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The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime features popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off the cuff and chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more.
Top Billed Cast
Episodes
Episode 1 · Series Premiere, Ballbags
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: fellow Bronx native Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Series premiere.
Episode 2 · Talk Your Talk
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Don Cheadle.
Episode 3 · Struggle Jeans
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Vince Staples and John Legend.
Episode 4 · If I Woulda Did It
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Ben Stiller and 2 Chainz.
Episode 5 · Hateful Hairline
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke & Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).
Episode 6 · You Thought!
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Carmelo Anthony and Jordan Peele.
Episode 7 · Mad Buns
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Issa Rae.
Episode 8 · News Adjacent
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Stacey Abrams and Anna Kendrick.
Episode 9 · Grits Ratio
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ).
Episode 10 · Waiting for Julio
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Seth Rogen.
Episode 11 · On Deckington
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Lil Nas X, and a special appearance by Paul Scheer.
Episode 12 · Open Your Third Eye
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Charlize Theron.
Episode 13 · Look At Your Mans
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Wu-Tang Clan.
Episode 14 · Fax
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Bill Hader.
Episode 15 · Jamaican Jockey
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Amy Poehler.
Episode 16 · Royal Baby Newport
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Gabrielle Union.
Episode 17 · Hold That
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ava DuVernay.
Episode 18 · Lowkey, Stay Down
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Spike Lee and Matt Walsh.
Episode 19 · Platinum Dad Joke
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Pete Buttigieg
Episode 20 · Pon'Delocke
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Episode 21 · Electric Lemonade
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Regina Hall
Episode 22 · It's Cultural
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: ScHoolboy Q
Episode 23 · Pivot To Aliens
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Anthony Anderson
Episode 24 · Y'all Not Low
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ice Cube
Episode 25 · Link In Bio
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Zendaya
Episode 26 · Bonus Illustriousness
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more.
Episode 27 · The Macaroni & Cheese Sound
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Kumail Nanjiani
Episode 28 · Charcoonery Plate
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Kemba Walker
Episode 29 · Staring In Ashanti
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Megan Rapinoe
Episode 30 · Digital Hookah
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Dascha Polanco
Episode 31 · Drop A Pin
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Common
Episode 32 · Sightseeing Dog
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Billy Eichner
Episode 33 · Alien Hook Off
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen
Episode 34 · It's a Boy
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: DaBaby
Episode 35 · Tech Flex
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Taraji P. Henson
Episode 36 · TEETH ON LAYAWAY
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Episode 37 · WEST INDIAN FENCE
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Gayle King
Episode 38 · THE BACK OF YOUR BACK
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Bill Burr
Episode 39 · UN JOKKERSTEPPEN
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Bernie Sanders
Episode 40 · COME COLLECT UNCLE DARYL
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Anna Kendrick
