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‘Game Changer’ (‘Crowd Control’) Episode Recap: Stand-Up Comics Gianmarco Soresi, Josh Johnson and Jeff Acuri Tackle White Shirts and Red Flags
Comedians Gianmarco Soresi, Josh Johnson and Jeff Acuri face phobias and trauma in “Game Changer: Crowd Control."
Hosted by Dropout CEO Sam Reich, the episode opens in stark black-and-white with an ominous jazz drumbeat, evoking a Birdman-esque aesthetic that signals to longtime fans: this is not your standard studio taping. The mood quickly shifts as Reich introduces the episode’s contestants — stand-up comedians Jeff Acuri, Gianmarco Soresi and Josh Johnson — all visibly bracing for the unpredictable storm ahead. He chats with a man afraid of feet (a phobia born of a karate class toenail injury), a former cocaine addict with unexpectedly killer punchlines, and a woman whose stepmother once tried to poison her father — who then married the doctor who diagnosed him.
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