Gianmarco Soresi

#61 Redder Than The Devil's Dick

Russell talks me through getting mercilessly dragged on Twitter for my Curb Your Enthusiasm tweet and then shares how our sketch team's Christmas show was canceled because one of the cast members was diagnosed with covid right in front of his eyes. We then take an unnecessarily deep dive into the most upsetting videos we've ever seen online (involving an escalator and an elevator), share o...

#60 The Upside (Best of The Downside 2021)

Dear Debbie Downsiders,

Lots of hopefully cool updates. First of all, this episode is our best of episode so it includes a mix of our funniest/saddest interview moments from 2021, some clips from patron-only episodes, and a sneak peak from an upcoming episode with comedian Samantha Ramsdell. There is no video because half of it is Russell and I listening and it looks super weird - apologi...

#59 We Didn't Laugh Once with Alex Edelman

Fresh off his highly lauded Off-Broadway one man show getting delayed by Omicron, Alex Edelman joins us to discuss graduating from NYU as a virgin, Reselling Bowen Yang’s textbooks, Israel’s gun control policy, lying about having a twin on Conan, losing your virginity at 23 to a divorcée, growing up in Boston as part of “The Jack Daniel’s of Orthodox Judaism”, Spotify removing both o...

#58 Divorcing a Mime with DeAnne Smith

DeAnne Smith shared the downsides of going to clown school right after a breakup, marrying a mime/engineer to get into Canada, teaching English in a Mexican war zone, and touring Australia after your mom dies. We also ask is it wrong to eat carrots and hummus during a zoom funeral?

You can watch full video of this episode HE...

#57 When Karma Sneezes

I made the mistake of telling my Uber driver I'm a stand-up comedian and he had some THOUGHTS about Tracy Morgan. Russell stayed at his mother-in-laws ranch and has some FACTS about cows he really wanted to share. We also talk about politically correct casting breakdowns, the box of cum towel merch that was stolen from me, telling dad you're not going home for Christmas, and the appropriate way...

#56 Buddy the Man with Jonothon Lyons

Jonothon Lyons AKA Buddy the Rat joins us to discuss the downsides of humorous urologists, interactive vs immersive shows, missing the end of Sleep No More, college science classes inspiring you to leave religion for drugs, joining Blue Man Group with no discernible drumming skills, whether theater degrees are worth it, the struggles of copyrighting art, and Buddy’s first appearance where he ...

#55 Slapping a Dead Pig with Caitlin Peluffo

Stand-up comic Caitlin Peluffo joins us to discuss cursing Peloton teachers, squeaky clean boyfriends, opening for Brian Regan, slapping a dead pig for art, liking everything about soccer except for the running aspect, how the DC Sniper ended my 5th grade soccer season, preparing for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert like an athlete, and jizz raccoons. I wanted to call this episode Jizz Racoon...

#54 A Sondheim Tribute He Wouldn't Have Enjoyed

I booked a thing so this episode is late. I share as much details as I can without getting in trouble with Q and then Russell and I pay tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim in a manner most unfitting (talking mostly about Tick, Tick...BOOM!) We then theologize about how Russell's dead grandparents would be so happy to see Cosby at the Pearly Gates because they never learned the truth. And then ...

I BOOKED A THING I CAN’T TALK ABOUT

Hey Debbie Downsiders!

I booked a cool tv thingie I can’t talk about but I kinda do on the next Patreon episode…BUT it was very last minute so I need at least a day to upload it all. Expect the episode on the 2nd and my apologies for the delay. It’s a good one. But I always say that so don’t trust it!

Love is a lie,

Gianmarco Soresi

#53 Chaz Bono Jokes with Grace Freud

Grace Freud joins us to discuss the optimistic underbelly of Rick and Morty, converting to Judaism, having uncle-supervised visits with your alcoholic father who still somehow had three girlfriends, a Chaz Bono joke she wrote for ClickHole that didn’t go over so well on twitter, getting trolled by Harry Styles fans, and hairstylists instagrams that never seem to post the haircut they just gav...

