Comedian/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 people), and why factory comedians have gotta stop.

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Watch Kumail's new special, Night Thoughts, on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/kumail-nanjiani-night-thoughts-6dab8b04-0325-47cd-b1ae-4bcd07cddf78

Watch Kumail in season 2 of Fallout: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FLSZBRZJ/

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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

Technical production by Ty Colgate

Video edited by Dave Columbo

Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya

VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos

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In this Patreon excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of Vanilla Ice performing alongside an illegitimate (?) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle at Mar-a-Lago’s New Years Eve party.

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This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.

The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!

Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter

Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram

Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

Technical production by Ty Colgate

Video edited by Dave Columbo

Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya

VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos

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Ethan 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 restaurant, and why random iPhone buttons have got to stop.

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See Ethan Slater in Marcel on the Train at Classic Stage Company in New York City from February 5-March 14, 2026. Get tickets here: https://www.classicstage.org/marcel-on-the-train/

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This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok.

The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!

Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter

Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram

Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

Technical production by Ty Colgate

Video edited by Dave Columbo

Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

Executive Producer - Anya Kanevskaya

VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.