Podcast
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.
Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
- Episodes
- 408
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Typical length
- 1 hr 35 min
- On air since
- 2021
- Latest episode
- 19 hours ago
Episodes
408 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 42 min
#417 Born This Way with My Mom
Show notes
Gianmarco’s mom, Irene Koegel, joins to share the downsides of partying in high school, getting divorced on your third anniversary, what it was like to raise Gianmarco, putting out a certain kind of energy, and why “friends” texting excessively has gotta stop.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Keida Mascaro
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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1 hr 45 min
#415 Some People Need the Musical with Camden Garcia
Show notes
Comedian Camden Garcia joins to share the downsides of growing up as a child of Hollywood, being sold a lie about a BFA program, working with a chimpanzee with zero training, Hollywood’s lazy attempt at diversity in casting, wearing wigs for fun, and why bad hairstyling on Broadway has gotta stop.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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30 min
#416 Trump's Dementia Is On Full Display (Patreon Excerpt)
Show notes
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of comedians doing roasts, Sacha Baron Cohen being annoying again, and Trump’s worsening dementia.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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1 hr 45 min
#414 No More Mr. ICE Guy with Geoffrey Asmus and Tommy Brennan
Show notes
Comedians Geoffrey Asmus and Tommy Brennan return to share the downsides of celebrity stunt casting, studying religion and history in college, why men like WWII so much, making your first SNL sketch pitch to Bad Bunny, and why mocking Minnesotan accents has gotta stop.
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See Tommy Brennan in a city near you: https://punchup.live/tommybrennan
Follow Geoffrey Asmus on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTokSee Geoffrey Asmus in a city near you: https://www.whitecomedian.com/schedule
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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15 min
#413 Obligatory Shane Gillis Statement (Patreon Excerpt)
Show notes
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of Shane Gillis' SNL monologue, and the different forms body shaming comes in.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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1 hr 40 min
#412 Queer Rage with Reuben Kaye
Show notes
The talented and booked Reuben Kaye joins to share the downsides of showing your body on stage, the problem with America’s puritanical ideologies, being awake during vocal surgery while awake, and why sequels have gotta stop.
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Watch Reuben Kaye's special, THE BUTCH IS BACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kontiA-xPQ See Reuben Kaye in a city near you: https://www.reubenkaye.com/tour-dates
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by TYX Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo & Christian Pittman
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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5 min
#411 The Highside (Patreon Excerpt - Part 3/4)
Show notes
We recorded a very special four-part Patreon exclusive series that will be released over the next few months! In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell are joined by surprise guest, Lucas Connolly. They discuss the downsides of making embryos.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
Follow The Downside on Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebok, Threads, and TikTok
Follow Lucas Connolly on Instagram, TikTok, X, and Facebook
Watch Stamptown on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/82060179
See Jack Tucker & Stamptown in a city near you: https://linktr.ee/stamptown
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Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
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Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 hr 44 min
#410 The Lord Be Like with Jiavani
Show notes
Comedian and actor Jiavani joins to share the downsides of being upfront about dating expectations, splitting your time between London and LA, making fun of babies, leaving a sexy (but homophobic) church, and why shirts with words on them have gotta stop.
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Watch Jiavani on Dropout: https://www.dropout.tv/ Take an Improv Masterclass with Jiavani in London: https://www.thefreeassociation.co.uk/learn-improv/all-classes/IMPR
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by TYX Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo & Christian Pittman
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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5 min
#409 The Highside (Patreon Excerpt - Part 2/4)
Show notes
We recorded a very special four-part Patreon exclusive series that will be released over the next few months! In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell are joined by surprise guest/himbo, Zach Zucker. They discuss the downsides of using a catchphrase as a crutch.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
Follow The Downside on Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebok, Threads, and TikTok
Follow Zach Zucker on Instagram, TikTok, X, and Facebook
Watch Stamptown on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/82060179
See Jack Tucker & Stamptown in a city near you: https://linktr.ee/stamptown
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Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 hr 41 min
#408 This Is Why We Left with Jack Whitehall
Show notes
Comedian and actor Jack Whitehall joins to share the downsides of losing theater roles to Robert Pattinson, having parents in the entertainment industry, hiding your posh-ness to fit in the stand up world, and why photo retouching has gotta stop.
