The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi

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 only to have it go straight to DVD, the most horrifying animatronic panda of all time, what Jim Carrey told him when he found out about the film, and getting dragged online for ruining the Ace Ventura legacy. Gianmarco also reads out his girlfriend'...

TRIGGER WARNING: abuse, suicide, death, murder, gore. Today’s episode is about working at a morgue. It’s pretty intense. Ian “The Button Pusher” Fidance filled in as co-host, which is good, because if Russell had been he would have thrown up all over the floor. If this isn’t your bag, all good, but please at least send it to your screwed up friend who loves this stuff.   Former mortician Lauryn Pe...

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), your Greek dad telling you at six-years-old that there's nothing when you die, your Greek mom breaking down about the beloved village goat she was forced to eat as a child, Greek representation in Full House, and immigrant jokes falling flat with...

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 dude who recruited you quit, marching for Black Lives Matter but everyone else there is white (and one of them has a drum), and we discuss the ethics of an Uber driver peeing in a bottle. Download Jon's app, Blapp, to find and support Black-owned bus...

Kareem Green (Showtime’s Flatbush Misdemeanors) joins to talk about white kids throwing frozen turkeys onto the highway, passing out at Pizza Hut, having a “street person” for a mom, the foster care system, his extremely short lived career selling crack, failing to get a truckers license, and why he used to call Gianmarco “corporate.” You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Kareem Gr...

Corinne Fisher joins to talk walking audience members, what to do when confronted by quicksand, why good looking people need to stop getting into stand-up comedy, maintaining friendship with a work partner, running your dad’s comedian-run baseball card store after he died, and how lucky it is to be Jewish and Italian yet not as hairy as Gianmarco. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Fol...

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 throwing up to avoid visiting the dentist, getting a hug at your mom’s funeral from your sister-in-law whose husband stopped speaking to you, reconnecting with your niece via Netflix, and Gianmarco shares the most homoerotic experience he ever had. Yo...

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-homo sapiens spirits all the time, signs that your house is haunted, the reason there aren’t a lot of psychic accountants, and then Gianmarco and Russell get full readings (which Russell has not stop talking about it since). You can watch full video...

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 control, group therapy, leaving stand-up comedy, the alarming trend of funeral selfies, what to do about fanbase toxicity, and why I never liked Star Wars (space makes me think about dying) #RIP You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow D...

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 after buying a new bathing suit, taking your tits for one last spin, deciding how big you want your new tatas to be, and why New York City might be the best place to get breast cancer. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Caileigh Scott...

Joanne Nosuchinsky shares the downsides of being crowned 2013 Miss New York USA, getting bedbugs before the show, Trump not choosing you to advance (but only because he prefers blondes), having a back brace for all of high school, and acting in an interactive parody of The Bachelorette with the hosts of this show. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Joanne Nosuchinsky on Instagra...

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 a classroom snake even though it’s expressly against the rules, and all the things people need to stop doing at Disney World. Russell also shares his famous dead fox story. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Joe Dombrowski on Insta...

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 cult that is not growing, having your spank-happy mom get into bodybuilding, mustard and chicken smoothies, not getting it up for the love of your life, and being too bad at spelling to engage in Twitter arguments.  You can watch full video of this...

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 staff is no longer allowed to hook up with passengers, and the day Carnival Cruises stopped putting chocolate on the pillows, losing a painting by Salvador Dali, getting slapped long before Chris Rock, and in a new segment Gianmarco is forced to reduce...

Raanan Hershberg shares his thoughts on Spinoza and a recounts and incredibly brief happy ending massage. We also talk about Amsterdam sex shows, keeping kosher in Kentucky, whether an artist is responsible for the way an audience interprets them, guys who can't give straightforward compliments, and pre-show prayer circles.  You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Raanan Hershberg on...

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 shares the downsides of growing up in India, being radicalized by Archie comics and bootleg episodes of Good Times, losing your mother at 14 and immediately having your father try to marry you off, running away and having to develop a sense of humor so he...

Comedian Tina Friml joins to discuss why your baby is not perfect, how to psychologically torment your high school bullies, figuring out an opening joke to address being disabled, making your stand-up tv debut in your parents garage, telling your friends they need to start wearing deodorant, getting a shoutout on a famous podcast but the host can’t remember your name, and briefly being dead but no...

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 takes on X-Men), the challenge of writing jokes that don’t get you sued, his upcoming wedding and his other boyfriend’s role in it, and why lip syncing is destroying art as we know it.  You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Jay Jurde...

Comedian Kristofer Thomas breaks down how he would get me canceled after I was thrown out of a Starbucks, what it’s like going through puberty a second time, transitioning at your parents house during a global pandemic, how Sweetgreen made their salad bowls smaller, hot people getting away with wearing organic deodorant, and how writing a persuasive letter to qualify for bottom surgery is kind of...

Guy Branum (who was once called “unfunny” by Time Magazine) joins to discuss why we are all failures at Judaism, getting a visit from the Secret Service at the behest of Hillary Clinton, knocking almonds in Yuba City, why heterosexual male energy at award shows needs to stop, and whether or not I should be concerned that I’ve been diagnosed me with jaundice by several people on TikTok. You can wat...

Comedian Katie Hannigan talks about being flown to Honolulu to do a one-night only performance of a one-woman show called Making Love with a Pliable Penis (later renamed Stop The Men) and how that led her to stand-up comedy. We also discuss the lies we've told to get out of jobs, which date you should reveal you have children, teaching hip hop to five-year-olds, and our parents very different appr...

Comedian Ian Lara and guest co-host Jordan Jensen join to discuss what you shouldn't say to someone whose mom just died, taking a dump after your dad passed away, Big Jay Oakerson's legendary funeral set, your cousin using his eulogy to speak out against the vaccine, and just how many people have died from falling air conditioning units. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Ian La...

Chris Chung (Apple TV's Slow Horses) and Gianmarco reminisce about their dead acting teacher with guest co-host Ian Fidance and then move on to lighter topics like improvising with Tracy Morgan, being uncircumcised, Sandy Meisner's secret island for his favorite male students, how Daniel Day-Lewis' star turn in My Left Foot would play today, and performing a play with an audience of one and that o...

Lane Kwederis shares how she went from waiting tables to foot fetish parties, meeting men at ATM’s in stilettos and a Burberry trench, running your own business in the sex work industry, the ethics of findom (financial domination), and what it’s like when guys she’s dating find out she does improv comedy. Gianmarco also shares his brief findom career and the sub that got away. You can watch full v...

Josh Johnson joins to discuss growing up in 8 Mile 2 (Alexandria, Louisiana), why dating a comedian is like dating a stripper, using college gigs to get free clothing, and how to react when your friends who should not be having babies have babies.  You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow JOSH JOHNSON on instagram and twitter Listen to The Josh Johnson Show Podcast here Follow GIANMAR...