Comedy Duo Desus & Mero Splits, Showtime Series to End
thewrap.com@desusnice and @THEKIDMERO will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward. #DESUSandMERO will not be returning to SHOWTIME.
It’s been a good run, fam.The Season 4 finale aired Thursday, June 23 and will now serve as a series finale as well. Perhaps the writing was on the fall as the duo reduced their episode frequency from twice a week to once a week this past season.
They had recently returned to in-studio filming after shooting episodes at their respective homes throughout the pandemic. The show originally launched as a late-night series on Viceland in 2016 before shifting to Showtime, where it became the network’s first late-night show.
Desus, also known as Daniel Baker, and The Kid Mero, also known as Joel Martinez, have been working together for a decade. They previously hosted a Complex TV series in 2014 and have produced more than 250 episodes of the Bodega Boys podcast.
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