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See Jack Whitehall in a city near you: https://www.jackwhitehall.com/ Watch Jack Whitehall in Virginia Woolf's Night & Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhVt2wd-IFE
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by TYX Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo & Christian Pittman
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 hr 43 min
#407 Spread Out the Hate with Vittorio Angelone
Show notes
Comedian Vittorio Angelone joins to share the downsides of being half Italian in Northern Ireland, what you can joke about in the UK vs America, the stuffiness of attending music school, and why platforming bad UK comedians has gotta stop.
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Listen to Mike & Vittorio’s Guide to Parenting podcast: https://linktr.ee/guidetoparenting
See Vittorio Angelone in a city near you: https://vittorioangelone.com/
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by TYX Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo & Christian Pittman
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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22 min
#406 How Ed Sheeran Can Make Things Right (Patreon Excerpt)
Show notes
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of Macklemore being removed from Ed Sheeran's tour after speaking out about Palestine, and what Ed Sheeran can do to save face.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
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Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 hr 44 min
#405 The Bigger the Christian the Bigger the Secrets with Jennifer Welch
Show notes
Podcaster (I’ve Had It) and writer Jennifer Welch joins to share the downsides of being emotionally blackmailed into going to church, living in a red state as a liberal, going from being an interior designer to a progressive political commentator, and why being messy in public restrooms has gotta stop.
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Listen to Jennifer Welch's podcast, I've Had It: https://ivehaditpodcast.com/
Pre-order Jennifer Welch's book, Not Today, Fascists: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/not-today-fascists-jennifer-welch?variant=45897489088546
Get tickets to Jennifer Welch's book tour here: https://ivehaditpodcast.com/pages/booktour
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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9 min
#404 The Highside (Patreon Excerpt - Part 1/4)
Show notes
We recorded a very special four-part Patreon exclusive series that will be released over the next few months! In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell discuss the downsides of cringey ads.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
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Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 hr 35 min
#403 The Death of Freestyle with Prof
Show notes
Rapper Prof joins to share the downsides of growing up in a violent neighborhood, the lost art of rap battles and freestyling, being an independent artist in the age of AI and predatory music labels, and why hiking Mount Everest has gotta stop.
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Listen to Prof's new album, Good Time Boy on Spotify & Apple Music
See Prof in a city near you: https://www.profgampo.com/tour
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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9 min
#402 Cracking Snuff Films (Patreon Excerpt)
Show notes
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell hosted a live Q&A for our Patreon members to discuss the downsides of performing on stage (featuring Debbie Downsider @itsonlyjmo).
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
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Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 hr 40 min
#401 My Favorite Tragedy with Anthony Jeselnik
Show notes
Comedian Anthony Jeselnik joins to share the downsides of doing a show on mother’s day, being fascinated by death from a young age, skipping Sunday school to go to the mall, getting guys to read more books, and why wearing shorts on stage has gotta stop.
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See Anthony Jeselnik in a city near you: https://anthonyjeselnik.com/tour
Join Anthony Jeselnik's book club: https://anthonyjeselnik.com/the-jeselnik-book-club
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Jett Road Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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5 min
#400 Prescribed Happy Endings (Patreon Excerpt)
Show notes
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco & Russell share the downsides of getting sick as a performer.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
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Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 hr
#399 Abortion Comedy Subplot with James Austin Johnson
Show notes
Comedian and actor, James Austin Johnson (SNL) joins to share the downsides of Nashville’s evolution, being a hero to the Upper West Side’s biddies, growing up as a good Christian boy and breaking away from it, and why COVID fashion has gotta stop.
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See James Austin Johnson in a city near you: jamesaustinjohnson.com
Watch James Austin Johnson's new special, "He'll Yeah," out on August 31.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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4 min
#398 Taking Down AI Data Centers With Pee & Jason Kelce?! (Patreon Excerpt)
Show notes
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, friend of the pod Jimmy Ray Bennett (Ginger Twinsies, Heathers: The Musical on Broadway) and Russell discuss the downsides of Liquid Death's new commercial featuring Jason Kelce.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
Follow Jimmy Ray Bennett on Instagram
See Jimmy Ray Bennett in Heathers: The Musical on Broadway: https://heathersthemusical.com/new-york/
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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