Mathematician (and comedian!!!) Sridhar Ramesh joins us to share the downsides of growing up in New Jersey (and why people should stop asking where in Jersey), fulfilling his reputation as the class genius, and the heckler that almost ruined his thesis defense.  Gianmarco and Russell also discuss why the hell Deborah Messing is following the podcast’s Instagram account and they make Sridhar do some math on the fly. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free...

In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, comedian Emily Wilson joins us to share one of the most brutal X Factor auditions of all time (and how the whole thing was planned by the producers). Join the Patreon for only $5 a month to watch the rest of the episode where Emily discusses having a Broadway themed Bat Mitzvah (but not singing any Broadway songs???), and starting a YouTube channel with a boy who rejects all your advances (before he was out of the closet). Plus, get early...

Comedian Dina Hashem shares the downsides of a having a devout Muslim mother hire a private investigator to find out if you have a boyfriend, getting death threats for a throwaway joke about XXXTentacion, and the difficulty of translating roast jokes into Japanese. Gianmarco also thinks he discovered the origins of religion.  You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and MORE. Follow Dina on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, &...

Writer and comedian Kristin Chirico joins us to share the downsides of working at Buzzfeed during its rise and fall, Paul Rudd discovering your Slack messages about him, surviving a massive layoff, and we finally reach a conclusion on Elizabeth Warren’s Native American ancestry (topical!!!).  Russell and Gianmarco also discuss why *NSYNC should sing gay love songs, how Justin Timberlake can earn forgiveness, and they finally get to the bottom of where Mount Rushmore is located. You can...

In the excerpt of this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of Jo Koy hosting the Golden Globes, and an audience member having a seizure at Gianmarco's show.  Join the Patreon to watch the rest of the episode where Russell recounts his dad trying to resuscitate a man at a baseball game (and whether his parents should have told him he ultimately didn't make it), Gianmarco's failed attempt to get onto a p0rn set in Tampa, and we answer some patron questions and...

Comedian Tim Murray joins to share the downsides of going to college for musical theater with Gianmarco, why they weren’t better friends, and they discuss the famous “gun exercise”, an acting experiment that should never have been allowed and which legend holds led to one actress putting a condom on a gun with her mouth. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and MORE. Follow Tim on Instagram & TikTok See Tim in a city...

Comedian Ian Karmel (The Late Late Show with James Corden) shares the joys of being on the Tom Cruise cake list but then we get to the downsides of comedy specials about cancel culture, whether professional wrestling is more homophobic or homoerotic, losing enough weight that he’ll never get to play roles like “Tubs The Obese Comedian” again, and which members of his family he won’t tell holocaust jokes around. Stay tuned at the end for Gianmarco’s and Tovah’s review/existential crisis of...

Comedian Sebastian Conelli joins us for a live Patreon exclusive to share the downsides of growing up in Staten Island, teaching Gianmarco improv, getting beat up by a bouncer, and finding out the red stain in your apartment floor is where the former tenant died. Join the Patreon to watch and listen to the full episode! Plus, get early access to episodes and exclusive bonus content like this. Watch the episode clip HERE! Follow The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram Get tickets to...

Comedian Jes Tom joins us to share why they can never play Phantom in Phantom of the Opera (too good looking), why Joe & The Juice is the best place to throw up, what happened to all the public nudity in San Francisco, and helping a Hasid buy a c*ck cage at sex shop. Gianmarco and Russell also defend the new couches’ size and share the downsides of auditioning for musicals BECAUSE WE DON’T CARE IF YOU THINK WE TALK ABOUT THEATER TOO MUCH.  You can watch full video of this episode...

Isabel Hagen (standup comedian and violist) joins us to share the downsides of playing the viola, dealing with performance anxiety, going to Juilliard, growing up in a family of musicians, what it’s like to make your own movie about musicians, and playing in Broadway pits. Gianmarco learns that Russell can play the saxophone, and shares his skepticism about orchestra conductors.  You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and...

In this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell watched The Daily Wire’s “Lady Ballers” so you don’t have to. Producer Paige, who hasn’t seen the movie, joins us as we critically analyze every nook and cranny of the comedic elements of the movie. Buckle up as we uncover the reasons why Lady Ballers fails to deliver what they called, “the most triggering movie of the decade.” Join the Patreon to watch and listen to the full episode! Plus, get early access to episodes and exclusive...

Comedian JP Mcdade joins us to share the downsides of roast battles, toeing the line between being mean and funny, growing up in Sandy Hook and living on the same street as the school sho0ter, and why conspiracy theories are akin to religious beliefs. Gianmarco and Russell get into a lovers quarrel. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and MORE. Follow JP on Instagram & Twitter Follow The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi...

