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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In this Patreon excerpt live from Seattle, Gianmarco and Russell are joined by comedian Jamie Wolf who shares the downsides of accidentally being held at a psych ward.
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See Jamie Wolf in a city near you: https://www.jamiewolfcomedy.com/
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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 Daniel Sloss joins to share the downsides of being on the right side of history, discovering you're borderline tone deaf, demystifying religion at a young age, and why anonymous social media accounts have gotta stop.
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See Daniel Sloss in a city near you: https://danielsloss.com/tour/
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, & Dallas. Tickets go on sale on January 29 at 10 AM local: 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
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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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In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of the public humiliation ritual Kyle Gass has been sent on by Jack Black, in the aftermath of a joke told at a Tenacious D concert.
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 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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Actress and creator Anania joins to share the downsides of Gianmarco’s gaydar, growing up without queer culture, what our dream Broadway roles are, stumbling into findom, and why saying animation is for children only has gotta stop.
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Follow Gaydar on Instagram, YouTube, & TikTok
Watch Gianmarco's episode of Gaydar
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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
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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In this Patreon excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of learning about Trump's testosterone levels and gruesome eating habits through his puppet, RFK Jr.
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 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 Rick Glassman joins to share the downsides of going into bit mode while meeting Gianmarco for the first time, being on the same page as your partner, the importance of asking a lot of questions, and why servers not writing down orders has gotta stop.
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Get tickets to see Rick in a city near you on the RICKY’S ON THE LOOSE tour: www.punchup.live/rickglassman
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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
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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In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell discuss the downsides of audience members singing at Mamma Mia! on Broadway, and the failed attempt to maintain decorum in the theater.
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 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/actor Kumail Nanjiani joins to share the downsides of learning how to act as an adult, getting so swole people want to fight you, why you shouldn’t clone pets (or people), and why factory comedians have gotta stop.
Follow Kumail Nanjiani on Instagram & TikTok
Watch Kumail's new special, Night Thoughts, on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/kumail-nanjiani-night-thoughts-6dab8b04-0325-47cd-b1ae-4bcd07cddf78
Watch Kumail in season 2 of Fallout: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FLSZBRZJ/
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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
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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In this Patreon excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of Vanilla Ice performing alongside an illegitimate (?) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle at Mar-a-Lago’s New Years Eve party.
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 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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Ethan Slater (Wicked) joins to share the downsides of attending high school with Gianmarco, going from wrestling to Broadway, accidentally getting dinner at a singing waiter restaurant, and why random iPhone buttons have got to stop.
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See Ethan Slater in Marcel on the Train at Classic Stage Company in New York City from February 5-March 14, 2026. Get tickets here: https://www.classicstage.org/marcel-on-the-train/
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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
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