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Rating
4.7from
This podcast has
344 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
Vox Media Podcast NetworkExplicit
Yes
Date created
2021/03/15
Latest episode
2026/11/03
Average duration
103 min.
Release period
8 days
Description
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. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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#417 Born This Way with My Mom
2026/11/03
Gianmarco’s mom, Irene Koegel, joins to share the downsides of partying in high school, getting divorced on your third anniversary, what it was like to raise Gianmarco, putting out a certain kind of energy, and why “friends” texting excessively has gotta stop.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Keida Mascaro
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#415 Some People Need the Musical with Camden Garcia
2026/10/27
Comedian Camden Garcia joins to share the downsides of growing up as a child of Hollywood, being sold a lie about a BFA program, working with a chimpanzee with zero training, Hollywood’s lazy attempt at diversity in casting, wearing wigs for fun, and why bad hairstyling on Broadway has gotta stop.
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#414 No More Mr. ICE Guy with Geoffrey Asmus and Tommy Brennan
2026/10/20
Comedians Geoffrey Asmus and Tommy Brennan return to share the downsides of celebrity stunt casting, studying religion and history in college, why men like WWII so much, making your first SNL sketch pitch to Bad Bunny, and why mocking Minnesotan accents has gotta stop.
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See Tommy Brennan in a city near you: https://punchup.live/tommybrennan
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See Geoffrey Asmus in a city near you: https://www.whitecomedian.com/schedule
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#412 Queer Rage with Reuben Kaye
2026/10/13
The talented and booked Reuben Kaye joins to share the downsides of showing your body on stage, the problem with America’s puritanical ideologies, being awake during vocal surgery while awake, and why sequels have gotta stop.
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Watch Reuben Kaye's special, THE BUTCH IS BACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kontiA-xPQ
See Reuben Kaye in a city near you: https://www.reubenkaye.com/tour-dates
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by TYX Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo & Christian Pittman
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#410 The Lord Be Like with Jiavani
2026/10/06
Comedian and actor Jiavani joins to share the downsides of being upfront about dating expectations, splitting your time between London and LA, making fun of babies, leaving a sexy (but homophobic) church, and why shirts with words on them have gotta stop.
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Watch Jiavani on Dropout: https://www.dropout.tv/
Take an Improv Masterclass with Jiavani in London: https://www.thefreeassociation.co.uk/learn-improv/all-classes/IMPR
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by TYX Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo & Christian Pittman
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#408 This Is Why We Left with Jack Whitehall
2026/09/29
Comedian and actor Jack Whitehall joins to share the downsides of losing theater roles to Robert Pattinson, having parents in the entertainment industry, hiding your posh-ness to fit in the stand up world, and why photo retouching has gotta stop.
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See Jack Whitehall in a city near you: https://www.jackwhitehall.com/
Watch Jack Whitehall in Virginia Woolf's Night & Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhVt2wd-IFE
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by TYX Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo & Christian Pittman
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#407 Spread Out the Hate with Vittorio Angelone
2026/09/22
Comedian Vittorio Angelone joins to share the downsides of being half Italian in Northern Ireland, what you can joke about in the UK vs America, the stuffiness of attending music school, and why platforming bad UK comedians has gotta stop.
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Listen to Mike & Vittorio’s Guide to Parenting podcast: https://linktr.ee/guidetoparenting
See Vittorio Angelone in a city near you: https://vittorioangelone.com/
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by TYX Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo & Christian Pittman
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#405 The Bigger the Christian the Bigger the Secrets with Jennifer Welch
2026/09/15
Podcaster (I’ve Had It) and writer Jennifer Welch joins to share the downsides of being emotionally blackmailed into going to church, living in a red state as a liberal, going from being an interior designer to a progressive political commentator, and why being messy in public restrooms has gotta stop.
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Listen to Jennifer Welch's podcast, I've Had It: https://ivehaditpodcast.com/
Pre-order Jennifer Welch's book, Not Today, Fascists: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/not-today-fascists-jennifer-welch?variant=45897489088546
Get tickets to Jennifer Welch's book tour here: https://ivehaditpodcast.com/pages/booktour
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#403 The Death of Freestyle with Prof
2026/09/08
Rapper Prof joins to share the downsides of growing up in a violent neighborhood, the lost art of rap battles and freestyling, being an independent artist in the age of AI and predatory music labels, and why hiking Mount Everest has gotta stop.
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Listen to Prof's new album, Good Time Boy on Spotify & Apple Music
See Prof in a city near you: https://www.profgampo.com/tour
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#401 My Favorite Tragedy with Anthony Jeselnik
2026/09/01
Comedian Anthony Jeselnik joins to share the downsides of doing a show on mother’s day, being fascinated by death from a young age, skipping Sunday school to go to the mall, getting guys to read more books, and why wearing shorts on stage has gotta stop.