#52 Mohanad Elshieky is Not a CIA Operative

The NYPD almost made Gianmarco miss a spot at at the Comedy Cellar and after complaining about that for a bit, Mohanad Elshieky shares what the police (or lack thereof) are like in Libya, the frustration of having your cartoons interrupted by Gaddafi speeches, living under a government that openly admits they listen to your phone calls, helping translate for English-speaking journalists and the...

#51 Teaching Yoga to Piglets

Russell and I discuss my Hawaii trip, including my attempts to get my kosher girlfriend to eat bacon, as well as the jazz club that took way too large a cut of my cum towel merch, how much religion should be allowed at weddings, the absurd names of comedy clubs, not reading the full titles of porn videos before it’s too late, when doctor porn gets too real, the time I had to teach a piglet yo...

#50 Tomato Sauce Merch with Mike Recine

Comedian Mike Recine ruthlessly rips into the c*m towel merch I sell after shows and tells me I’ll only earn his artistic respect after I burn them all in a fire (dm me if you want to buy one). We also talk about the homemade tomato sauce he used to sell after shows, growing up in New Jersey, having an autistic little brother who’s not so little anymore, the time he helped me move and I kil...

#49 Unicorn Hunters with Kate Willett

Kate Willett joins us to talk about the downsides of unicorn hunters, using dating apps as a bi woman, ticket processing fees, Olive Garden, Christian summer camp, asking “What’s it like to be gay?” in early AOL chatrooms, agnostic prayers, stumping for the left and (usually) losing, whether it's necessary to come out as "kinky" to your parents, parents who live separately but stayed marr...

#48 Hugging Dead People's Clothes (Patreon Exclusive)

Russell and I discuss how the Six Feet Under finale still makes us weep, a very early stand-up set where I said finding my ex-girlfriend's clitoris was like looking for "a pimple in a truck driver's armpit" and then someone sent it to her, a Halloween in 1998 when I dressed up like a hippie and a neighbor commented, "what are you supposed to be, a boy?", a more recent Halloween when Ru...

#47 Balcony Friends with Mark Normand

Mark Normand shares the downsides of losing your virginity to a 55-year-old woman when you’re 16 while her husband entertains your friends on the balcony and not realizing that’s fucked up until your therapist points it out in your 30’s. We talk about other stuff, too, but that should be enough for you to listen.

You can watch full video of this episode 2021-10-29 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

#46 Sweetgreen is Too Expensive with Dana Donnelly

Our guest, comedian Dana Donnelly, once tweeted that Sweetgreen was too expensive and got a $100 gift card from them but that may have had more to do with her 170,000 Twitter followers. She joins us to talk about my struggles to buy my girlfriend a gift in a Michigan sex store, going on a first date where he finds out mid-date that his best friend died, flying home from college without knowing ...

#45 Stuck in the Comments with Hannah Berner

Russell watched all of Summer House (for the second time) to prepare for our episode with comedian Hannah Berner. We talk about fake laughter, fake orgasms, a corporate gig where I got booed for making a joke about ExxonMobil, how Dave Chappelle is “stuck in the comments”, thinking you’re the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of reality television, the awkwardness of reunion episodes, ego death, being ...

#44 The Trolley Problem But With Bill Cosby & George Bush (Patreon Exclusive)

I’m back from Michigan, Russell is back from New Orleans, and we have some THOUGHTS on the Bad Art Friend, Chappelle’s new special, and our conversation somehow turns into an philosophical debate over the moral responsibility of helping Bill Cosby or George Bush across the street. We al...

#43 The Houdini Hole with Doug Benson

Doug Benson shares the secrets of the Houdini Hole and why it’s vastly superior to the Houdini Museum. We also discuss the scammer that’s targeting stand-up comedians, growing up in San Diego and taking school field trips to Mork & Mindy tapings, not getting bullied in high school because your older brother is on the football team but then he graduates, getting cast as Santa instead of ...

