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If you’re in LA today, you might look outside and recognize the sort stereotypical intermittent, inconsequential rain that we’re accustomed to. Hopefully, that’s a sign that we’re past the torrential downpour of this past winter and we can back to our regularly scheduled programming of being able to do fun stuff outside at all times.

One such thing we’re looking forward to is one of our favorite underground venues, Little Secret, bringing back their curated flagship show, Little Secret Presents, that’s an astounding stand-up variety show in a hip backyard with the power of community organizations uniting like minded folks for great causes.

This first post-winter Little Secret Presents is a doozy with a line-up for Fri. May 12th at 8PM sporting Jon Daly, Bug Mane, Ellory Smith, and Desus Nice (yes, formerly of Desus & Mero)just to name a few. The LA Tenants Union will be coming through and voicing crucial issues regarding one of LA’s biggest and most critical issues, housing. Per usual, there will be a slick afterparty with DJs and cutting rugs.

Tickets are only $14 right now (and $18 on day of). Go get tickets for the early bird nice price here.

Desus & Mero Try (Sort of) to Work Clean

April 28, 2022

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Part of calling yourself the #1 show in late night is having a broad appeal across all demographics, which includes age (i.e. can you appeal to the whole family). While Desus Nice and The Kid Mero have built their reputation on artfully weaving riffs out of the bluest strings of euphemisms and expletives, they “wanted” to give working clean (i.e. seeing what being on The Tonight Show’s slot on NBC) would really be like.

As a digital exclusive, you can watch Desus & Mero somewhat try to have “good clean fun” (though they do have to contend with stories that are such easy, low hanging fruit for going dirty).

See how long they last trying to be TV clean here (spoiler alert, not even 5 min.)

Watch Desus & Mero’s Return for Season 3 for Free

February 1, 2021

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While hiatuses are normal for late night shows, even without a pandemic, the length of a given absence feels like years because there are so many colossal events happening in the world on top of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The renewed vitality that Desus & Mero specifically bring to late night as they are so radically different from everyone else in button downs and suits compounds that feeling. Thankfully, that time is over and the Bodega Boys are back at it for their third season, going over the news in the delightfully rambunctious way that ultimately brought them to Showtime.

Their third season just kicked off yesterday and, as they have pretty much been since their days at VICE, it’s a rollicking breath of fresh air. Courtesy of Showtime, you can see for yourself for FREE as their very first episode of this season with special guest Stacey Abrams is streaming on YouTube here.

Desus & Mero Bring the Hype in Announcing This Year’s Black List

December 14, 2020

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Every year around this time, The Black List announces the most popular screenplays around Tinseltown that have yet to be produced into actual movies. Normally, it would just be announced on social media and a .PDF would make the rounds with titles, names, and loglines.

Yet, Franklin Leonard, the creator of The Black List, has opted for a much slicker announcement, even slicker than most award shows by tapping Desus Nice & The Kid Mero. Awards shows like The Emmys and The Oscars have a couple celebrities get dressed up way too early in the morning and plainly read nominees. In contrast, Desus & Nice bring the signature riffing off-the-cuff while reading off all the screenplays that made it into the 2020 edition of The Black List.

Leonard himself predicts that Desus & Mero will host The Oscars and we sincerely, deeply hope that he’s right.

Please enjoy the whole Black List announcement with Desus & Mero here.

Read the entirety of this year’s Black List here.

Please Enjoy Borat on Desus & Mero

October 26, 2020

It’s inevitable that Sacha Baron Cohen would make the rounds on late night as his renowned character Borat Sagdiyev to promote the recent release of Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm on Amazon Prime, the follow-up to the groundbreaking first Borat moviefilm.

Borat’s latest appearance was on Desus & Mero and the blend of Sacha’s antics as the most famous Kazakh journalist and the irreverence of Desus Nice & The Kid Mero’s riffing make for the rambunctious interview that you’d hope for (which is even harder to achieve when done over Zoom).

So, enjoy Borat and Desus and Mero mixing it up here.

