Proof That Anti-Depressants Work | Gianmarco Soresi | Stand Up Comedy Crowd Work

[@GianmarcoSoresi]

Upcoming shows 👇 1/15 • Huntsville, AL 1/16 • Oklahoma City, OK 1/17 • Wichita, KS 1/18 • Lawrence, KS 1/20 • New York, NY (SOLD OUT) 1/22 • Toronto, ON, Canada (SOLD OUT) 1/23 • Hamilton, ON, Canada 1/24 • London, ON, Canada 1/25 • Montreal, QC, Canada (SOLD OUT) 1/28 • New York, NY (SOLD OUT) 1/31-2/1 • Bakersfield, CA 2/5-8 • San Francisco, CA 2/13-16 • Los Angeles, CA (Special Taping) 2/17 • Vancouver, BC, Canada (The Downside Podcast Live) 2/18 • Vancouver, BC, Canada 2/27-3/1 • Sacramento, CA 3/7 • Ann Arbor, MI 3/9 • Chicago, IL (SOLD OUT) 3/11 • Los Angeles, CA (The Downside Podcast Live) 3/12 • San Diego, CA (The Downside Podcast Live) Get Tickets: beacons.ai/gianmarcosoresi

[@3arthIsGhetto]

Of course I leave Huntsville and they book some one awesome 😭

[@tiaisirradiated]

Boy you going to London I was like "HOLY SHIT" and then I saw it's fucking London Canada...

[@insu_na]

@@tiaisirradiated fake london smh

[@santa1563]

damn trying to decide if I want to go to OKC by myself 😬

[@Dre0oq]

Going from CA to Canada and back without stopping in Washington feels a little personal.

[@aqueelkadri8371]

The sleep medication lady's punchline was so perfect 😂😂😂😂

[@echidna8159]

I've never seen an audience member make a joke so perfect it ends the show. Even Gianmarco was like, damn, I'm not topping that.

[@Kalladdin]

@@echidna8159 that was amazing lol. The perfect callback moment. Well done lady!

[@thegoat9219]

Gianmarco, I allow you to sleep.

[@br3669]

Could you do a kind of universal permission, for all of us? I'm sure it'd help a lot!

[@thegoat9219]

@br3669 I give everyone permission to sleep. Hope this helps!

[@br3669]

Thank you, kind stranger 🙏🏻 😍

[@noxteryn]

I also give my permission.

[@katyungodly]

Thank you Kirby 😃

[@AshWilliamsGirthyBoomstick]

Unironically "I want you laughin', baby." Was really sweet

[@fannie255]

i know right? like i know it was said in a joking way but it still came across as really sweet and caring. The delivery was just so perfect lol.

[@AshWilliamsGirthyBoomstick]

@fannie255 Yes!

[@highonlife341]

Ikr like, caring AND hot? Wipe me up off the floor

[@murpaderp8461]

The final punchline of the show: delivered by a healthcare provider in the audience.

[@fabio.lous_]

the sleeping pills girl understood the assignment 😂😂😂😂😂 the way Gianmarco just ran and hit his security blanket shaped as a wall

[@SmilingJack100]

She got him so fucking good.

[@Aryasvitkona]

To be fair the girl is right. Sleep meds while they let you sleep they tend to be a way worse quality of sleep (which is part of why if you do get given actual sleep meds like Ambien you're rarely given more than a week or two), and if it's a primary sleep disorder the main goal is treating the reason for the lack of sleep not the lack of sleep itself.

[@Tuubasd]

So you're saying you should allow yourself to sleep?

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

@@Tuubasd Exactly. Because something in the conscious mind is holding you back from winding down and sleeping. That's not something medication can help with.

[@asterismos5451]

I think also the body adjusts to being on meds and so it's sorta like being addicted to coffee where you need to take them to be a regular amount of sleepy (and for coffee, a regular amount of awake) and so they stop being able to actually help you. edit: but this also means that for one-time uses like planes it's silly for doctors to not prescribe meds, since you won't be addicted and thus the meds will be effective. I do get not wanting to over-prescribe though especially since things like benzos can be easily abused, so it makes sense to ask questions beforehand to check that it will be necessary and the person can't just sleep without them, I guess.

