Stay ConnectedStand 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.
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Comedian and writer Jamie Lee joins to discuss the downsides of getting comfortable with bombing, growing up going to punk shows, protecting your hearing, losing your best friend, and why “the war on broad” has gotta stop.
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See Jamie Lee's show, "My Friend Katy," in NYC on June 16: See Jamie Lee's show, "My Friend Katy," in NYC on June 16: https://publictheater.org/performances-jp/2026/j/jamie-lee-my-friend-katy/
Watch "Ted Lasso" on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy
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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
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Comedian and drag superstar Monét X Change joins to share the downsides of getting cancelled because of Meghan McCain, being a fugly mouth kid, the dark abyss of glory holes, and why standing ovations have gotta stop.
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See Monét X Change in a city near you: https://www.monetxchange.com/#live
Listen to/watch Monét X Change's podcast, "Monét Talks": https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRjgHss_MCTZzAevdYrz6zb-1cD5wVPQN&si=YHrWrXnS3SJkv6Ys
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/
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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
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
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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Comedian and actress Ivy Wolk joins to share the downsides of being born before 9/11, wanting to be a child star, lurking on incel forums, throwing media training out the window, and why hack alt comics have gotta stop.
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Watch Ivy in "Outcome" on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/outcome/umc.cmc.3uvjztuy2y8ve2rj6nvgyop89
Watch Ivy in "Roommates" on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/82021268
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/
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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
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya
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Comedian Adam Friedland joins to share the downsides of Jewish people going to war, running into NYC’s rarest Pokémon (Woody Allen), interviewing people you disagree with, and why waiters asking you “how’s your meal?” has gotta stop.
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Watch The Adam Friedland show at: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdamFriedlandShow
See Adam in a city near you: https://theadamfriedland.show/pages/tour
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/
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This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.
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
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya
VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos
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Gianmarco and Russell are live in Burlington with special guests Chris Cafero and Douglas Goodhart to share the downsides of finding a lump down there and being in a production of Spongebob the Musical.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/
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This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.
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
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya
VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos
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Comedian Yamaneika Saunders returns to share the downsides of facing white supremacy as a black woman, being tired of giving a f*ck, breaking down what “going all night” actually means, the debate on dirty feet, and why Donald Trump has got to stop.
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Watch Yamaneika's special, "White [Shenanigans]" on YouTube
Studio design by Ally Doman of Doman Decors. Follow Ally on socials @domandecors / www.domandecors.com
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/
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This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.
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
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya
VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of the harsh reality of reality TV.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/
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This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.
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
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya
VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Actor and writer John Cameron Mitchell shares the downsides of identity politics in a capitalist society, doing cunnilingus for the first time on camera, why Hedwig and the Angry Inch couldn’t be made today, and why “set foot” has gotta stop.
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Check out the "Hedwig 25th Anniversary Film Tour w/ John Cameron Mitchell" starting this June! Tickets and info at https://www.hedwig25.com/
See John Cameron Mitchell as 'Mary Todd Lincoln' in Broadway's smash hit comedy Oh, Mary! now through April 26. Tickets are on-sale now through July 2026 at https://www.ohmaryplay.com/, and at the Lyceum Theatre box office.
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/
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This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.
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
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Christian Pittman
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya
VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of campaigning during awards season ahead of the 2026 Oscars.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/
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This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.
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
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Video edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya
VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Comedian/podcaster Claire Parker joins to share the downsides of reading dense books vs celebrity memoirs, the problem with looksmaxxing, wrestling with the idea of having kids, and why playing a hit song as the encore has gotta stop.
Follow Claire Parker on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Watch Claire Parker's special, "Claire Parker's 32," on YouTube
Listen to Claire's podcast, Good Noticings: linktr.ee/goodnoticingspod
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/
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This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.
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
Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Christian Pittman
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by Douglas Goodhart
Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya
VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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