Gianmarco Soresi

#25 The Downside- of Being Homeschooled with David Piccolomini

David Piccolomini joins to discuss THE DOWNSIDES.

#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, and the joys of working in fast food and Metal Gear Solid.

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#24 The Downside- of Hypnosis with Shawn Carter

Comedian Shawn Carter joins to discuss THE DOWNSIDES.

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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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#23 The Downsides of Caretaking with Carole Montgomery

Carole Montgomery joins to discuss the downsides of looking after her mother-in-law.

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#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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#22 The Downside- of Working in a Lab with Ben Miller

Ben Miller joins to discuss THE DOWNSIDES.

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#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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#21 The Downside- of Truth in Comedy

Gianmarco and Russell go duo to discuss the times they got a little TOO honest in their comedy.

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The Upside of Being a Downside Patron!

Hey Debbie Downsiders,

Thank you, thank you for continuing to support my negativity. I feel like The Grinch but instead of my heart growing it's my head. Speaking of growth, we've nearly doubled our subscriptions this month! So I figured it was time to do a quick check in + let you know what's coming up.

1. I promised that when we hit 50 patrons that I'd get an 2023-01-11 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

#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.

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#20 The Downside- of Being a Donor Conceived Person with Laura High

We discuss the downsides with Laura High.

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#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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#19 The Downside- of Serving in Afghanistan with Pete Stegemeyer

We discuss the downsides with Pete Stegemeyer.

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#116.5 Late Night Bois

Gianmarco and Russell made their late night debuts in the same week, but did Gianmarco win because he taped it first or did Russell win because his aired first? We really get into the weeds of this important question!

#18 The Downside- of Being a Girl in the Boy Scouts with Emily Walsh

We discuss the downsides with Emily Walsh.

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#116 Popping Balls with Dusty Ray Bottoms (Patreon Exclusive!)

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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#115 Give Me All Your Money with Rafi Bastos

Rafi Bastos shares the downsides of getting mugged at gunpoint, introducing Brazil to stand-up comedy, moving to Nebraska to play division 2 basketball, making love to your pregnant wife, getting sued for jokes, and Gianmarco’s favorite subject: kissing dads.

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#17 The Downside- of a Biker Gang Grandpa with Spencer Sileo

Spencer Sileo shares the downsides of having a grandpa in a biker gang.

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#114 The Disgruntled Clown with Roy Wood Jr.

Roy Wood Jr. joins to talk the downsides of following a comic who purposefully pissed his pants, single dad Thanksgivings, bringing too many white people onstage to do the Soulja Boy dance, dating with children, and why life is like Lego’s.

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#16 The Downside- of Friendship

Gianmarco and Russell work out some new segments for THE DOWNSIDE.

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#113 Rabbi Hopping with Tovah Silbermann

Tovah Silbermann (Girlfriend) shares the downsides of sharing a meal with Gianmarco, having night terrors, washing kitchenware in the ocean, testing for Tay-Sachs, and we debate what a man’s responsibility is if he falls off a roof into a woman while fully erect. We also dive a little too deep into the Yeshiva Boys Choir and the Miami Boys Choir and why if Gianmarco and her go to one of their...

#15 The Downside- of Being Jackie Mason's Daughter

Sheba Mason joins to share the downsides of being Jackie Mason’s daughter and Ian Wehrle discusses what it’s like playing him on stage.

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#112 Acting Scared with Elsie Fisher

Elsie Fisher (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Eighth Grade) joins to talk about the downsides of pretending to watch your friend get decapitated, shooting a movie during a global pandemic, making more money than your parents, and having a dog in New York City. Gianmarco also tells his awful dead dog story for like the 18th time.

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The Downside- of Not Coming with Remy Kassimir

Remy Kassimir shares the downsides of not coming, coming, and then making a podcast about it. Unfortunately Russell was busy doing Seth Meyers for this taping, but we did just fine without him.

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#111 Amateur Beatboxing with Sabrina Wu

Sabrina Wu shares the downsides of having immigrant parents who are not impressed by your beatboxing skills, a mom who doesn’t like to laugh (except for that one time you came out of the closet), whether bboy is gender neutral, and why we should stop shaming people who are into hentai. Also, Russell has a big announcement!!!

You can watch full video of this episode 2022-11-22 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

#13 The Downside- of Competing in the Olympics with Danell J Leyva

Danell J Leyva shares the downsides of competing in Olympic gymnastics and we try to get to the bottom of how do gymnasts actually make money.

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#110 Chill Tourette’s with Benny Feldman

Benny Feldman shares the downsides of ordering edible bugs in bulk, preparing grasshoppers for consumption, people online thinking you’re faking Tourette’s in your stand-up comedy, not being allowed to perform on [REDACTED] because you can’t help but curse, what happens when one of your tics is THE bad word, and then Gianmarco tears into Delta Airlines for destroying his roller bag but th...

#12 The Downside- The Downside of E@t!ng Disorders

Caitlin Reese shares the downsides of e@t!ng disorders and we’re only spelling it that way because Instagram kept taking it down which is probably not helping.

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#109 We Already Have a Chris Rock with Dean Edwards

Dean Edwards shares the downsides of not drinking because of Eddie Murphy, not getting to do his Chris Rock impression on SNL because of Jimmy Fallon, following Leslie Jones and J.B. Smoove, the difference between black and mainstream comedy rooms, joining the army to avoid student loans, and Gianmarco considers changing the name of this podcast to The Upside after his first shroom trip.

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