[@feidreth2504]

Interesting. Been on a mild sleep med for years, but I always feel like I sleep better with it. Maybe I'm not? I do feel tired all the time, but with all the mental and physical bullshit I've got, who knows the cause. lol

[@daniel.lennon]

@@feidreth2504 I'm also on a mild sleep med and have been for a few years. I don't sleep well and I wake up very tired, but I sleep worse without it. I didn't take my meds last night and I slept from 10-12 and then was awake until after 6 in the morning. But even though I sleep worse without the meds, I'm less tired without them too. I just choose to take them because I hate not sleeping, even if it means I'm going to be more tired

[@prawn_]

I can hear him screaming "I JUST WANT TO SLEEP! JUST MAKE ME SLEEP! YOU HAVE THE FORMULA!"

[@rockets4kids]

We have the benzos, but you can't have any.

[@GHMYahooka]

nothing better than when a joke comes full circle

[@kuromi2880]

he outsourced the punchline

[@tenyearsatleast]

Real funny posting this at like 2 in the morning

[@BerryJackalope]

What??? I imagine he's in a different time zone then you. I'm sure it wasn't intentional. 😅😂

[@rajidahae4220]

@@BerryJackalope I think you can schedule them to go out at a certain time... if they did that on purpose it's an added layer of brilliance 😆

[@jackiemartin7276]

The way he PERCHES on the stool LMAO

[@aphoticjellyfish]

I love it so much😂

[@alonachiong666]

I was worried he would fall but if he did he would probably go. "Go oh you guys think it's funny when I get hurt? I should bring banana peels" Face the wall "or my dad"

[@BenMConner]

So I have like chronic pain, and I asked my pain management specialist if there was like something different I could be taking for my pain. I don't really want to take narcotics necessarily. She was like "Have you tried meditating?" I said, "It's um, chronic pain. I'm at like a 4 out of 10 ALL the time. I can only meditate so much... Uhhhh. I'm managing already... I was hoping for more than just 'sucking it up and dealing with it' which I kinda have mastered and it sucks, tbh." Sounds like your sleep doc, lol.

[@solaguinto]

I have the same advice from all my pain management specialists, and it’s so depressing 🥲😂 I like to think it’s bc they want us to meditate so much that we eventually get so good at it, we transcend from our physical bodies like buddhist monks lmao

[@cheese5939]

there is a game that lets you simulate what its like to have a cronic disorder and it shows you that one of the biggest problems there are when it comes to managing it is that doctors dont take you seariously and give you that same overused line

[@shinjisan2015]

medicinal THC is proving good for less harmful chronic pain management

[@Kittyinshadows]

Look into amantadine (or other ndma antagonists) it acts on the central nervous system to like, calm it down from my understanding when it's hypersensitive. Not a ton of research yet but it brought me from like an 8 to 3 on average

[@abigailkaterbergcolibaba]

​@cheese5939 You cant say that and not tell us the name. Maybe if i get my loved ones to play a chronic illness simulator, they'll understand it better

[@PokhrajRoy.]

‘Sleep Medicine Provider’ sounds like a job description of a character in a Stephen King book.

[@rocky-fuller]

For anyone that struggles to sleep or stay asleep and there's no obvious trigger involved like being worried about something, ask your doctor about sleep apnea. I just had to take a survey with my doc on all my symptoms to get a referral to see sleep specialists. If you snore, that can be a sign of sleep apnea One question that intrigued me was “do you find yourself drifting off to sleep just from sitting and watching tv or being on your phone even if you're not sleepy/tired?” and the answer being yes and my horrendous snoring was the 2 main proofs of me having sleep apnea. Then I did an at home sleep monitoring test just to see how bad it was and its severe enough that I'm getting a CPAP machine There's other possibilities (drinking caffeine too late, being on your phone when you're trying to go to bed, some medications cause symptoms, etc) but if those aren't relevant to your situation, then talk to your doctor about the possibility of sleep apnea (mine's genetic on my dad's side of the family; uncle has it)

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Same here! Also, anyone looking into this stuff, try to get checked for other breathing problems in addition to sleep apnea, like asthma. It's possible that if any of you find that a cpap alone doesn't do enough, it may be that your lungs themselves aren't up to par. Even with my cpap I was tired constantly, but after getting my breathing tested, turns out I couldn't use literally around 30% of my lung capacity. So I literally couldn't get enough air in for the cpap to be effective in the first place. So if you try a cpap and it alone doesn't work, don't give up on it! Talk to your doctor about testing your waking breathing too!