#41 We Didn't Get SNL (Patreon Exclusive)

IT'S A DOUBLE DAY! For those new to the Patreon, you get exclusive episodes the 1st and 15th of every month and every once and a while (too often if you ask me) they fall on the same day as an early-release regular episode. Today is that day. It should be a Jewish holiday. Description below, tell your friends to join our growing depressed army (growing in size and sadness).

A lot happened...

#42 Pulling Out with Ian Fidance

Ian Fidance joins us to talk about changing antidepressants during a global pandemic, the hidden romance of finishing on your partner, how to get hit by a car while riding a bike, trying to trick your therapist into thinking you’re on heroin, publicly listening to canceled musicians, being so old you get injured in your sleep, getting gifts to make up for losing your dad, and being bisexual.<...

#40 Cremated in a Tom Brady Jersey with Josh Gondelman

Recorded three minutes after Gianmarco found out his dad was getting open heart surgery, Josh Gondelman joins us to share the downsides of balding at 19, teaching preschool, starting comedy in Boston, speaking and/or singing at your grandparents’ funerals, only being able to cry at Ted Lasso, and people who say “your joke isn’t helping.” It wasn’t easy but we got some negativity out o...

#39 Getting Called a B*tch by Dave Chappelle with Jason Zinoman

New York Times Comedy Critic Jason Zinoman shares the downsides of being called a bitch by Dave Chappelle on Broadway, giving someone a bad review then finding out they live in your apartment, only having three columns a month to cover comedy in the New York Times, reviewing Pete Davidson, Louis CK, and The Fringe Festival, tv shows about rich people that aren't really critiquing ...

Open Heart Surgery/Apology

Hey Debbie Downsiders and Negative Nolans,

Russell and I were slated to record our Patreon episode today after our interview with Josh Gondelmon but moments before taping I found out my dad has to get emergency heart surgery tomorrow and, even worse, Norm Macdonald passed away!

I had to do some quick travel bookings to make sure I could see my old man before th...

#38 Church Therapy with Ashton Womack (LIVE!!!)

Comedian Ashton Womack discusses the downsides of growing up in Houston, church therapy, having a dad who’s also a stand-up comedian (his dad), having a dad who cheated (our dads), having a dad who keeps telling you to write a one-man show called “My Wife’s Boob Job” (my dad), eating vs drinking in the shower, the concept of nostalgia, the lack of NYC bug diversity, attending a school w...

#37 Childhood Whoopings with Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright (Late Night with Seth Meyers) shares the downsides of growing up in Florida, fighting off wild alligators with the power of prayer, Disney World turkey legs, getting guilted into buying candy from your TikTok fans, being the C.E.O of Happy, and we wax philosophical about beating your kids.

Watch video of today's episode 2021-09-03 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

#36 Formerly-Quibi-Now-Roku's Eye Candy

Russell and I break down our appearance on Eye Candy, the Josh Groban hosted gameshow where "teams of celebrities and civilians will attempt to identify outrageous edible creations designed to look like everyday ordinary objects." Is it the reason Quibi went bankrupt? Who can say. But it is the reason Russell and I made $5,000 last year.

Watch the video of this episode 2021-09-01 10:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post

#35 Foster Care with Monroe Martin

Monroe Martin shares the downside of being put in fifteen different foster homes, getting choked by your mom’s new husband until your sister puts a knife to his throat, having a testicle that looks like a bag of gummy worms and the surgery to get it fixed, a therapist soliciting you after seeing your set, and we talk about the time a heckler tried to fight him at a comedy club and I stood in ...

#34 Panda Porn with Ashley Gavin

Hey y'all! (I just got back from Texas)

I've decided to pass along the Patreon episode FOUR days early this time round. Figure it makes it a little more special to get it before the weekend. If you hate it let me know but otherwise I'll make this the new standard until the anxiety of getting the episode done early destroys me. Speaking of which:

Ashley Gavin shares the downsides of ...