Comedian and writer Laurie Kilmartin joins to share the downsides of dropping out of college and getting into standup comedy during the comedy boom of the 80s, witnessing the death of late night television after being a writer on Conan for 11 years, dealing with grief by writing jokes about your family, and preparing to be an empty-nester.
Thank you to our gracious hosts at Spotify Studio...
2024-02-09 10:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Mathematician (and comedian!!!) Sridhar Ramesh joins us to share the downsides of growing up in New Jersey (and why people should stop asking where in Jersey), fulfilling his reputation as the class genius, and the heckler that almost ruined his thesis defense.
Gianmarco and Russell also discuss why the hell Deborah Messing is following the podcast’s Instagram account and the...
2024-02-02 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello Debbie Downsiders,
We're planning on recording an upcoming Patreon exclusive episode that will be dropping on Valentine's day. We're channelling our inner Dr. Drew for a Loveline-esque episode to answer your burning questions about love, give dating/relationship advice, re-tell your dating horror stories, and comment on your this has gotta stops about anything love relate...
2024-02-01 12:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Comedian Emily Wilson joins us to share one of the most brutal X Factor auditions of all time (and how the whole thing was planned by the producers), having a Broadway themed Bat Mitzvah (but not singing any Broadway songs???), and starting a YouTube channel with a boy who rejects all your advances (before he was out of the closet).
You can watch full video of this episode 2024-01-31 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Comedian Dina Hashem shares the downsides of a having a devout Muslim mother hire a private investigator to find out if you have a boyfriend, getting death threats for a throwaway joke about XXXTentacion, and the difficulty of translating roast jokes into Japanese. Gianmarco also thinks he discovered the origins of religion.
You can watch full video of this episode 2024-01-26 10:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Writer and comedian Kristin Chirico joins us to share the downsides of working at Buzzfeed during its rise and fall, Paul Rudd discovering your Slack messages about him, surviving a massive layoff, and we finally reach a conclusion on Elizabeth Warren’s Native American ancestry (topical!!!).
Russell and Gianmarco also discuss why *NSYNC should sing gay love songs, how Justin Timberlake ...
2024-01-19 10:00:07 +0000 UTC
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In this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of Jo Koy hosting the Golden Globes, an audience member having a seizure, Russell's dad trying to resuscitate a man at a baseball game (and whether his parents should have told him he ultimately didn't make it), Gianmarco's failed attempt to get onto a p0rn set in Tampa, and we answer some patron questions and respond ...
2024-01-17 10:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Comedian Tim Murray joins to share the downsides of going to college for musical theater with Gianmarco, why they weren’t better friends, and they discuss the famous “gun exercise”, an acting experiment that should never have been allowed and which legend holds led to one actress putting a condom on a gun with her mouth.
You can watch full video of this episode 2024-01-12 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Comedian Ian Karmel (The Late Late Show with James Corden) shares the joys of being on the Tom Cruise cake list but then we get to the downsides of comedy specials about cancel culture, whether professional wrestling is more homophobic or homoerotic, losing enough weight that he’ll never get to play roles like “Tubs The Obese Comedian” again, and which members of his family he wo...
2024-01-05 10:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Comedian Sebastian Conelli joins us for a live Patreon exclusive to share the downsides of growing up in Staten Island, teaching Gianmarco improv, getting beat up by a bouncer, and finding out the red stain in your apartment floor is where the former tenant died.
You can watch full video of this episode HERE!
As a ...
2024-01-04 10:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Comedian Jes Tom joins us to share why they can never play Phantom in Phantom of the Opera (too good looking), why Joe & The Juice is the best place to throw up, what happened to all the public nudity in San Francisco, and helping a Hasid buy a c*ck cage at sex shop. Gianmarco and Russell also defend the new couches’ size and share the downsides of auditioning for musicals BECAUSE WE DON...
2023-12-29 10:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Isabel Hagen (standup comedian and violist) joins us to share the downsides of playing the viola, dealing with performance anxiety, going to Juilliard, growing up in a family of musicians, what it’s like to make your own movie about musicians, and playing in Broadway pits. Gianmarco learns that Russell can play the saxophone, and shares his skepticism about orchestra conductors.
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2023-12-22 20:24:36 +0000 UTC
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In this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell watched The Daily Wire’s “Lady Ballers” so you don’t have to. Producer Paige, who hasn’t seen the movie, joins us as we critically analyze every nook and cranny of the comedic elements of the movie. Buckle up as we uncover the reasons why Lady Ballers fails to deliver what they called, “the most triggering movie of the decade....