[@user-qo4kb4dr1i]

​@@SpecialInterestShow wait, my mom has this lung capacity problem and uses cpap. Is there a solution in addition to the cpap??

[@premonitioning]

as a fellow citalopram girlie, I love how much more able I am to live my life nowadays

[@Lyonatan]

I'm a sertraline boyo, but same thing. More or less.

[@Ellie-vb9vm]

lexapro h0e here. its nice :)

[@Jay-zt1pq]

Any viibryd girlies in chat? It's a newer one

[@Fluff_Noodles]

​@@Ellie-vb9vm hi twin

[@GiGitteru]

@@Ellie-vb9vmAs a day 1 lexapro girlie, do you have any advice for how to handle the terrible two weeks I've read about??

[@foxjacket]

You need to write yourself a permission form (like school field trip forms when you were a kid) "I hearby give myself, Gianmarco, permission to sleep tonight and every night hereafter" and sign and date it and put it under your pillow 😋

[@katyungodly]

As someone who's been depressed my entire life, Gianmarco always makes me smile and this was hilarious 😄

[@LillyTheLonelySock]

As someone with major Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Sleep Apnea -- who IS NOT able to sleep with her CPAP machine on AT ALL -- I _really_ needed this!!! 🤣 Apparently I need permission to sleep well during the night and permission to stay awake during the day! 🤪

[@torturedalex13]

You have so much content unlike any other comedians... I love you!

[@nebeskisrb7765]

Joke's on y'all, it's 11am in Europe.

[@daniel.lennon]

Don't ask why I'm awake 1 minute after u uploaded this. it may be 5 in the morning but that won't stop my insomnia Edit: the way y'all talk about sleep problems in this video too LMFAO can u tell I didn't take my sleep meds

[@-zaz]

Weird lol it’s 6pm for me!

[@rashim]

What's weird about it? It's timezones

[@pencilpauli9442]

I'll give a WOOO for Citalopram, no side effects except for now being a Johnny come lately. Applauded at the punchline for the show! lol. Love all Gianmarco's vids but this is right up there with the very best.

[@neolynxer]

I love American doctors. It's either benzodiazepines or "allow yourself to sleep". Nothing in-between. Melatonin? Nooooo.... we don't do careful.

[@Squintillions]

RE In between: I was taking magnesium to help prevent migraines and eventually realized it was making me sleepy. So now I take it at night instead of in the morning. Has helped with falling asleep and staying asleep for at least 3 or 4 hours. Melatonin leaves my brain feeling weird in the morning, so that one isn’t for me.

[@brycelloyd3592]

Didn't he say Ambien wasn't strong enough? Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like the treatment scale is closer to: meditation/mental work > chamomile tea > melatonin > Ambien > Benzos

[@gulplastgaffel]

​@@Squintillionssome melatonin come as depot pills, that might have been your issue! Since melatonin is your body's natural sleep hormone, it really shouldn't make you groggy.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I want to see this material performed in front of a neurologist/psychiatrist heavy crowd

[@vneezy]

Citalopram is great! I'm off it now but it REALLY worked wonders on my anxiety disorder back in 2023, legit felt like I could do things again after months of neglecting myself and having panic attacks over nothing.

[@benjwilliams5104]

Usually I am strongly of the opinion that the crowd in crowd work should be earnest and leave the jokes the the comedian but that woman at the end saw her shot and took it!

[@freddogrosso9835]

She got you good!

