Comedian and writer Laurie Kilmartin joins to share the downsides of dropping out of college and getting into standup comedy during the comedy boom of the 80s, witnessing the death of late night television after being a writer on Conan for 11 years, dealing with grief by writing jokes about your ...
2024-02-09 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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.
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2024-02-02 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello Debbie Downsiders,
We're planning on recording an upcoming Patreon exclusive episode that will be dropping on Valentine's day. We're channelling our inner Dr. Drew for a Loveline-esque episode to answer your burning questions about love, give dating/relationship advice, re-...
2024-02-01 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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), having a Broadway themed Bat Mitzvah (but not singing any Broadway songs???), and starting a YouTube channel with a boy who rejects all your advanc...
2024-01-31 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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 discov...
2024-01-26 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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!!!). 2024-01-19 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patreon exclusive episode, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of Jo Koy hosting the Golden Globes, an audience member having a seizure, Russell's dad trying to resuscitate a man at a baseball game (and whether his parents should have told him he ultimately didn't make it), Gianmarc...
2024-01-17 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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 ...
2024-01-12 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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 nev...
2024-01-05 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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.
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2024-01-04 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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 als...
2023-12-29 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2023-12-22 20:24:36 +0000 UTC View Post
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 rea...
2023-12-21 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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 quarr...
2023-12-15 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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 ...
2023-12-08 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Ari Hershkowitz (Netflix’s One of Us) joins us to share the downsides of being raised in as one of nine children in an Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish family in Williamsburg, cutting off your payos at 12 years old as an act of rebellion, stealing phones and money as contraband, getting k...
2023-12-07 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Debbie Downsiders! In case you missed our last live recording with Ari Hershkowitz (new Patreon exclusive episode coming this week!), we're offering complimentary tickets for our Patrons to tomorrow's live recording in NYC with comedian Sebastian Conelli. Bring a friend and claim your free ti...
2023-12-03 21:37:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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-i...
2023-12-01 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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 ...
2023-11-24 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Writer 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...
2023-11-17 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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...
2023-11-16 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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 ...
2023-11-10 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Debbie Downsiders! We're recording an episode of The Downside this Monday, November 13, with Ari Hershkowitz (Netflix's One of Us). If you're in NYC, we'd love to have you there! Get free tickets with code...
2023-11-09 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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. Gianm...
2023-11-03 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Patreon exclusive episode, 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’...
2023-11-02 09:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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 ...
2023-10-27 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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, ...
2023-10-20 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Gianmarco and Russell embark on NYT's 36 Questions That Lead to Love in this Patreon exclusive episode. Will they fall in love? Will they do the dirty? Part two is coming soon...
2023-10-19 09:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Exciting news to share: starting tomorrow, we'll be posting an extra Patreon-only bonus episode with Gianmarco and Russell once a month. This is in addition to the live bonus episode we'll post once a month (next one is with Kevin Allison, pictured above!), making for TWO bonus episodes you get p...
2023-10-18 21:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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 stand...
2023-10-13 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post