2023-12-21 10:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Comedian JP Mcdade joins us to share the downsides of roast battles, toeing the line between being mean and funny, growing up in Sandy Hook and living on the same street as the school sho0ter, and why conspiracy theories are akin to religious beliefs. Gianmarco and Russell get into a lovers quarrel.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-12-15 10:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Jo Firestone (comedian and author of Murder on Sex Island) joins us to share the downsides of puns, writing food jokes, why she isn’t built for life on the road, dissecting the sadness of reality tv shows, Wikipedia-ing the end of scary movies, and self-publishing a book. We’re also joined by guest co-host and The Downside’s theme music composer, Douglas Goodhart.
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2023-12-08 10:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Ari Hershkowitz (Netflix’s One of Us) joins us to share the downsides of being raised in as one of nine children in an Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish family in Williamsburg, cutting off your payos at 12 years old as an act of rebellion, stealing phones and money as contraband, getting kicked out of the community at 19, and being unprepared as an adult to deal with the struggles of lif...
2023-12-07 10:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey Debbie Downsiders! In case you missed our last live recording with Ari Hershkowitz (new Patreon exclusive episode coming this week!), we're offering complimentary tickets for our Patrons to tomorrow's live recording in NYC with comedian Sebastian Conelli. Bring a friend and claim your free tickets 2023-12-03 21:37:17 +0000 UTC
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Josh Sharp & Aaron Jackson, the writers and stars of A24’s "Dicks: The Musical," join to discuss the worst review of their movie, filming a standing 69 while wearing modesty pouches, what exactly are Sewer Boys™, and teach Gianmarco and Russell the difference between intentional and non-intentional camp.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-12-01 10:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Actor, comedian, and puppeteer Joseph Lymous joins to share the downsides of being the newest member of Uncle Function, what it’s like to be a puppeteer in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, why being a diversity hire is not progressive as it seems, and discovering your neighbor’s hobbies in a very roundabout way.
Gianmarco shares the downsides of touring in Europe, and the boys ge...
2023-11-24 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Writer Jesse David Fox joins us to share the downsides of being a comedy critic, why he hasn't been to the Comedy Cellar in years, if jokes are even necessary to make great comedy, the difference between originality and quality, and Gianmarco swears he's not just being combative because he didn't make the Vulture list this year.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-11-17 10:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Gianmarco and Russell continue on New York Times' 36 Questions That Lead to Love in this Patreon exclusive series. Producer Paige third wheels this episode, and we all discuss our childhoods, ponder existential questions, and get into a heated debate about extraterrestrial l...
2023-11-16 10:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Writer Meecham Whitson Meriweather joins us to share the downsides of majoring in architecture, why children should not do standup comedy, and what he doesn’t like about theater kids. We also discuss how curtains are a gateway to exploring your sexuality, getting flack on Twitter for satirical tweets, and being robbed at gunpoint outside of a Kesha concert. We also learn that Russell's prefer...
2023-11-10 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Debbie Downsiders! We're recording an episode of The Downside this Monday, November 13, with Ari Hershkowitz (Netflix's One of Us). If you're in NYC, we'd love to have you there! Get free tickets with code DOWNSIDER13 at 2023-11-09 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Magician and comedian Justin Willman (Magic for Humans) joins to share the downsides of breaking both of your arms in a daredevil attempt to impress girls, making children cry, why magic is rooted in skepticism, the ethics of psychics and mediums, and why magicians are not doctors. Gianmarco also talks a little too long about watching Naked Attraction with his sisters.
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2023-11-03 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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In this Patreon exclusive episode, Kevin Allison (The State, RISK!) along with guest co-host Chloe Radcliffe joins us to share the downsides of sneaking your way into a sketch comedy group by way of singing a whaling song in the nude at a bar, having a sketch comedy show on MTV when you couldn’t afford MTV, the separation and reunion of a sketch group, knowing you were gay from the moment you...
2023-11-02 09:00:01 +0000 UTC
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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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2023-10-27 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2023-10-20 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Gianmarco and Russell embark on NYT's 36 Questions That Lead to Love in this Patreon exclusive episode. Will they fall in love? Will they do the dirty? Part two is coming soon... 😘
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-10-19 09:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Exciting news to share: starting tomorrow, we'll be posting an extra Patreon-only bonus episode with Gianmarco and Russell once a month. This is in addition to the live bonus episode we'll post once a month (next one is with Kevin Allison, pictured above!), making for TWO bonus episodes you get per month as a patron.
We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy these exclusive epis...
2023-10-18 21:30:01 +0000 UTC
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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.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-10-13 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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