[@MythicGirl2210]

THE WAY SHE HIT YOU WITH YOUR OWN JOKE-!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lindamoulton1560]

BEST. PUNCHLINE. EVER!

[@speespore]

I literally can't sleep right now, maybe I'll try to give myself permission.

[@HaveIGotMemesForYou]

“He could be anywhere” she made her dad sound like a Batman villain 😂

[@simransimran9339]

Me too. I forget mine too. Then I get confused about why I don't feel like getting out of bed some days.

[@SeanNH94]

Gianmarco, not only do I give you permission to sleep, I COMMAND you to get a good night's rest! ÒwÓ

[@dallasurr]

I've been taking trazodone before bed every night for a year now and it was the best decision ever. My sleep has never been better!

[@Lyonatan]

Someone explain why they took her phone and gave it back I'm so confuuuuuused.

[@SerenitySoonish]

right? I'd be so scared if someone took my phone lmao

[@Samthane]

I'm guessing it's to turn off the alarm properly (making sure it's not just snoozing) and making sure it's properly on silent if it's not.

[@MrSamwise25]

Maybe it's just me, but her phone kinda looks like it's in one of those cases they give you at theatres? The pouches that get locked so you can't take photos or videos and that you unlock after the show is done

[@cxar71]

@@MrSamwise25that'd make sense indeed. 👍

[@Lyonatan]

@MrSamwise25 oh fuck I'm an idiot

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Being able to “handle” yourself 3x in a row is a low-key flex

[@Tonyhouse1168]

“How’re you guys doing tonight?!” “WOOOOOO!!!”

[@warcatfurever101writeroffanfic]

This is hilarious. I got prescribed mirtazapine for my anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Getting this on my feed proves that my phone knows me too well.

[@bubblegirl55]

did a worker there just snatch her phone away??😭

[@nightfire777]

Just excellent !

[@rainofsunshine473]

i started antidepressants while studying for STEP 1 and they saved my life, good luck on the MCAT girl

[@milascave2]

I'm glad that he can do funny crowd work without insulting his audience

[@sierracox3278]

That one was just such perfect timing!

[@SubtleSalmon]

When the crowd does the callback for you 😮

[@aggy5372]

Citalopram is one of the common types of SSRIs, all of which can have multiple severe sexual side effects. In rare cases, those effects can even be permanent (PSSD).

[@jijitters]

lol I have medication reminders on my phone too. Never thought of it as odd!

[@marvellousmocha1386]

2:05 in & I think I’m in love with her

[@mooripo]

Watching this at 00:01 Morocco time just before sleeping and it allows me to sleep 😴

[@pauwula]

"I need you laughing, baby" oh what I wouldn't give to have Gianmarco call me "baby" and tell me to take my antidepressants 😩

[@cheese5939]

from daddy issues to sleep medication - checks out

[@sohamchakraborty4996]

Great show. Love from India

[@iPancake3]

3:05 the beginning of the circle

[@LightNStherapper]

👀 LOOKS LIKE ITS WORKING YOU HEAR THAT ENERGY ✨ 😂😂😂 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 GIANMARCO SORESI on ANTIDEPRESSANTS CIRCA 2025

[@ohotnitza]

Hey that permission thing works for me to take naps and sleep at night all the time.

[@shivaniyadav9317]

Why am I so psyched for knowing the structure of benzodiazepine.

[@ProuvaireJean]

Wish I'd discovered this guy before he came to Australia. Hope he comes back soon.

[@skeleton_craftGaming]

Oh fuck that's what i have to do ... Just allow my self to sleep...

[@ojitosrodriguez114]

Man you were here for the Vegas show on Jan 2nd and I missed it 😭

[@f.b.jeffers0n]

My first audience callback! 😂🤣🤣💀

[@agent0422]

The citalopram dude is thriving

[@SergioLeRoux]

Ah, I see the problem. The permission to sleep needs to be in writing.

[@LaneBeScrolling]

Thanks for the reminder to take my pills lol

[@delisyus]

But it is sorta true. I have been insomniac all my life and weirdly enough, even when super tired sometimes, I don’t allow myself to sleep. 😅

[@muradtalukdar4401]

When are you in Australia? We have cheaper antidepressants here.

