The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi
by Vox Media Podcast Network
#419 I’d Love a Crab Roll with Ron Funches
About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 335 episodes
- #419 I’d Love a Crab Roll with Ron Funches · 1 h 31 minComedian Ron Funches joins to share the downsides of being a pro wrestling fan, getting diagnosed with autism after appearing on The Traitors, starting comedy after having your…
- #417 Born This Way with My Mom · 1 h 42 minGianmarco’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…
- #415 Some People Need the Musical with Camden Garcia · 1 h 44 minComedian 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…
- #414 No More Mr. ICE Guy with Geoffrey Asmus and Tommy Brennan · 1 h 44 minComedians 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…
- #412 Queer Rage with Reuben Kaye · 1 h 40 minThe 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…
- #410 The Lord Be Like with Jiavani · 1 h 43 minComedian 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…
- #408 This Is Why We Left with Jack Whitehall · 1 h 41 minComedian 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…
- #407 Spread Out the Hate with Vittorio Angelone · 1 h 42 minComedian 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…
- #405 The Bigger the Christian the Bigger the Secrets with Jennifer Welch · 1 h 43 minPodcaster (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…
- #403 The Death of Freestyle with Prof · 1 h 35 minRapper 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…
- #401 My Favorite Tragedy with Anthony Jeselnik · 1 h 40 minComedian 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…
- #399 Abortion Comedy Subplot with James Austin Johnson · 1 h 59 minComedian 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…
- #397 Gayer Than a Box of Crayons with Brandon Rogers · 1 h 19 minCreator 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…
- #395 America's Out of Talent with Learnmore Jonasi · 1 h 38 minComedian 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…
- #393 Mandatory Tap with Angela Giarratana · 1 h 55 minActress 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…
- #392 Foot-Eye Coordination with Michael Blaustein · 1 h 40 minComedian 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…
- #390 Undiagnosed Whimsy with Aaron Chen · 1 h 44 minComedian Aaron Chen joins to share the downsides of moving to America on an alien of extraordinary ability visa, visiting the pig farm your dad was sent to during China’s…
- #388 Hit In the Head By a Horse with Laura Benanti · 1 h 37 minBroadway Royalty Laura Benanti joins to share the downsides of not being recognized in public, taking a break from Broadway, getting doxxed for doing an impression of Melania…
- #386 Corpse Kisses with Jourdain Fisher · 1 h 43 minComedian Jourdain Fisher joins to share the downsides of experiencing a long distance custody arrangement, becoming a stand up comedian at 17 years old, celebrating Halloween for…
- #384 Jimmy Awards Cosplay with Matt Rogers · 1 h 46 minComedian and pop culture expert Matt Rogers (Las Culturistas) joins to share the downsides of imagining losing the Jimmy Awards, growing up playing sports as a closeted…
- #382 Folding Like Lawn Chairs with Ali Siddiq · 1 h 42 minComedian Ali Siddiq joins to share the downsides of having street smarts, getting your parents to sign their divorce papers, becoming a comedian before social media existed…
- #380 The Lib’s Finisher with Simone Garcia Johnson · 1 h 47 minPro wrestler Simone Garcia Johnson joins to share the downsides of growing up with no junk food in the house, following in the footsteps of your dad (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson)…
- #378 Miss August Antisemite with Bassem Youssef · 1 h 54 minComedian Bassem Youssef joins to share the downsides of being a surgeon by day and salsa teacher by night, the steep price of being a comedian in Egypt, holding your own in a…
- #376 What Rocky’s Hole Do with James Ortiz · 1 h 34 minPuppet director James Ortiz (Project Hail Mary) joins to share the downsides of making niche musical theater jokes, working with the gorgeous Ryan Gosling, navigating your way…
- #374 Always Leave Them Wanting More with Jamie Wolf · 2 h 5 minComedian Jamie Wolf joins to share the downsides of being a child of divorce, copying your twin sister’s homework, joining a musical just to kiss someone, getting sober cold…
