
#81 The Problem with Jay Jurden
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 Jurden on Instagram and Twitter Get your tickets for Jay Jurden: Just Jokes in Brooklyn on May 21 Watch The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV+ Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, & YouTube Subscribe to Gianmarco Soresi's email & texting lists Check out Gianmarco Soresi's monthly show in NYC (first Sunday of every month) Get tickets to see Gianmarco Soresi in a city near you Watch or listen to Gianmarco Soresi's special "Shelf Life" on Amazon & on Spotify Follow Russell Daniels on Twitter & Instagram E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Video edited by Spencer Sileo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Part of the Authentic Podcast Network Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
26 Apr 20221h 30min

#80 A Second Puberty with Kristofer Thomas
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 like applying for college but with less parental support. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Kristofer Thomas on Instagram and Twitter Read Kristofer Thomas' essay, Dad Used To Have Boobs (And They Were Kind Of Big) Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, & YouTube Subscribe to Gianmarco Soresi's email & texting lists Check out Gianmarco Soresi's monthly show in NYC Watch or listen to Gianmarco Soresi's special "Shelf Life" on Amazon & on Spotify Follow Russell Daniels on Twitter & Instagram E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Video edited by Spencer Sileo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Part of the Authentic Podcast Network Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
19 Apr 20221h 41min

#79 A Visit From The Secret Service with Guy Branum
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 watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Guy Branum on Instagram and Twitter See Guy in a city near you! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, & YouTube Subscribe to Gianmarco Soresi's email & texting lists Check out Gianmarco Soresi's monthly show in NYC Watch or listen to Gianmarco Soresi's special "Shelf Life" on Amazon & on Spotify Follow Russell Daniels on Twitter & Instagram E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Video edited by Spencer Sileo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Part of the Authentic Podcast Network Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
12 Apr 20221h 18min

#78 Making Love with a Pliable P#nis with Katie Hannigan
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 approaches to disclosing medical problems. Russell Daniels is also finally back after recovering from his THIRD bout of covid. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Katie Hannigan on Instagram and Twitter Listen to Katie Hannigan's album, Feeling of Emptiness. Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, & YouTube Subscribe to Gianmarco Soresi's email & texting lists Check out Gianmarco Soresi's monthly show in NYC Watch or listen to Gianmarco Soresi's special "Shelf Life" on Amazon & on Spotify Follow Russell Daniels on Twitter & Instagram E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Produced by Fawn Sullivan, Paige Asachika, & Gianmarco Soresi Video edited by Spencer Sileo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Part of the Authentic Podcast Network Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
5 Apr 20221h 24min

#77 My Condolences with Ian Lara
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 Lara on Instagram and Twitter Watch Ian Lara's Comedy Central special, Growing Shame Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, & YouTube Subscribe to Gianmarco Soresi's email & texting lists Check out Gianmarco Soresi's monthly show in NYC Watch or listen to Gianmarco Soresi's special "Shelf Life" on Amazon & on Spotify Follow Jordan Jensen on TikTok & Instagram E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Produced by Fawn Sullivan, Paige Asachika, & Gianmarco Soresi Video edited by Spencer Sileo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Part of the Authentic Podcast Network Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
29 Mars 20221h 16min

#76 The Death of an Acting Teacher with Chris Chung
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 one happening to be your dad. You can watch full video of this episode HERE! Follow Chris Chung on Instagram and Twitter Watch Chris Chung in Apple TV's Slow Horses Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, & YouTube Subscribe to Gianmarco Soresi's email & texting lists Check out Gianmarco Soresi's monthly show in NYC Watch or listen to Gianmarco Soresi's special "Shelf Life" on Amazon & on Spotify Follow Ian Fidance on Twitter & Instagram E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Produced by Fawn Sullivan, Paige Asachika, & Gianmarco Soresi Video edited by Spencer Sileo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Part of the Authentic Podcast Network Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
22 Mars 20221h 11min

#75 The Sub That Got Away with Lane Kwederis
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 video of this episode HERE! Follow LANE KWEDERIS on instagram and twitter Catch LANE KWEDERIS' improv group, Nightshade, at The Magnet Theater Follow GIANMARCO SORESI on twitter, instagram, tiktok, & youtube Check out GIANMARCO SORESI's special 'Shelf Life' on amazon & on spotify Subscribe to GIANMARCO SORESI's mailchimp Follow RUSSELL DANIELS on twitter & instagram E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Produced by Fawn Sullivan, Paige Asachika, & Gianmarco Soresi Video edited by Spencer Sileo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Part of the Authentic Podcast Network Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
15 Mars 20221h 33min

#74 Self-Aware with Josh Johnson
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 GIANMARCO SORESI on twitter, instagram, tiktok, & youtube Check out GIANMARCO SORESI's special 'Shelf Life' on amazon & on spotify Subscribe to GIANMARCO SORESI's mailchimp Follow RUSSELL DANIELS on twitter & instagram E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Produced by Fawn Sullivan, Paige Asachika, & Gianmarco Soresi Video edited by Spencer Sileo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Part of the Authentic Podcast Network Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
8 Mars 20221h 6min