[@felixjimmyleon]

I have a sleep disorder, I don't know what it is. Most people don't understand I don't need help sleeping, I fall asleep easily, sleep a full night, even though I wake up in the middle. Problem is, my sleep quality is Bad. And the dreams are just Always There.

[@Iluvrocket]

I got a benzo script to help with falling asleep, and they do work, but I got terrible rebound anxiety the next day. CBD is much more effective for me.

[@RoflmayoMan]

taking benzos for sleep is wild

[@jag61688]

seeing Gianmarco in 2025 is a must

[@Blueissuperior]

Citalopram is great fr

[@SpecialInterestShow]

I wonder if she meant that or if she just said it for the punchline lmaoo

[@AielHeart]

She. Was. On it

[@NIKSEEN]

It was oddly cathartic to listen to other citalopram users talk about it 😅

[@rockets4kids]

If you want benzos, don't ask for something that will put you to sleep, tell your doctor you have a fear of flying.

[@hayleyhellbound9513]

Have you tried giving yourself permission to fall asleep sounds like have you tried not being sad all the time lmao

[@iPancake3]

It does, but I get it. I am absolutely my own worst enemy not letting myself go to bed 🫠

[@gabrielmaroto18]

Is that why I’m not sleeping? Note to self give myself permission it’s not the anxiety or depression or the upcoming presidency. I haven’t given myself permission.

[@theprecipiceofreason]

victim blaming being ok for crippling insomnia is wild! you could die but hey, allow yourself not to

[@MrEzioCraft360]

dude what's the deal with antidepressant. I don't remember the brand I used to take, but it would also cause delayed ejaculation. what's the purpose, to keep me invested on the activity long enough I forget how sad I was??? XDDD

[@AHTS_1997]

Why did the man take her phone away??? 😮

[@rocky-fuller]

Someone else asked the same thing and a user replied that some theaters provide locked cases to prevent people from taking photos or recording shows and that it looked like she had one for her phone (a large plastic looking case) So hypothetically, the worker unlocked it for her, silenced the phone, then locked it up again to return it Never knew that was a thing until today 😂

[@gaslitgames]

Needed a certified sleep permission agent present. Then you might have been able to get the help you needed

[@katzenbekloppt_mf]

There was a small chance😅

[@51StPi]

It’s 3am may I have permission to go to sleep please?

[@RaffayDoesTech]

dont take benzos lol

[@snitox]

I miss them too. It makes me nauseous.

[@dnkgy]

Having a sleep medicine provider in the audience feels too on the nose

[@trol68419]

Why don't insomniacs simply allow ourselves to fall asleep. Are we stupid?

[@smolapril]

Gianmarco hugging wall is never not funny xD

[@PlaCerHooD]

"Recommending" BENZOS for jet lag to a guy in his 30s is unhinged..

[@WitchRain]

Flying is actually one of the more acceptable times to prescribe benzos because of how temporary it is

[@PlaCerHooD]

@@WitchRain yes, under ASSUMPTION that people just stop taking them afterwards.. which a certain percentage of them wont.. its exactly how benzo addiction starts.. the risk/benefit relation is absolutely not there.

[@rtx-2099]

Never been this early

[@cheese5939]

cant believe im early 1 hour gang?

[@FreeFree-ur4zq]

Please don't censor words. I have no idea what that guy said

[@bradenbradenbraden]

Have you tried looking at a clock swaying back in forth before allowing yourself to sleep?

[@Crybaton]

At this point it just feels like he has a rotating cast of payed actors, that he plants in the crowd. Like, what do you mean the Lady just gets a Zinger in to end the show??? Do you just have a travelling band of rejected theater kids at your disposal? What's your secret, funny sitting man???

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

Rejected theatre kids are abundant in the cities where his shows are, he doesn't need to bring them with him

[@niina9777]

He better hire some funnier ones then

[@mangarang]

She’s recommending benzos?! That seems like overkill.

[@rosegraham5780]

1:46 yeah I don’t think she’s depressed anymore