The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi

Irene Koegel, a lawyer and unconventional parent, joins her comedian son for a wildly candid family conversation. She recalls teenage nights at Studio 54, partying and gambling, divorcing on her third anniversary, and navigating custody while raising Gianmarco. They also discuss his childhood individuality, anxiety, performance, pride, and the urgent need to stop excessive texting and online pile-ons.

Camden Garcia, a comedian, actor, and writer from a Hollywood family, joins for a candid, chaotic chat. They unpack child acting, nepotism, a disastrous theater degree, and the terrifying reality of working with chimpanzees. They also tackle Hollywood’s performative diversity, Broadway’s hair crimes, queer life on Fire Island, wedding speeches, and the rare theatrical magic that still breaks through.

Geoffrey Asmus, a dry, confrontational touring comedian, and Tommy Brennan, a Minnesota comic and Saturday Night Live writer, join producer Russell Daniels. They tackle celebrity stunt casting, Broadway cameos, AI, sports betting, religion, and men’s obsession with WWII. They also discuss Minnesota accents, ICE enforcement, broken hotel design, and Tommy’s unforgettable Bad Bunny sketch pitch.

Reuben Kaye, an Australian cabaret performer, comedian, singer, writer, and drag artist, brings theatrical queer rage to a wide-ranging conversation. They explore fearless nudity, America’s puritanical sex culture, building queer spaces over chasing Hollywood, and surviving vocal surgery while awake. Kaye also recounts a family history shaped by war and exile, takes aim at sequels and reboots, and celebrates irreverent defiance.

Jiavani, a comedian and actor known for Dropout and improv, joins for candid conversations about honest dating expectations, building a creative life between London and Los Angeles, and growing up across cultures. They revisit leaving a stylish but homophobic church, social anxiety at sex parties, the infamous ugly-baby joke, and why slogan-covered clothing and standing ovations need to stop.

Jack Whitehall, the British comedian, actor, and presenter, joins producer Russell Daniels for a candid, mischievous conversation. They discuss losing school theater roles to Robert Pattinson, growing up posh in show business, disguising an accent onstage, and balancing touring with fatherhood. Along the way: AI’s darker possibilities, celebrity schoolmates, hotel misery, Daniel Day-Lewis lore, and why photo retouching needs to stop.

Vittorio Angelone, a Belfast-born comedian and actor, joins podcast producer Russell Daniels for a sharp, chaotic tour through comedy across Britain, Ireland, and America. They explore Vittorio’s Italian-Northern Irish identity, sectarian history, a family ice cream shop destroyed by violence, and the rules around accents and offensive jokes. Music-school misery, disastrous hotels, touring America, and the UK comedy scene also get skewered.

Jennifer Welch, podcaster, writer, and political commentator, joins for a candid, hilarious conversation about growing up atheist in evangelical Oklahoma, church-driven fear, and the political power of megachurches. They tackle anti-trans propaganda, Democratic strategy, voting as harm reduction, AI hype, mental-health language, Oscar obsession, and the urgent need for better public-restroom etiquette.

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. Follow The Downside on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Prof on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Facebook, X, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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 -- 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Jeselnik, the dark-comedy master of razor-sharp one-liners, joins Japanese-American comedian and writer Fumi Abe for candid conversation about disastrous Mother’s Day shows, a lifelong fascination with death, religious disillusionment, books, and creative longevity. They also debate comedy’s shifting audiences, the pain of writing long-form, and why shorts onstage should be outlawed.