- #372 We Need Soundbites with Laverne Cox · 2 h 17 minActress & storyteller Laverne Cox joins to share the downsides of getting your tea clocked at a young age, going to conversion therapy, the fight for trans rights in a fascist…
- #370 Christian Home School Energy with Caroline Baniewicz · 1 h 55 minComedian Caroline Baniewicz joins to share the downsides of being the first guest after Gianmarco’s vocal surgery, transitioning from homeschooling to being a musical theater…
- #368 I Miss My Disgusting Life with Taylor Ortega · 1 h 47 minActress and comedian Taylor Ortega returns to share the downsides of type A vs type B people, fruit AI slop videos, growing up in a loud family, learning the unwritten rules in…
- #367 This Was Your Father’s Napkin with Michael Gandolfini · 1 h 30 minActor Michael Gandolfini joins to share the downsides of being 50% Italian, strangers sharing more or less interesting stories about your father, what’s going on with the…
- Gianmarco's Post Vocal Surgery Update · 20 minGianmarco Soresi and Russell Daniels join to share the downsides of recovering from vocal surgery, and receiving interesting DMs from a fan. -- The Downside with Gianmarco…
- #366 We’re Not Fighting, We’re Discussing with Jamie Lee · 1 h 46 minComedian 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…
- #365 Thick-Walled Glory Holes with Monét X Change · 1 h 38 minComedian 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…
- #364 Age Gap Jail with Ivy Wolk · 1 h 39 minComedian 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…
- #363 Favorite Woody Allen Movies with Adam Friedland · 1 h 43 minComedian 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…
- #362 Check On Your White Friends with Yamaneika Saunders · 1 h 33 minComedian 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…
- #360 The Sphincter of America with John Cameron Mitchell · 1 h 32 minActor 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…
- #358 Books, Baby, and a Boob with Claire Parker · 1 h 30 minComedian/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…
- #356 Oppression Check-In with Jaboukie Young-White · 1 h 32 minJaboukie Young-White joins to share the downsides of becoming successful at a young age, coming out on national television, having a near death experience as as child, checking…
- #354 The Diary of Grace Reiter · 1 h 41 minGrace Reiter returns to share the downsides of getting the ick from your therapist, whipping up fake blood and poop, journaling to be witnessed, the art of making parodies, and…
- #352 A Quip at the Table with Jay Jurden · 1 h 40 minComedian Jay Jurden returns to share the downsides of poop talk, the Bad Bunny halftime show vs Kid Rock’s lip-synched dumpster fire, getting jumped in NYC, and why AI generated…
- #351 Real Housedads of New York City with Chris Kelly · 1 h 16 minWriter Chris Kelly (The Other Two, Other People) joins to share the downsides of creating one of the best showbiz shows of the past 10 years, having children the gay way (via…
- #349 Baby G · 1 h 29 minWe’re releasing our Patreon exclusive episode to the public this week! Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of working in the same industry as your heroes, the inevitable…
- #348 We All Think You’re a D*ck with Daniel Sloss · 1 h 35 minComedian 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…
- #346 Darwinian Eater with Anania · 1 h 21 minActress 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…
- #344 Loose Mustache with Rick Glassman · 1 h 30 minComedian 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…
- #342 A Closet Full of Ashes with Kumail Nanjiani · 1 h 35 minComedian/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…
- #340 I Can See It with Ethan Slater · 1 h 46 minEthan 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…
- #339 There Will Always Be Conservatives with Emma Vigeland · 1 h 33 minPolitical commentator Emma Vigeland (The Majority Report) joins to share the downsides of right wing media pundits putting on a show, the dwindling shelf life of establishment…
- #337 The Downsides of Artificial Intelligence with Tyler Austin Harper · 1 h 24 minJournalist Tyler Austin Harper joins to share the downsides of gatekeeping articles behind paywalls, the pitfalls of AI, why major corporations aren’t pushing back against AI…
- #334 Heavenly Hot Lunch with Sarah Sherman · 1 h 28 minComedian Sarah Sherman (SNL) joins to share the downsides of naming your improv team after a fetish, getting bullied in high school, battling intrusive thoughts with comedy…