Jo Firestone (comedian and author of Murder on Sex Island) joins us to share the downsides of puns, writing food jokes, why she isn’t built for life on the road, dissecting the sadness of reality tv shows, Wikipedia-ing the end of scary movies, and self-publishing a book. We’re also joined by guest co-host and The Downside’s theme music composer, Douglas Goodhart.  You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and MORE. Jo is off...

Josh Sharp & Aaron Jackson, the writers and stars of A24’s "Dicks: The Musical," join to discuss the worst review of their movie, filming a standing 69 while wearing modesty pouches, what exactly are Sewer Boys™, and teach Gianmarco and Russell the difference between intentional and non-intentional camp.  You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and MORE. Follow Josh on Instagram Follow Aaron on Instagram Watch Dicks: The...

Actor, comedian, and puppeteer Joseph Lymous joins to share the downsides of being the newest member of Uncle Function, what it’s like to be a puppeteer in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, why being a diversity hire is not progressive as it seems, and discovering your neighbor’s hobbies in a very roundabout way. Gianmarco shares the downsides of touring in Europe, and the boys get drunk on a mystery minty liquor. Russell instigates a retelling of when Joseph and Gianmarco auditioned for...

Writer and journalist Jesse David Fox joins us to share the downsides of being a comedy critic, why he hasn't been to the Comedy Cellar in years, if jokes are even necessary to make great comedy, the difference between originality and quality, and Gianmarco swears he's not just being combative because he didn't make the Vulture list this year. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and MORE. Follow Jesse on Instagram and...

Gianmarco and Russell continue on New York Times' "36 Questions That Lead to Love" in this Patreon exclusive series. Producer Paige third wheels this episode, and we all discuss our childhoods, ponder existential questions, and get into a heated debate about extraterrestrial life. Subscribe to our Patreon to watch and listen to the rest of this bonus episode. Part three is coming soon! Join the Patreon to watch and listen to the full episode!  Get tickets to our live podcast recording in...

Writer Meecham Whitson Meriweather joins us to share the downsides of majoring in architecture, why children should not do standup comedy, and what he doesn’t like about theater kids. We also discuss how curtains are a gateway to exploring your sexuality, getting flack on Twitter for satirical tweets, and being robbed at gunpoint outside of a Kesha concert. We also learn that Russell's preferred role at an orgy is in the corner wearing a mask and Gianmarco shares why countries should not have...

Magician and comedian Justin Willman (Magic for Humans) joins to share the downsides of breaking both of your arms in a daredevil attempt to impress girls, making children cry, why magic is rooted in skepticism, the ethics of psychics and mediums, and why magicians are not doctors. Gianmarco also talks a little too long about watching Naked Attraction with his sisters. Stay at the end for an extra segment from Gianmarco and Tovah on how they got scammed on their anniversary! You can watch...

Kevin Allison (The State, RISK!) along with guest co-host Chloe Radcliffe joins us to share the downsides of sneaking your way into a sketch comedy group by way of singing a whaling song in the nude at a bar, having a sketch comedy show on MTV when you couldn’t afford MTV, the separation and reunion of a sketch group, knowing you were gay from the moment you could crawl, getting your shoes stolen after an anonymous encounter in Central Park, the separation and reunion of a sketch group, and...

Comedian Maz Jobrani along with guest co-host Joyelle Nicole Johnson joins us to share the downsides of coming up at the Comedy Store in LA, getting asked to wear a certain outfit by a booker, doing a tour featuring Arab-American comedians, growing up in Iran in the 70s, being driven around in a Rolls-Royce as a kid, and how Nightline was born out of the Iran hostage crisis.  You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and...

Comedian Liza Treyger joins us to share the downsides of being born in the Soviet Union, moving to the US at three years old on religious asylum, being arrested three times in a year and a half, and the darkness behind hosting a true crime podcast. Gianmarco talks about being heckled by a child, and Russell shares what it was like to make his Broadway principal debut filling in for Josh Gad as Bud in Gutenberg! The Musical!  You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for...

Comedian Chloe Radcliffe joins to share the downsides of biking in New York City, writing for late night television, the different levels of cheating, why messy relationships are normal, and the problem with being hangry. Gianmarco finally admits to queer baiting and Russell learns what piv stands for. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and MORE. Follow Chloe on Instagram & TikTok See Chloe in a city near you!...

Marla Mindelle, Broadway actress and co-creator of Off-Broadway’s Titanique, joins us to share the downsides of getting stage fright during a big solo, working in the same theater for four years, being forced to come out during high school and subsequently going back into the closet, why it’s difficult to find unique voices, and why you guys gotta stop saying “you guys’s.” You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and...

Comedian Heather McMahan shares the downsides of being Christian and finding out you’re Jewish, why god is probably not a woman, getting rejected from Delta’s flight attendant program, the side effects of taking testosterone to freeze your eggs, and how nepotism can work for or against you. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Join the Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and MORE. Follow Heather McMahan on Instagram, TikTok, & Twitter Watch Heather's special on...