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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#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
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#80 A Second Puberty with Kristofer Thomas
Comedian Kristofer Thomas breaks down what it’s like going through puberty a second time, and transitioning at your parents house during a global pandemic
101 min
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#79 A Visit From The Secret Service with Guy Br...
Guy Branum joins to discuss getting a visit from the Secret Service at the behest of Hillary Clinton
78 min
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#78 Making Love with a Pliable P#nis with Katie...
Comedian Katie Hannigan talks about being flown to Honolulu to do a one-night only performance of a one-woman show called Making Love with a Pliable P#nis.
84 min
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#77 My Condolences with Ian Lara
Comedian Ian Lara and guest co-host Jordan Jensen join to discuss what you shouldn't say to someone whose mom just died.
75 min
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#76 The Death of an Acting Teacher with Chris C...
Chris Chung (Apple TV's Slow Horses) and Gianmarco reminisce about their dead acting teacher with guest co-host Ian Fidance
71 min
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#75 The Sub That Got Away with Lane Kwederis
Lane Kwederis shares how she went from waiting tables to foot fetish parties and what it’s like when guys she’s dating find out she does improv comedy.
93 min
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#74 Self-Aware with Josh Johnson
Josh Johnson joins to discuss growing up in 8 Mile 2 (Alexandria, Louisiana), why dating a comedian is like dating a stripper, and MORE
66 min
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#73 Inside the Unemployed Actors Studio
Our producer Paige interviews Gianmarco and Russell about their generally unsuccessful lives.
128 min
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#72 She Touched My Resistance with Casey Cohen
Casey Cohen (star of Bravo’s Princesses: Long Island) joins to discuss being on a reality show with the woman who slept with your high school boyfriend, and MORE
71 min