Marla Mindelle, Broadway actress and co-creator of Off-Broadway’s Titanique, joins us to share the downsides of getting stage fright during a big solo, working in the same theater for four years, being forced to come out during high school and subsequently going back into the closet, why it’s difficult to find unique voices, and why you guys gotta stop saying “you guys’s.”
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2023-10-06 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Comedian Heather McMahan shares the downsides of being Christian and finding out you’re Jewish, why god is probably not a woman, getting rejected from Delta’s flight attendant program, the side effects of taking testosterone to freeze your eggs, and how nepotism can work for or against you.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-09-29 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Comedian, writer, producer, podcaster extraordinaire Phoebe Robinson (Everything’s Trash, 2 Dope Queens) joins us along with guest co-host Jay Jurden to share the downsides of college roommates, workout classes that are too loud, being a multi-hyphenate where you write and star in your own show, and celebrity authors with ghostwriters. Gianmarco's dad's failed advances lead to his new biggest...
2023-09-22 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Unicycle-riding comedy contortionist Leah Orleans (with guest co-host Ariel Elias) joins us to share the downsides of having whips and fire in your show, why magic is misogynistic, the problem with elitist clown schools, being chained by audience members, and dealing with injuries with doctors that don’t understand the physicality of acrobatics.
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2023-09-15 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Gianmarco and Paige check in with Broadway’s (!!!) Russell Daniels who’s been away rehearsing for Gutenberg! The Musical!, and we discuss the downsides of freezing your eggs, the fallacies of parenting, why oversized chairs are overrated, and why you shouldn’t abbreviate the term Jewish American Princess.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-09-08 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Comedian April Clark and sub cohost Grace Freud (Girl God) join to discuss the downsides of being a child genius and skipping high school, presidential dogs biting people, auditioning for America’s Got Talent as a 10 year old, and why counting to 11 must be stopped.
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2023-09-01 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Joel Kim Booster joins us for a special live recording of the podcast at Just For Laughs Montreal to discuss why Gianmarco should be charging more for feet pics, salt and pepper shaker boyfriends, growing up homeschooled in a religious household, and why o*gies aren’t as fun when you’re a gay icon.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-08-25 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Comedian Fabrizio Copano shares the downsides of being famous in a country you don’t live in, growing up in Chile faced with the aftermath of a dictatorship, and having priests live at your high school. Gianmarco and Russell put their geography skills to the test and air their very American grievances about Canada.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-08-22 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Comedian Jordan Jensen joins to discuss getting catcalled in a tool belt, her sister being blackmailed, only having make-up sex, all her male comedian friends dating 23-year-olds, custody battles, trauma bonding, and what it’s like staying in a hotel room next to Gianmarco & his girlfriend.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-08-15 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Jordan Harbinger (The Jordan Harbinger Show Podcast) shares the downsides of running a tour company that took foreigners to North Korea, the dos and don’ts of being a tourist in North Korea, why YouTube clicks are a danger to society, PLUS an exclusive Patreon-only portion.
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2023-08-08 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patreon exclusive episode, Professional wrestler Bobby Orlando (aka Your Mom) shares the downsides of discovering his high pain tolerance from an electric fence, going to wrestling school (which is pretty much acting class), crashing through real doors and tables, and having conviction in your promos. Gianmarco lies about his age, shares his short lived middle school wrestling phase, an...
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2023-08-02 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Comedian Gabe Mollica shares the downsides of losing your best friend to your ex, getting tricked into wiping butt, a Rocky Horror Picture Show hook up that landed him in student court, and Russell goes on a rant about white Gatorade.
You can watch full video of this episode HERE!
2023-08-01 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Comedian Lucas Zelnick joins to discuss questionable romantic choices, what the liberal Joe Rogan would smoke, the taste of Republican tears, why hell might not be so bad, and visiting your brother at John Mulaney’s rehab.
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2023-07-25 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Comedian Drew Lynch joins to discuss the downsides of growing up in Las Vegas, the first joke he wrote about having a stutter, having a service dog that specializes in anxiety attacks, and Gianmarco shares the secondhand story of sh*tting in Steven Spielberg’s house.
