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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#221 Inconvenient Aliens with BriTANick
Comedians 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, and more...
104 min
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#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...
23 min
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#219 Structured But Loveless with KC Shornima
Comedian KC Shornima joins to discuss a joke bombing so hard Deadline covered it, writing for Weekend Update, and more...
129 min
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#218 Don’t F*** the Comedians with Matt Braunger
Comedian 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, and more...
98 min
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#217 The Museum of Pizza with Kareem Rahma (Pat...
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)
17 min
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#216 Washing Feet with Chloe Troast
Comedian Chloe Troast (SNL) joins to discuss the downsides of writing banger sketches at 1 am, joining the theater program at an all boys Catholic school, and more...
107 min
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#215 Floor Ice Cream with Rachel Coster
Rachel Coster (host of @boyroomshow) joins to share the downsides of making hot guys mad, the problem with having a doctor with ADHD to treat your ADHD, and more...
97 min
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#214 Screaming at Windmills (Patreon Exclusive ...
In this excerpt of our Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell take a big ol’ dump on comedians kissing the pope’s ass
30 min
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#213 Getting Pummeled with Caleb Hearon
Comedian Caleb Hearon returns to the pod for the third time to discuss the downsides of the DNC’s fundraising texts, why str*ight guys don’t do enough butt stuff, and more...
79 min
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#212 Embracing The Flop with Viggo Venn
Britain'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 more...
102 min
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#210 The Hillary Clinton Simulation with Natali...
Comedian 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, and more...
110 min
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#208 Prosperity Gospel with Laci Mosley
Laci Mosley, the Scam Goddess herself, joins to discuss the downsides of falling for scams including classic NYC subway guilt trips, illegitimate apartment hunting fees, and more...
75 min
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#209 Abandoning the Bit (Patreon Exclusive Exce...
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 more...
21 min
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#207 Cut For Time with Chris Cafero
Chris Cafero makes his triumphant return to talk about the terrible interactive off-off-broadway theater experience that brought them together, our worst acting gigs, and more...
89 min
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#206 Dark Puns with Sammy Obeid
Comedian Sammy Obeid joins to share the downsides of knowing Gianmarco during his infamous scarf phase, joking about Israel as a half-Palestinian comic, and more...
86 min
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#205 The Divorced Dad Special with Dan Soder
Comedian Dan Soder can tell if you’re a child of divorce just by looking at you, why divorced dads give the best gifts, and more...
101 min
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#204 Offensive High School Musicals with Megan ...
In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, comedian Megan Gailey joins us to share what role tape played in her high school musical that hopefully nobody took pictures of.
5 min
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#203 Down the Clown Hole with Zach Zucker
Comedian 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 more...
97 min
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#202 Naughty Colonist Syndrome with Brittany Ca...
Comedian Brittany Carney shares the downsides of growing up in Japan, love hotels and why they’re necessary, and more...
94 min
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#201 You Wanna See Me Cry? with Gianmarco & Rus...
In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, join Gianmarco and Russell on a chaotic day unfolding in real time.
13 min
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#200 Islamic School Theater Kid with Malik Elassal
Comedian Malik Elassal shares the downsides of his private Islamic school’s theater program getting shut down mid-rehearsals, the IDF firing a missile into his grandma’s house, and more...
99 min
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#199 Comedy Club Sashimi with Ali Kolbert
Comedian Ali Kolbert joins to share the downsides of seeing Gianmarco on the way to therapy, why children shouldn’t be actors, and more...
86 min
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#198 Teaching 9/11 to Maddie Wiener (Patreon Ex...
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.
16 min
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#197 The Anti-Drug Campaign We Need with Ty Col...
Comedian Ty Colgate joins to share the downsides of talking about schedule 1 drugs, having a cough so bad it triggers your house alarm, knowing a real life Florida Man, and more...
108 min
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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