Desus & Mero Return to Air (from Home) on Showtime This Coming Monday

March 26, 2020

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Desus & Mero are joining in the rest of ranks of late night by continuing to tape new episodes, but doing so outside of their studios from the comfort of their own homes without an audience. They’ll be back on their normal schedule of 11PM on Mondays and Thursdays on Showtime starting March 30th.

The duo of Desus Nice and The Kid Mero pretty much just riff back and forth for the majority of their episodes (partially with a guest) and, from the looks of it, that will definitely remain intact in this remotely done version of their groundbreaking late night show.

Also, it looks you’ll get a sneak peek into Desus’ sneaker collection.

Please Enjoy This Amazing (and Historic) Interview of David Letterman on Desus & Mero

February 5, 2020

With all of that said, please enjoy the full half-hour-plus interview of David Letterman on Desus & Mero here.

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Looks Desus & Mero have both just received a torch of sorts from late night legend David Letterman.

Nearly 26 years ago, David Letterman made an appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, a show that was being kept on an incredibly short leash at the time even though Letterman’s name followed “Late Night with” not even a year earlier. What transpired between Conan and Dave that night was the closest thing we’ve seen to a legitimate blessing from late night host to the other, generation to generation, class to class as well as a killer interview. Conan O’Brien is forever thankful to Dave for the appearance as you can see decades later on Conan here.

Last night, on the season 2 premiere (on Showtime) of Desus & Mero, an even more distinguished and stately David Letterman graced the studio where Desus Nice and The Kid Mero riff up a storm of jokes, bits, runs, etc. that make some of the most exciting things in late night in recent memory. Not only is the interview pretty fantastic (the Tarantino vs. Dave story alone is worth watching), but Letterman again gives his blessing (even much more explicitly this time around than with Conan) to Desus & Mero.

If anyone is making a timeline of late night history, please put a pin right here that might signify where late night is headed (Dave also voices this opinion FYI).

Desus & Mero Judge Their Staff’s Thanksgiving Potluck

November 29, 2019

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You may have a lot of feelings about the spread that Desus & Mero get served by their staff, but it’s probably filled with more twists and turns your (probably) pretty good Thanksgiving dinner/lunch.

Also, this could be proof-of-concept for a Desus & Mero food review show? Enjoy it here.

Desus & Mero Are Finally Back on Showtime Tonight

October 14, 2019

Desus & Mero are, as far as we can see, the freshest thing in late night (they’re riffing and rambunctious vibe is like nothing else on at 11PM) and we’re damn glad that they’ll be back from hiatus and on the grind Mondays and Thursdays on Showtime at 11PM starting tonight.

If you’re not quite sure what we’re talking about (and that would be weird considering we really dig them here at TCB), do yourself a favor and do a deep dive/binge on their YouTube channel here.

May 9, 2019

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Desus and Mero are definitely on the come up in the late night world (and we would hope you’re on board at this point). Moving from Viceland to Showtime, getting bumped up to two nights for the summer, and bringing a refreshing edge to late night has gotten them much deserved praise.

They’re based out of NYC, but come August, you’ll get a chance to see the duo live at The Theatre at Ace Hotel and see what the phenoms are all about in person. Tickets just went on sale and you can (and very much should) go get them here.

‘Desus & Mero’ Expands to Two Episodes a Week at Showtime for the Summer

April 29, 2019

We’re thrilled to hear that the one late night show that really stands up from all the rest is getting to go to two nights a week for the summer.

Desus & Mero have apparently made their higher-ups at Showtime happy enough to take on Monday and Thursday nights starting next week until the beginning of August.

Desus Nice and Kid Mero’s voices are very refreshing, legitimate shake-up to the late night landscape. If you haven’t gotten a chance to see what the duo’s up to over at Showtime, may we suggest binging through their official YouTube Channel.

Watch Desus & Mero Keep Their Freewheeling, Rambunctious Energy Up in Their First Episode on Showtime

February 22, 2019

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Desus Nice and Kid Mero had made waves in late night with their undeniable exuberance and the way they trash talk what’s in the zeitgeist rather than do traditional one-liner jokes in a traditional late night monologue on the Viceland version of their show.

