The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi
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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 l...
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#364 Age Gap Jail with Ivy Wolk
Comedian and actress Ivy Wolk joins to share the downsides of being born before 9/11, wanting to be a child star, lurking on incel forums, throwing me...
#363 Favorite Woody Allen Movies with Adam Friedland
Comedian Adam Friedland joins to share the downsides of Jewish people going to war, running into NYC’s rarest Pokémon (Woody Allen), interviewing peop...
The Conservative Straw Man (Patreon Excerpt)
Gianmarco and Russell are live in Burlington with special guests Chris Cafero and Douglas Goodhart to share the downsides of finding a lump down there...
#362 Check On Your White Friends with Yamaneika Saunders
Comedian Yamaneika Saunders returns to share the downsides of facing white supremacy as a black woman, being tired of giving a f*ck, breaking down wha...
#361 When Reality TV Goes Wrong (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of the harsh reality of reality TV.
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#360 The Sphincter of America with John Cameron Mitchell
Actor and writer John Cameron Mitchell shares the downsides of identity politics in a capitalist society, doing cunnilingus for the first time on came...
#359 Campaigning for an Oscar Award is Embarrassing (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of campaigning during awards season ahead of the 2026 Oscars.
#358 Books, Baby, and a Boob with Claire Parker
Comedian/podcaster Claire Parker joins to share the downsides of reading dense books vs celebrity memoirs, the problem with looksmaxxing, wrestling wi...
#357 Premonitory Comedic Urges (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, comedian Benny Feldman discusses Tourette’s and how if you’re gonna joke about it, at least don’t make it hack.
#356 Oppression Check-In with Jaboukie Young-White
Jaboukie Young-White joins to share the downsides of becoming successful at a young age, coming out on national television, having a near death experi...
#355 The Last People You Want To Hear From About The BAFTA Situation (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell discuss the delicate nature of the Tourette's situation at the 2026 BAFTAs. TikTok credit: @sh4ysgrwm.<...
#354 The Diary of Grace Reiter
Grace Reiter returns to share the downsides of getting the ick from your therapist, whipping up fake blood and poop, journaling to be witnessed, the a...
#353 We’re Not Gonna Beat ICE With Dance (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell discuss why art isn't always the answer.
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#352 A Quip at the Table with Jay Jurden
Comedian Jay Jurden returns to share the downsides of poop talk, the Bad Bunny halftime show vs Kid Rock’s lip-synched dumpster fire, getting jumped i...
Who's Had the Worst Hookup? (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon excerpt live from San Francisco, Gianmarco and Russell ask the audience who's had the worst hookup.
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#351 Real Housedads of New York City with Chris Kelly
Writer Chris Kelly (The Other Two, Other People) joins to share the downsides of creating one of the best showbiz shows of the past 10 years, having c...
#350 My Parents Were In the Epstein Email Dump (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell discuss the downsides of finding out that your parents names were found in the DOJ's latest Epstein ema...
#349 Baby G
We’re releasing our Patreon exclusive episode to the public this week! Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of working in the same industry as yo...
Comedian Accidentally Checks Into a Psych Ward (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon excerpt live from Seattle, Gianmarco and Russell are joined by comedian Jamie Wolf who shares the downsides of accidentally being held...
#348 We All Think You’re a D*ck with Daniel Sloss
Comedian Daniel Sloss joins to share the downsides of being on the right side of history, discovering you're borderline tone deaf, demystifying religi...
#347 Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass Deserves An Apology from Jack Black (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of the public humiliation ritual Kyle Gass has been sent on by Jack Black...
#346 Darwinian Eater with Anania
Actress and creator Anania joins to share the downsides of Gianmarco’s gaydar, growing up without queer culture, what our dream Broadway roles are, st...
#345 RFK Jr.'s Homoerotic Update on Trump's Health (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of learning about Trump's testosterone levels and gruesome eating habits through hi...
#344 Loose Mustache with Rick Glassman
Comedian Rick Glassman joins to share the downsides of going into bit mode while meeting Gianmarco for the first time, being on the same page as your...
#343 Guy Yells at Broadway’s Mamma Mia! Audience For Singing (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell discuss the downsides of audience members singing at Mamma Mia! on Broadway, and the failed a...
#342 A Closet Full of Ashes with Kumail Nanjiani
Comedian/actor Kumail Nanjiani joins to share the downsides of learning how to act as an adult, getting so swole people want to fight you, why you sho...
#341 Vanilla Ice Performs with a Ninja Turtle at Mar-a-Lago's New Years Party (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of Vanilla Ice performing alongside an illegitimate (?) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle...
#340 I Can See It with Ethan Slater
Ethan Slater (Wicked) joins to share the downsides of attending high school with Gianmarco, going from wrestling to Broadway, accidentally getting din...
Christmas Crowd Work (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell are live from Brooklyn and get in the holiday spirit with Christmas carols and crowd work. Jo...
#339 There Will Always Be Conservatives with Emma Vigeland
Political commentator Emma Vigeland (The Majority Report) joins to share the downsides of right wing media pundits putting on a show, the dwindling sh...
#338 The Trump-Kennedy Center and Other Things The Two Should Have in Common (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of Trump renaming the Kennedy Center, and turning the presidential ‘Walk...
#337 The Downsides of Artificial Intelligence with Tyler Austin Harper
Journalist Tyler Austin Harper joins to share the downsides of gatekeeping articles behind paywalls, the pitfalls of AI, why major corporations aren’t...
#336 Bari Weiss, Erika Kirk, and The Downfall of CBS News (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell unpack Bari Weiss’s interview with Erika Kirk on CBS News.
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#334 Heavenly Hot Lunch with Sarah Sherman
Comedian Sarah Sherman (SNL) joins to share the downsides of naming your improv team after a fetish, getting bullied in high school, battling intrusiv...
#335 Hillary Clinton Blames TikTok for Corrupting the Youth (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of witnessing Hillary Clinton’s mission to be the most insufferable polit...
#333 Delta Lounge Cruising with Cody Rigsby
Cody Rigsby (Peloton) joins to share the downsides of getting recognized at Fire Island, settling the Xtina vs Britney debate, learning the difference...
#332 Kim Kardashian’s “All’s Fair” Is The Greatest Show I’ve Ever Seen (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of watching Ryan Murphy’s new show “All’s Fair” starring Kim Kardashian,...
#331 Born Again Lapsed Catholic with Jim Gaffigan
Comedian Jim Gaffigan joins to share the downsides of fatherhood, sharing the stage with your son, becoming obsessed with bourbon, the challenge of wr...
#330 Conservative Comics are Fleeing Los Angeles
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of conservative comedians on GoFundMe.
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#329 Japanese Clams with Atsuko Okatsuka
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka returns to share the downsides of martial-law-imposed generational trauma, trying to get your mom laid, learning English thro...