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See Anthony Jeselnik in a city near you: https://anthonyjeselnik.com/tour
Join Anthony Jeselnik's book club: https://anthonyjeselnik.com/the-jeselnik-book-club
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Jett Road Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#399 Abortion Comedy Subplot with James Austin Johnson
2026/08/25
Comedian and actor, James Austin Johnson (SNL) joins to share the downsides of Nashville’s evolution, being a hero to the Upper West Side’s biddies, growing up as a good Christian boy and breaking away from it, and why COVID fashion has gotta stop.
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See James Austin Johnson in a city near you: jamesaustinjohnson.com
Watch James Austin Johnson's new special, "He'll Yeah," out on August 31.
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#397 Gayer Than a Box of Crayons with Brandon Rogers
2026/08/18
Creator and actor Brandon Rogers (and guest co-host Chloe Radcliffe) joins to share the downsides of social media censorship, the cultural rebellion of queer art, moving the same as Gianmarco, and why having kids has gotta stop for 10 years.
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See Brandon Rogers in a city near you: https://www.brandonrogerslive.com/
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See Chloe Radcliffe: CHEAT at Joe's Pub in NYC on August 19: https://publictheater.org/buy/?performanceId=54914
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Jett Road Studios
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#395 America's Out of Talent with Learnmore Jonasi
2026/08/11
Comedian Learnmore Jonasi (and comedian Ian Phiri) joins to share the downsides of being on America's Got Talent, growing up in a small village in Zimbabwe, the cultural differences between America and Africa, how unique names in Zimbabwe came to be, and why not being honest with your dog has gotta stop.
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See Learnmore Jonasi in a city near you: https://www.learnmorejonasi.com/tour
Help Learnmore Fight an Unjust Lawsuit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-learnmore-fight-an-unjust-lawsuit
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#393 Mandatory Tap with Angela Giarratana
2026/08/04
Actress and comedian Angela Giarratana joins the boys from JFL Montreal to share the downsides of not being the favorite child, going to a performing arts middle school, trying to sing around a vocal node, reading the comments section, and why “not being a social media person” has gotta stop.
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Watch/listen to Angela Giarratana's podcast, Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists
Watch Angela Giarratana on Smosh, Dropout TV, and Team StarKid
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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
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#392 Foot-Eye Coordination with Michael Blaustein
2026/07/28
Comedian Michael Blaustein joins to share the downsides of growing up nearby Gianmarco in Maryland, how we rank bodily excrements, confronting death from a young age, being a foot guy, and why petting strangers dogs has gotta stop.
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See Michael Blaustein in a city near you: https://blaucomedy.com/
Listen to/watch Michael Blaustein's & Trevor Wallace's podcast, "Stiff Socks": https://www.youtube.com/c/stiffsocks
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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swimmer4life 2026/09/04
My #1 podcast
Love Gianmarco and Russell together, they have great report with their guests. I’ve watched every episode and I have a select few that are my comfort ...
BOOMLawyered 2026/08/13
This show keeps getting better
Yamaneika Sanders episode cracked me up and then stopped me cold. This show has some really awesome moments beyond just funny complaining.
Bacon805 2026/07/25
Matt rogers is awful
Yuck.
Jorgan_Garlath 2026/07/23
Episode 390
I have early onset RLS. Had it since i was a kid. It is degenerative and incurable. Can’t afford to live cause my body can’t handle a second full-time...
tm32372 2026/06/23
latest guest unfunny misogynist
normally enjoy this pod but the was just unpleasant to listen to. respect that gianmarco challenged him slightly on some of it but it was still all ju...
Shugo_shin 2026/03/28
Oh well I tried
Look I absolutely loved some guests and there are truly hilarious moments. Unfortunately hypocrisy has a certain stank to it and while I agree with Gi...
SammyBD 2026/03/25
“My god in heaven”
I’m just here to say make Yamanieka permanent party. We needed this episode for the earth to begin healing.
Vainwreck 2025/11/25
I love whatever is wrong with Gianmarco Soresi
I love this podcast, keep it up! Russel seems like that friend in middle school that’s the new kid and probably had a very normal life until he met Gi...
Booknerd336 2025/11/11
I would be rich…
…if I had a nickel for every time Gianmarco talks over Russell or the guest. Like in Matteo Lane’s episode, I’d rather have heard from everyone but Gi...
Fle137 2025/11/04
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Gianmarco has got to let the guests finish speaking, my god
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