
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 8, 2024 • 1h 46min
#236 Weird Dads Are Maybe My Kink with Busy Philipps
Actress Busy Philipps graces us with her presence to share the downsides of never forgetting 9/11, an audience member singing 'Happy Birthday' in the middle of Gianmarco's set, how capitalism flipped the script on abortion rights, and why NYC is a better place to raise your kids than LA.
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Sources on the history of abortion rights discussed in this episode: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/10/abortion-history-right-white-evangelical-1970s-00031480
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/22/1106863232/evangelicals-didnt-always-play-such-a-big-role-in-the-fight-to-limit-abortion-ac
https://digitalcollections-baylor.quartexcollections.com/Documents/Detail/resolution-on-abortion-from-the-american-baptist-convention/809704
https://www.sbc.net/resource-library/resolutions/resolution-on-abortion-2/
https://www.christianitytoday.com/1968/11/protestant-affirmation-on-control-of-human-reproduction/
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Technical production by Chris Mueller
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Oct 5, 2024 • 19min
#235 Two Ball Seats (Patreon Excerpt)
In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of how Rent the musical has aged, and recall their first loves in childhood. Join the Patreon to hear the full episode including more downsides on getting dragged on Twitter, calling your parents, and putting down your dog.
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Oct 1, 2024 • 1h 32min
#234 Malaysian Cancel Culture with Dr. Jason Leong
Dr. Jason Leong shares the downsides of joking about religion in Malaysia, what to do if your podcast co-host shoots you, different cultures' opinion on imitating accents, and we debate if doctors are heroes.
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Sep 24, 2024 • 1h 32min
#233 Laura Ramoso Went Into Debt For Snickers
Comedian Laura Ramoso joins to share the downsides of poorly run character shows, growing up living around the world, impersonating your German mom and Italian dad, getting senior pranks banned from your school, and going into debt from buying Snickers.
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Sep 21, 2024 • 9min
#232 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater with Scott Seiss (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt from our first East Coast tour, Gianmarco & Russell are joined by special guest Scott Seiss to discuss the downsides of being an improv actor at a murder mystery dinner.
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Sep 17, 2024 • 1h 38min
#231 How Big Is It with Martin Urbano
Comedian Martin Urbano shares the downsides of lip syncing musicals, getting fired from The Tonight Show, dropping out of college to pursue stand-up comedy, and the sacred art of yo mama jokes.
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Sep 14, 2024 • 42min
Theater Adult ft. Natalie Walker (Live Show Excerpt)
An excerpt from Gianmarco Soresi's live show, "Theater Adult," featuring special guest Natalie Walker. Get tickets to the next "Theater Adult" show in NYC on October 20 at Joe's Pub! https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2024/g/gianmarco-soresi/
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Special appearance by Heath Saunders
Accompaniment by James Harvey
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Sep 10, 2024 • 2h
#230 This is Not Fappening with Tommy Bayer
Comedian Tommy Bayer joins to share the downsides of the Michelin star system, the dangers of flying Norse Atlantic Airways, what animated characters are probably hangin’ dong, and why Gianmarco is not getting hit on.
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Sep 3, 2024 • 1h 17min
#228 I’m Not Gay, You’re Gay with Taylor Ortega
Taylor Ortega joins to share the downsides of screen testing for SNL three times, regrettable haircuts, your mom trying to get you to come out, and getting fired from Elite Daily.
Note: we ended up releasing this episode a little later than planned at the time of recording in case some dates mentioned have passed!
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Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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Aug 27, 2024 • 1h 40min
#227 Spread Eagle with Russell Daniels
In this mega episode, Gianmarco and Russell catch up after Gianmarco’s Australia/New Zealand tour, and share the downsides of white coat syndrome, doing weird gigs for the story, AI deepfakes, what female pop star we’d be, and staged social media clips. Join the Patreon to hear 1.5 hours of more content that we’re too scared to say in front of a paywall!
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
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Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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