
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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Feb 23, 2023 • 10min
#125 The Downside of The Adult Entertainment Industry (Patreon Preview)
Alia Janine shares the downsides of entering and pulling out of the adult entertainment industry, Russell tells the time he got called fat by a pregnant stripper, and Gianmarco admits he used to think The MILF Hunter was real.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Part of the Authentic Podcast Network
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Feb 21, 2023 • 1h 29min
#124 Four Times a Day with Ismael Loutfi
Comedian Ismael Loutfi joins to discuss getting divorced over the phone, having your second wife take your couples counselor for herself, making friends only after taking off his kufi, and why it’s okay to delay prayer in order to do a podcast.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Part of the Authentic Podcast Network
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Feb 14, 2023 • 1h 53min
#123 The Stanford Podcast Experiment
Psychologist Steve Rathje joins to validate Gianmarco’s feelings about astrology (with a couple caveats), then we discuss the study that depressed him the most, how academia views his TikTok fame, our Valentine’s Day plans and whether you’re really in love with your significant other or just saw them after walking across a scary bridge.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Part of the Authentic Podcast Network
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Feb 7, 2023 • 1h 34min
#122 No Cigar with Nathan Macintosh
Nathan Macintosh joins to discuss the absurdity of comedians smoking cigars, the worst videos we’ve ever seen on the internet, a live fisting gone awry, the joys of working in fast food, and Metal Gear Solid.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Part of the Authentic Podcast Network
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Jan 31, 2023 • 1h 35min
#121 Not The Biggest Deal with Todd Barry
Comedian Todd Barry joins to discuss getting bumped down from first class, being a substitute teacher, accidentally following me on twitter, my mom’s penchant for returning gifts, writing for the VMA’s, and being called the “little writer guy” by Beck’s assistant.
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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
Part of the Authentic Podcast Network
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Jan 24, 2023 • 1h 48min
#120 The Mormon Blind Side with Skyler Higley
Comedian Skyler Higley tells me and guest co-host Maddy Smith the downsides of being raised by white Mormon parents in Utah, the posthumous baptism of Anne Frank, why astrology is cultural appropriation, and we discuss how sassy the NYPD has been lately.
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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
Part of the Authentic Podcast Network
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Jan 17, 2023 • 1h 24min
#119 Warming Up with Ryan Reiss
Ryan Reiss shares the downsides of being an audience warm-up comedian, crowd-working the Kardashians, the dangers of standing in Letterman’s spot, how much joking to do for a comedian’s eulogy, and Gianmarco recounts seeing a man die in Florida.
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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
Part of the Authentic Podcast Network
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Jan 10, 2023 • 1h 37min
#118 Curve & Brawn with Zach Miko
Zach Miko shares the downsides of being Target’s first plus-size male model, what to do with the term ‘fat’, how acting classes are like cults, whether it’s better that we cry more than our dads, and then Gianmarco goes on a rant about Dragon Ball Z that nobody who actually listens to this podcast will understand.
Get tickets for The Downside's live recording in NYC on January 15 featuring Alia Janine here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi-live-podcast-recording-tickets-471811670407
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Spencer Sileo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Part of the Authentic Podcast Network
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Jan 7, 2023 • 11min
#116 Popping Balls with Dusty Ray Bottoms (Patreon Preview)
Dusty Ray Bottoms joins for our third ever live episode to share the downsides of being on RuPaul’s Drag Race, TSA going through all your wigs, tucking (and popping???), straight drag queens, conversion therapy, and Gianmarco shared texts from the fan he had to kick out of a show five minutes into his set.
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Get tickets to our next live podcast recording with special guest Alia Janine on January 15 at Sesh Comedy in LES.
Watch the episode clip HERE!
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Check out Gianmarco Soresi's bi-monthly show in NYC
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Watch Gianmarco Soresi's special "Shelf Life" on Amazon
Follow Russell Daniels on Twitter & Instagram
See Russell in Titanique in NYC!
E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Part of the Authentic Podcast Network
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Jan 3, 2023 • 1h 23min
#117 Inner Demons with Jerry Saltz
Jerry Saltz discusses the downsides of throwing soup at paintings to raise awareness for climate change, how there’s always been and will always be bad art, why he only listens to female comedians, his mom taking her own life when he was 10, the tepid romantic life of long distance truck driving, and assesses Gianmarco’s first assessment of art.
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See Russell in Titanique in NYC!
E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Spencer Sileo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Part of the Authentic Podcast Network
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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