
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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Oct 31, 2023 • 1h 38min
#165 Blind Patriotism with Maz Jobrani
Comedian Maz Jobrani along with guest co-host Joyelle Nicole Johnson joins us to share the downsides of coming up at the Comedy Store in LA, getting asked to wear a certain outfit by a booker, doing a tour featuring Arab-American comedians, growing up in Iran in the 70s, being driven around in a Rolls-Royce as a kid, and how Nightline was born out of the Iran hostage crisis.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Oct 24, 2023 • 1h 54min
#164 You’re Not Gonna Make Everyone Happy with Liza Treyger
Comedian Liza Treyger joins us to share the downsides of being born in the Soviet Union, moving to the US at three years old on religious asylum, being arrested three times in a year and a half, and the darkness behind hosting a true crime podcast. Gianmarco talks about being heckled by a child, and Russell shares what it was like to make his Broadway principal debut filling in for Josh Gad as Bud in Gutenberg! The Musical!
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Oct 17, 2023 • 1h 43min
#163 Shades of Cheating with Chloe Radcliffe
Comedian Chloe Radcliffe joins to share the downsides of biking in New York City, writing for late night television, the different levels of cheating, why messy relationships are normal, and the problem with being hangry. Gianmarco finally admits to queer baiting and Russell learns what piv stands for.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Oct 10, 2023 • 1h 28min
#162 Gay Sleepaway Camp with Marla Mindelle
Marla Mindelle, Broadway actress and co-creator of Off-Broadway’s Titanique, joins us to share the downsides of getting stage fright during a big solo, working in the same theater for four years, being forced to come out during high school and subsequently going back into the closet, why it’s difficult to find unique voices, and why you guys gotta stop saying “you guys’s.”
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E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Oct 3, 2023 • 1h 21min
#161 Jew for Jesus with Heather McMahan
Comedian Heather McMahan shares the downsides of being Christian and finding out you’re Jewish, why god is probably not a woman, getting rejected from Delta’s flight attendant program, the side effects of taking testosterone to freeze your eggs, and how nepotism can work for or against you.
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Watch Gianmarco Soresi's special "Shelf Life" on Amazon
Follow Russell Daniels on Twitter & Instagram
E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Sep 26, 2023 • 1h 30min
#160 Bad Juju with Phoebe Robinson
Comedian, writer, producer, podcaster extraordinaire Phoebe Robinson (Everything’s Trash, 2 Dope Queens) joins us along with guest co-host Jay Jurden to share the downsides of college roommates, workout classes that are too loud, being a multi-hyphenate where you write and star in your own show, and celebrity authors with ghostwriters. Gianmarco's dad's failed advances lead to his new biggest fan.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Sep 19, 2023 • 1h 42min
#159 The Downside of Renaissance Faires with Leah Orleans
Unicycle-riding comedy contortionist Leah Orleans (with guest co-host Ariel Elias) joins us to share the downsides of having whips and fire in your show, why magic is misogynistic, the problem with elitist clown schools, being chained by audience members, and dealing with injuries with doctors that don’t understand the physicality of acrobatics.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Sep 12, 2023 • 2h 14min
#158 Into the Weeds with Russell & Gianmarco
Gianmarco and Paige check in with Broadway’s (!!!) Russell Daniels who’s been away rehearsing for Gutenberg! The Musical!, and we discuss the downsides of freezing your eggs, the fallacies of parenting, why oversized chairs are overrated, and why you shouldn’t abbreviate the term Jewish American Princess.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Sep 5, 2023 • 1h 41min
#157 Girl Genius with April Clark
Comedian April Clark and sub cohost Grace Freud (Girl God) join to discuss the downsides of being a child genius and skipping high school, presidential dogs biting people, auditioning for America’s Got Talent as a 10 year old, and why counting to 11 must be stopped.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Aug 29, 2023 • 1h 16min
#156 Gay Famous with Joel Kim Booster
Joel Kim Booster joins us for a special live recording of the podcast at Just For Laughs Montreal to discuss why Gianmarco should be charging more for feet pics, salt and pepper shaker boyfriends, growing up homeschooled in a religious household, and why o*gies aren’t as fun when you’re a gay icon.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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