Gianmarco Soresi is a New York-based stand-up comedian whose debut special Thief of Joy was called “superb” by the New York Times and “the best debut special of 2025” by the New York Post — and has 3.2 million views on YouTube. He performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar, where Mint Comedy streams.
The NYT Called It “Silkily Feline.” The NY Post Called It the Best of 2025. Both Were Right.
When the New York Times reviews a stand-up special and reaches for “silkily feline physicality and frenetic gesticulation” as the description, something unusual is happening. That’s not the language critics use for a comedian who is merely good. That’s the language of a writer trying to capture a performer whose physical presence is doing as much work as the words — someone who moves through a room differently than other people.
Gianmarco Soresi’s debut full-length special Thief of Joy premiered on YouTube on September 19, 2025. It had 2 million views within two weeks. It has over 3.2 million now. The New York Post named it the best debut special of 2025. And the same week it dropped, Soresi was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. That’s not a slow build. That’s an arrival.
If you watch him at the Comedy Cellar — where Mint Comedy streams, and where Soresi performs regularly — you can see exactly where that critical language comes from. He uses the whole stage. He commits physically to the bit in a way that most comedians don’t risk, because physical commitment is a bet: if the bit doesn’t land, the gesture looks desperate. When it does land, the gesture becomes the punctuation that makes the laugh linger a second longer than it otherwise would.
What “Simultaneous Orgasms” Actually Is
The Mint Comedy clip from his Cellar set is called “Simultaneous Orgasms” — and if you came here from the special, you already know the register he works in. The title is the setup. He takes it somewhere neither crude nor sanitized, but specific in the way that his best material always is: rooted in a real dynamic between two people, observed with enough precision that the crowd recognizes something they’ve felt but never named.
This is the through-line in Thief of Joy too. The special draws from his life as a theatre kid turned theatre major, his relationship, his parents’ divorce — all material that could become self-indulgent in less capable hands. He keeps it tethered to the universal by being ruthlessly specific about the particular. The more precise the detail, the more people in the audience feel like he’s describing them. That’s the paradox of great confessional comedy, and Soresi understands it intuitively.
1.36 Million Subscribers. He Still Does the Small Room.
Gianmarco Soresi has 1.36 million YouTube subscribers and 1 million Instagram followers. His engagement rate on YouTube sits around 5.38% — which, in the metrics world, lands in the “Very Good” category and well above the platform average for channels his size. He is, by any digital measure, a comedian with a real audience that follows him across platforms.
He still shows up at the Comedy Cellar. That matters in the same way it matters for every comedian on this list: the Cellar is where you go when you want the truth about whether something works. A million Instagram followers doesn’t change what happens in that room when a bit doesn’t land. Soresi keeps coming back because he’s still interested in the craft question — does this work? — not just the distribution question of whether it reaches people.
The Thief of Joy special being shot over five sold-out nights at the Elysian Theatre in Los Angeles answers the distribution question definitively. He can fill rooms. The Cellar sets answer the craft question. He can do the small thing too. Both matter, and watching the Mint Comedy stream gives you access to the version of Gianmarco Soresi that 3.2 million YouTube viewers never see.
What Comes After the Best Debut of 2025
The Drama King world tour — which Mint Comedy has already covered — is the answer to that question. Tokyo. Singapore. Brisbane. Europe. A Netflix Is A Joke Festival presentation in Los Angeles in May 2026. That’s what you do after the New York Times calls your special “superb” and you hit 3 million views on YouTube: you take it everywhere and find out if it works on four continents.
From what Mint Comedy can see at the Cellar, it does. Watch “Simultaneous Orgasms” from his live Cellar set, read his full profile, and catch him live through the Mint Comedy stream when he’s on the bill.
FAQ: Gianmarco Soresi
What is Gianmarco Soresi’s comedy special?
Thief of Joy is his debut full-length special. It premiered on YouTube on September 19, 2025, was called “superb” by the New York Times, named the best debut special of 2025 by the New York Post, and has over 3.2 million YouTube views.
Who is Gianmarco Soresi?
A New York-based stand-up comedian with 1.36M YouTube subscribers and 1M Instagram followers. He performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar and appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in September 2025 the same week Thief of Joy dropped.
How many views does Thief of Joy have on YouTube?
Over 3.2 million views. It hit 2 million in the first two weeks after its September 19, 2025 premiere.
Was Gianmarco Soresi on The Tonight Show?
Yes — in September 2025, the same week his debut special premiered on YouTube.
Where can I watch Gianmarco Soresi perform live?
He performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar in New York. Watch his live Cellar clip “Simultaneous Orgasms” on Mint Comedy, or catch him live on the Mint Comedy stream.
