Gianmarco Soresi: Thief of Joy | movie | 2025 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

Thief of Joy blends Soresi’s signature theatrical flair with deeply personal storytelling. Drawing from his life as a  | dG1fMlJwU0hCbVVQT00

Transcript

00:00I found out I was straight in high school.

00:08My parents got divorced when I was seven days old.

00:10Like most kids, my first word was mama, but my next five words told me to tell you.

00:17I know not all of you can relate to my divorce jokes, but you will someday.

00:21And a lot of people think that, certainly by 36, you should stop blaming all your problems on your parents.

00:26Well, riddle me this.

00:27If you were in a building with a fucked up foundation, would you feel safer on the 36th floor?

00:34You know that phrase, comparison is the thief of joy.

00:38My actor friend, he's kind of intense.

00:39He got it tattooed.

00:41Comparison is the thief of joy.

00:43And I'm really thinking about getting the same tattoo, but bigger.

00:47And if he gets mad at me, I'll be like, ah, comparison is the thief.

00:52I used to be a theater kid, but you could all tell, right?

00:58A five, six, seven, eight.

01:00They said, we need to put a stop to this straggot.

01:04I was like, finally, a slur of my own.

01:08You ever try talking a friend out of killing themselves and realize you don't have any good arguments?

01:18Listen, some of these jokes are going to be disrespectful to people who have actually taken their own lives,

01:21but none of them are here tonight.

01:22So I want you to just enjoy it, okay?