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.

Comedy
Society & Culture
Performing Arts
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#196 Whales Can Be Twinks with Vinny Thomas
Comedian 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, and more...
95 min
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#195 Crazy, Stupid, Shrooms with Gianmarco & Ru...
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.
15 min
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#194 The Intersection Between Media & Criminal ...
Comedian 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, and more...
77 min
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#193 Balls in His Pocket with Harrison Greenbaum
Comedian 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, and more...
99 min
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#192 Buck Wild Road Dogs with Pals of the Pod (...
Comedians Ariel Elias, Jay Jurden & Liam Nelson join to share the downsides of being on the road like meeting Mr. Nipple Nuts, proposing as Chewbacca, and more...
12 min
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#191 Not His First Rodeo with Sam Tallent
Comedian Sam Tallent joins us to share the downsides of doing five podcasts in one day, what it’s like to be a literal party animal in high school, and more...
103 min
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#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 backstage at Wicked, picking Hairspray over college, and more...
95 min
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#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 legal purposes.
91 min
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#187 Bottom of the Barrel Days with Laurie Kilm...
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, being a writer on Conan for 11 years, and more...
88 min
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#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), fulfilling his reputation as the class genius, and more...
99 min
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#185 The Most Brutal X Factor Audition Of All T...
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).
28 min
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#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 threats for a throwaway joke, and more...
96 min
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#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 about him, and more...
116 min
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#182 The Goo of It All with Gianmarco & Russell...
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.
23 min
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#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 more...
95 min
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#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 specials about cancel culture, and more...
161 min
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#179 My Mother’s My Queen with Sebastian Conell...
In this Patreon exclusive episode, Sebastian Conelli joins us to share the downsides of growing up in Staten Island, teaching Gianmarco improv, and more...
26 min
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#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 up, and more...
96 min
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#177 Performance Anxiety with Isabel Hagen
Isabel Hagen (standup comedian and violist) joins us to share the downsides of playing the viola, growing up in a family of musicians, what it’s like to make your own movie about musicians, and more...
79 min
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#176 Why “Conservative” Comedy Sucks (Lady Ball...
In this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell watched The Daily Wire’s “Lady Ballers” so you don’t have to.
60 min
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#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, and more...
94 min
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#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, Wikipedia-ing the end of scary movies, and more...
83 min
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#172 Lack of Function with Josh Sharp & Aaron J...
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 wearing modesty pouches, and more...
95 min
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#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 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and more...
100 min
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#170 Self-Hating Joke Lover with Vulture’s Jess...
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, and more...
84 min