You can watch full video of this episode HERE!
2023-07-18 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Comedian Jimmy Cash shares the downsides of both your parents being drug addicts, getting a 98% on the janitor exam, cleaning poop out of urinals, women’s restroom graffiti, your dad getting arrested for stealing cafeteria food, and your mom sleeping with your sponsor.
You can watch full video of this episode HERE!
2023-07-11 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Saturday Night Live’s Molly Kearney shares the downside of having all your jokes screened by a nun, trying to draw a dead dog when all you’re really good at is houses, singing the Star Spangled Banner for Lorne Michaels, growing up in a cottage with more cousins than you can remember, the costliness of attending straight weddings, and medical emergencies that turned out to just be bathroom ...
2023-07-06 09:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Comedian Hari Kondabolu joins to find out he’s been mixing me up with some kid he met at NYU a long time ago, and then we discuss the downsides of translating death threats, Hindu epics, ignoring an invitation to collab from AOC, and why politicians should have to occasionally ride the subway.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-07-04 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Rosé (Ru Paul's Drag Race) joins to share the downsides of growing up in Houston with a Scottish accent, why Fat Bastard is a cultural icon, being elected varsity choir president, working with a on a cruise ship with a Steven Tyler impressionist, his short lived era of ‘Pig The Drag Queen’, and why you should never boil poppers.
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2023-06-27 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Kyle Kinane shares the downsides of watching euthanasia over zoom, our expired Bed Bath & Beyond, lesbian bed death and whether or not we’re the ones to be talking about it, and having a phone physically heavy with cat pictures.
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2023-06-20 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Taxidermist Divya Anantharaman joins to share why she finds ketchup more gross than an animal’s insides, the electrocuted lizard that inspired her artform, the challenges of recreating a cat mid-jump or a mouse’s genitalia, the protocols for putting a dead pet in the freezer, jokes she’s tired of hearing you make about her profession, and why there’s nothing more queer than taxidermy. R...
2023-06-13 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Jay Miller joins to discuss THE DOWNSIDES
*This is the last episode we recorded for Amp, but will hopefully backfill a few more episodes out of sequential order, Bezos willing.
2023-06-10 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Jeff Arcuri shares the downsides of dating someone with the same last name, ways we’re turning into our fathers, the PC term for a wife beater, finding out we’re not that Italian after all, and what it was like being in an open relationship with another Arcuri, who is not his cousin he swears.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-06-06 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Billy Procida joins to discuss THE DOWNSIDES
Read the recently published NYT article featuring Billy written by fellow Downside guest, Jason Zinoman!
2023-06-03 09:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Dr. Lisa Lippman joins us for a Patreon-exclusive LIVE episode to discuss the downsides of being a veterinarian including their high suicide rates, why more dogs get put down around Christmas, giving animal medication to your boyfriend, doggy abortions, and all things euthanasia. Brace yourself.
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-06-01 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Mike Drucker shares the downsides of being a tv writer and we get into the weeds of the writers strike, the existential threat of AI, Bill Maher, the rules of picketing, and why theater kids could be the strike’s greatest ally.
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2023-05-30 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Jacklyn Collier joins to discuss THE DOWNSIDES
2023-05-27 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Modi Rosenfeld shares the downsides of having to follow holocaust survivors with stand-up comedy, playing barking videos to get back at your neighbor, sharing a bar mitzvah, why street jokes sound better in the original Yiddish, and roasting Ben Shapiro.
You can watch full video of this episode HERE!
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2023-05-23 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Robby Sandler joins to discuss THE DOWNSIDES
2023-05-20 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Magician, Mentalist, Comedian and Sword Swallower Matt The Knife shares the downsides of ornithophobic audience volunteers, the difference between a short con and a long con, the comedic sensibilities of China, and what deserves a standing ovation. Also watch the episode on YouTube to see him do a magic trick on me at the end!!
You can watch full video of this episode 2023-05-16 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post