Desus Nice returned to late-night for the first time since his Showtime series ended. The comedian, otherwise known as Daniel Baker, was filling in as a guest host on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a month after it emerged that he had split up with late-night partner The Kid Mero and their show Desus & Mero was ending…

Call it a seven-year itch, but the sands of late-night are shifting. James Corden is leaving The Late Late Show next year after seven years in the CBS hotseat, Samantha Bee's Full Frontal was canceled at TBS, the latest cull of the new Warner Bros. Discovery empire, and Desus & Mero split up and ended their Showtime…

The Kid Mero, otherwise known as Joel Martinez, has addressed the end of Desus & Mero, declaring that the pair have wanted to pursue separate interests for over a year. It comes after he split with his late-night partner Desus Nice, otherwise known as Daniel Baker, and ended their Showtime series. There have been…

Desus & Mero are calling it quits. It comes after the pair returned for the fourth season of their Showtime series in March. However, the fourth season saw the duo cut their on-screen time in half, going weekly rather than twice a week. It comes after there was much speculation on social media that the pair had fallen…

Showtime’s late-night series Desus & Mero is taking the week off after Desus Nice, otherwise known as Daniel Baker, was hit by Covid-19. The series, which moved from twice a week to weekly with the return of its fourth season earlier this month, will be postponed due to the positive test. Desus said that he's been…

Desus & Mero are back with a fourth season but they're cutting their on-screen time in half. Showtime is moving the late-night show from twice a week to one episode a week beginning Thursday March 10 with the launch of its fourth season. The pair also have their first official showrunner – J.D. Amato, exec producer of…

If 2020 was the year of the late-night bathtub and garage specials, the last twelve months saw somewhat of a return to normal for the entertainers making linear viewers laugh on a nightly basis. With all of the late-night hosts returned to the studio – albeit some such as Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee and Desus & Mero in…

Desus & Mero have been making noise in late-night over the last few years, starting at Complex before moving to MTV2 and then Vice before settling in on Showtime, where their eponymous show is currently in its third season. The pair call this process "levelling up" and they've certainly got their footing, having now…

Desus & Mero are leaving their home sneaker wall behind and heading back into the studio to record their late-night Showtime series. The pair will return to their newly revamped studio on June 20 for the first time since March 2020, when the pandemic forced them to shoot their show remotely. Flamboyant country rapper…

Late-night television hasn't changed a great deal since Johnny Carson took over The Tonight Show nearly 60 years ago. There's been the odd exception, such as Arsenio Hall's syndicated show finding a young audience and bringing Bill Clinton's saxophone licks to the country, or Joan Rivers briefly interloping on Fox…

Showtime comedy duo Desus & Mero appear to be on the road to Covid-19 recovery and immunization. After last week’s revelation by The Kid Mero that he contracted the coronavirus, his partner Desus Nice tweeted out yesterday that he’s received his immunization shot at a Bronx church. “Just got my first sweet pfizer…

This week's episode of Showtime’s Desus & Mero will look a little different after The Kid Mero contracted Covid-19. Mero, aka Joel Martinez, revealed via social media that he contracted the virus. "I'm doing OK and following all the protocols. But dead ass stay home, wear your mask, social distance and get your…