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.
219 episodes transcribedWe celebrate the 100th episode of The Downside with our second ever live episode and people actually came this time! Lucas Connolly joins as our guest...
NOTE: We did a little bit *too* much complaining in the original version of this episode so this is a slightly edited rerelease of last Tuesday’s inte...
Josh Flitter (Ace Ventura Jr.) shares the downsides of starring in Ace Ventura Jr. when he was 13, being told it was going to be a major movie release...
TRIGGER WARNING: abuse, suicide, death, murder, gore. Today’s episode is about working at a morgue. It’s pretty intense. Ian “The Button Pusher” Fidan...
Gus Constantellis shares the downsides of playing his mom, church gigs that want him to keep his homosexuality under wraps (while he's playing his mom...
Jon Laster joins to share why coders are criminals, the downsides of starting an app, getting recruited to college for basketball and then having the...
Kareem Green (Showtime’s Flatbush Misdemeanors) joins to talk about white kids throwing frozen turkeys onto the highway, passing out at Pizza Hut, hav...
Corinne Fisher joins to talk walking audience members, what to do when confronted by quicksand, why good looking people need to stop getting into stan...
Jaye McBride joins us to share the downsides of stand-up comedians running their trans jokes by you, coming out via e-mail, chewing anti-acids after t...
After Gianmarco makes clear that he doesn’t believe in ghosts, Madalyn Geraldine shares the downsides of being a psychic, why we aren’t visited by pre...
Dani Fernandez and I commiserate about being the only ones into Dragon Ball Z at our respective middle schools, why suicidal people still call poison...
Caileigh Scott shares the downsides of being diagnosed with breast cancer on your mom’s birthday, finding out your boobs need to be removed right afte...
Joanne Nosuchinsky shares the downsides of being crowned 2013 Miss New York USA, getting bedbugs before the show, Trump not choosing you to advance (b...
Joe Dombrowski shares the downsides of not coming out on Ellen, a summer camp for terminally ill children that taught him the power of comedy, having...
Moses Storm (HBO Max's Trash White) joins to talk about the downsides of a Rabbi chickening out halfway through your circumcision, being a member of a...
Derrick Eason joins us to talk about being a cruise ship comedian during a global pandemic, the “6 o’clock knock” AKA getting fired, why the cruise st...
Raanan Hershberg shares his thoughts on Spinoza and a recounts and incredibly brief happy ending massage. We also talk about Amsterdam sex shows, keep...
Stand-up comedian Zarna Garg gives tips on how to lie to your Uber driver and admits that she’s never said “I love you” to her husband. She also share...
Comedian Tina Friml joins to discuss why your baby is not perfect, how to psychologically torment your high school bullies, figuring out an opening jo...
Our first return guest Jay Jurden joins to talk about writing for The Problem with Jon Stewart (and agreeing with Jon so long as he stays clear of hot...
