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.
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#105 Chugging Beer With Ariel Elias
Ariel Elias joins to share the downsides of having a beer thrown at you onstage but deciding to finish the set nonetheless because your merch is based on your closing bit and it feels like the audience is gonna buy a lot more given the circumstances and more...
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#104 Pregnant Basketball with Mo Welch
Mo Welch joins to discuss the downsides of growing up in Normal, Illinois, playing basketball with Adam Sandler, and more...
92 min
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#103 Throwing Plates with Michael Jenkins
Chef Michael Jenkins shares the downsides of working a short staffed kitchen on Mother’s Day, competing in Chopped, and more...
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#102 Wetting the Bed with Geoffrey Asmus
Comedian Geoffrey Asmus and I compare our JFL experiences, dive into the secrets of getting through sleepovers as a bedwetter, and more...
104 min
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#101 Rating Auschwitz with Shahak Shapira
Shahak Shapira joins us to discuss why Auschwitz has a 4.5 star rating on Yelp, having a grandfather who died in the Munich massacre, and more.
93 min
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#100 Rehab Improv with Lucas Connolly
We celebrate the 100th episode of The Downside with our second ever live episode and people actually came this time!
77 min
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#99 Nobody Likes You with Konnie Metaxa
Konnie Metaxa joins the podcast to tell Gianmarco that nobody liked him in college, the downsides of having a famous dad (Lefteris Pantazis), and more.
99 min
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#98 Straight to DVD with Josh Flitter
Josh Flitter shares the downsides of starring in Ace Ventura Jr. when he was 13, the aftermath that ensued, and more.
94 min
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#97 Face Eating Cats with Lauryn Petrie
Former mortician Lauryn Petrie joins to discuss conducting autopsies while listening to Cardi B, the horrors of morgue hazing, and more.
66 min
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#96 Speaking of Existentialism with Gus Constan...
Gus Constantellis shares the downsides of playing his mom, church gigs that want him to keep his homosexuality under wraps (while he's playing his mom), and more.
84 min
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#95 The Hood Athlete with Jon Laster
Jon Laster joins to share why coders are criminals, getting recruited to college for basketball and then having the dude who recruited you quit, and more.
77 min
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#94 Throwing Frozen Turkeys with Kareem Green
Kareem Green joins to talk about white kids throwing frozen turkeys onto the highway, passing out at Pizza Hut, and more.
81 min
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#93 Walking The Audience with Corinne Fisher
Corinne Fisher joins to talk about what to do when confronted by quicksand, why good looking people need to stop getting into stand-up comedy, and more.
70 min
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#92 Is This Hack with Jaye McBride
Jaye McBride joins us to share the downsides of stand-up comedians running their trans jokes by you, coming out via e-mail, and more.
71 min
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#91 Coming Out As Psychic with Madalyn Geraldine
Madalyn Geraldine shares the downsides of being a psychic and gives Gianmarco and Russell full readings.
105 min
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#90 Calling Poison Control with Dani Fernandez
Dani Fernandez and I commiserate about being the only ones into Dragon Ball Z at our respective middle schools, why suicidal people still call poison control, and more.
74 min
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#89 Don’t Save The Tata’s with Caileigh Scott
Caileigh Scott shares the downsides of being diagnosed with breast cancer on your mom’s birthday, taking your tits for one last spin, and more.
74 min
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#88 Judged by Trump with Joanne Nosuchinsky
Joanne Nosuchinsky shares the downsides of being crowned 2013 Miss New York USA plus much more.
92 min
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#87 Handsome Gay Teacher with Joe Dombrowski
Joe Dombrowski shares the downsides of not coming out on Ellen, a summer camp for terminally ill children that taught him the power of comedy, and more.
78 min
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#86 You're Headed for Hell with Moses Storm
109 min
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#85 The 6 O’clock Knock with Derrick Eason
Derrick Eason joins us to talk about being a cruise ship comedian during a global pandemic, the “6 o’clock knock” AKA getting fired, and more.
76 min
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#84 The Other Fat Jew with Raanan Hershberg
Raanan Hershberg shares his thoughts on Spinoza and a recounts and incredibly brief happy ending massage.
96 min
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#83 Never Said I Love You with Zarna Garg
Stand-up comedian Zarna Garg gives tips on how to lie to your Uber driver and admits that she’s never said “I love you” to her husband.
87 min
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#82 Your Baby is Not Perfect with Tina Friml
Comedian Tina Friml joins to discuss why your baby is not perfect, how to psychologically torment your high school bullies, and more.
86 min
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#81 The Problem with Jay Jurden
Jay Jurden returns to talk about writing for "The Problem with Jon Stewart," and the challenge of writing jokes that don’t get you sued.
89 min