Therapy with Gabe MollicaComedian 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 landed him in student court, and Russell goes on a rant about white Gatorade.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#133 Poles to Poles with Caleb HearonCaleb 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 Kansas City, how we all do our own versions of gender-affirming care, and what happened to Roseanne.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#118 Curve & Brawn with Zach MikoZach Miko shares the downsides of being Target’s first plus-size male model, what to do with the term ‘fat’, how acting classes are like cults, whether it’s better that we cry more than our dads, and then Gianmarco goes on a rant about Dragon Ball Z that nobody who actually listens to this podcast will understand.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi#117 Inner Demons with Jerry SaltzJerry Saltz discusses the downsides of throwing soup at paintings to raise awareness for climate change, how there’s always been and will always be bad art, why he only listens to female comedians, his mom taking her own life when he was 10, the tepid romantic life of long distance truck driving, and assesses Gianmarco’s first assessment of art.
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