Gianmarco Soresi is Jewish, Italian and, more importantly, a theatre kid.

He's also one of our favourite comedians right now, whose crowd work and online presence blend wit, whimsy observations that are sometimes barbed, usually brilliant. He's a very funny guy, and he walks the line of being politically sound without being a "Political Comedian".

On this episode, Jonty picks Gianmarco's brain on Jewish identity and the expectation of Zionism, whether "comedy is legal now" and other MAGA talking points have any merit, and what his approach to comedy is, creatively and ethically.

Gianmarco Soresi is one of the best comics working today and we're delighted to have been able to speak to him before he gets too huge to talk to shows like us. We're sure you'll enjoy this interview almost as much as we did.

Gianmarco's comedy special, Thief of Joy is out now and if you're in the United States (so sorry), you may still be able to catch him on his Drama King tour.

About Beer Christianity

Beer Christianity is an anti-capitalist, pro-BLM, pro-LGBTQ+, anti-imperialist, post-post-post-evangelical podcast where we drink a bit and talk a lot. Our aim is to be real, helpful and entertaining. To ourselves. But you are also welcome.

You can find it on a better website at beerchristianity.co.uk

Beer Christianity also has a newsletter in which Jonty and guest authors comment on the news, theological issues and stuff that matters. He updates it according to his own wildly inconsistent neurodivergent schedule, but it's a good read. Sign up to the Beer Christianity newsletter on Substack.

We have a sister magazine called S(h)ibboleth and it takes up most of our time. If you have any interest in the intersection of faith and leftist politics, you should subscribe.

In this episode, Laura, Malky and Jonty their Greenbelt 2025 highlights, as well as the Shibboleth Sessions they led in the Hope & Anchor venue. If you were at the sessions, this is your chance to hear what the gang thought about them. If you weren't, it's a chance to catch up on what we've been doing. And if you're not interested in any of that, this episode is your chance to hear about our experience of Greenbelt this year. Everyone's is different, so we would love to hear what yours was like! Send us a voicenote!

If you've never been to Greenbelt before, get your tickets for next year now.

You can listen to Episode 114 anywhere: in a field in Northhamptonshire, in a dry bar where honest conversation leads to deep fellowship, in denial that it's another year to wait before we can meet again, or right here...

As a result of their TikToks, they were invited by America's only Palestinian-owned publisher, Interlink, to get some of those helpful thoughts onto paper. The result is Genocide Bad, a book that was denounced by some Israeli pundits before it had been published, and which made the NYT bestseller list.

In this episode, Sim talks to Jonty about why they don't use the word 'antisemitism' anymore, how they have experienced all the attention (positive and very negative), and what Christians and other people concerned about justice can say and do in the face of overwhelming political and media support for Israel's war crimes.

They also talk about finding hope in a bathroom stall. It's pretty cool.

Follow Sim on TikTok @simkern, on Insta @sim_bokstagrams_badly and at simkern.com

Check out Genocide Bad at interlinkbooks.com and find this interview in print (alongside similar voices) in Issue 4 of S(h)ibboleth magazine shibbolethmag.com

You can listen to Episode 113 anywhere: in a pro-Palestinian march, at a Jewish antizionist reading group, in church, or right here…