With the upgrade of being on Showtime that premiered last night, Desus & Mero stay true to that dynamic while upping their profile with a sketch (a righteous parody of Green Book) and a remote segment (making Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s D.C. office feel more like the Bronx). Through it all, they stayed true to their gritty, yet fun vibe. Perhaps, one of the only small differences we noticed is that they ask guests what they would want a neon sign to say (superimposed later in post) as opposed to their original question of what a guest would want a rainbow to say. It’s really just a higher-powered version of their original show.

We’re genuinely excited to see what good sort of ruckus the duo can raise in the weeks and months to come.

See for yourself as Showtime put the whole first episode on YouTube, then tune in to catch them weekly on Showtime on Thursdays at 11PM.

Desus & Mero Have Their Showtime Debut Tonight

February 22, 2019

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At 11PM tonight, Showtime will be stepping into the late night arena and the arena itself will get a fresh, new spark introduced to it. Desus Nice and Kid Mero already made quite the splash with their own unique take on late night over at Viceland that emphasized riffing and a more down-to-earth vibe than all the other glossier late night talk shows.

Now, Desus and Mero have got an upgrade in moving to Showtime (even an actual set with a live audience versus a conference room at Vice). From the looks of this remote segment, they have hit the ground running.

Check ‘em out at 11PM on Showtime (or, more likely, on their YouTube page tomorrow here).

Desus & Mero Move on Up to Showtime

June 18, 2018

Desus & Mero Move on Up to Showtime

Apparently, Desus Nice and the Kid Mero will be hosting the very first weekly late night talk show over at Showtime.

They’ve been doing a smash up job with Desus & Mero over at Viceland, truly giving late night something very fresh and unlike anything else. If you’re unfamiliar, binge watch their YouTube channel here.

So, we can’t wait to see how much and what level of trash Desus & Mero can now talk as they’ll soon be on premium cable.

Also, since they were just borrowing the Viceland conference room to shoot their show, we can only imagine how dope, what we’re guessing will be, their actual constructed and dedicated set will look like. Perhaps, it’ll have even more woodland creatures with timbs?

Desus & Mero on Joel Osteen and CNN Attempting to Interview Hurricane Harvey Victim

August 31, 2017

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There are so many overwhelming, almost incomprehensible things that are going on in the world right now that you might have not noticed that most of late night has taken a nice hiatus for a couple of weeks and consequently have not been able to comment on said happenings.

However, Desus & Mero at Viceland have been hard at work, calling out people who need some calling out. For Hurricane Harvey specifically, they riff on the Joel Osteen-reportedly-delaying-to-open-his-church-for-Hurricane-Harvey-victims debacle and a CNN interview that went far off course and included some f-bombs.

By the way, if you haven’t found your way to enjoying Desus & Mero yet, now would probably be a good time to go down a YouTube rabbit hole to catch up with one of the best newcomers to late night.

Desus & Mero Are as Real as Can Be with Their For Your Consideration Emmy Video

June 23, 2017

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Desus & Mero do a FYC campaign like only Desus & Mero can.

The World of Desus & Mero and Late Night with Seth Meyers Overlapped This Week

June 10, 2017

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Late Night with Seth Meyers represents a pretty traditional version of a late night talk show whereas Desus & Mero on Viceland throw out nearly every late night talk show convention that you could think of right out the window.

This week, the old and the new crossed path as Desus Nice and The Kid Mero came on Late Night as guests and talked shop about how much nicer Meyers’ set is, etc.

Watch the whole interview here.

Desus and Mero Are Taping in LA for the Week

April 18, 2017

Desus and Mero Are Taping in LA for the Week

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One of late night’s most exciting newcomers, Desus and Mero on Viceland, are spending the week here in LA to tape their show.

They even did a fun evening in front of a standing room only crowd with Deadline last night.

They don’t do live audiences for taping their episodes, but, maybe, just maybe, you’ll catching doing a remote segment like this one where Mero “puts on a three point clinic” at the Venice courts.

April 10, 2017