Desus & Mero — Season 1
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About this season
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.
Episodes (45)
1. Series Premiere, Ballbags
Aired 21 February 2019 • 28 min
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.
2. Talk Your Talk
Aired 28 February 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Don Cheadle.
3. Struggle Jeans
Aired 7 March 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Vince Staples and John Legend.
4. If I Woulda Did It
Aired 14 March 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Ben Stiller and 2 Chainz.
5. Hateful Hairline
Aired 21 March 2019 • 28 min
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).
6. You Thought!
Aired 28 March 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Carmelo Anthony and Jordan Peele.
7. Mad Buns
Aired 4 April 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Issa Rae.
8. News Adjacent
Aired 11 April 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Stacey Abrams and Anna Kendrick.
9. Grits Ratio
Aired 18 April 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ).
10. Waiting for Julio
Aired 25 April 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Seth Rogen.
11. On Deckington
Aired 6 May 2019 • 28 min
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.
12. Open Your Third Eye
Aired 9 May 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Charlize Theron.
13. Look At Your Mans
Aired 13 May 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Wu-Tang Clan.
14. Fax
Aired 16 May 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Bill Hader.
15. Jamaican Jockey
Aired 20 May 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Amy Poehler.
16. Royal Baby Newport
Aired 23 May 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Gabrielle Union.
17. Hold That
Aired 30 May 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ava DuVernay.
18. Lowkey, Stay Down
Aired 3 June 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Spike Lee and Matt Walsh.
19. Platinum Dad Joke
Aired 6 June 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Pete Buttigieg
20. Pon'Delocke
Aired 10 June 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Lin-Manuel Miranda
21. Electric Lemonade
Aired 13 June 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Regina Hall
22. It's Cultural
Aired 17 June 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: ScHoolboy Q
23. Pivot To Aliens
Aired 20 June 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Anthony Anderson
24. Y'all Not Low
Aired 24 June 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ice Cube
25. Link In Bio
Aired 27 June 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Zendaya
26. Bonus Illustriousness
Aired 8 July 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more.
27. The Macaroni & Cheese Sound
Aired 11 July 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Kumail Nanjiani
28. Charcoonery Plate
Aired 15 July 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Kemba Walker
29. Staring In Ashanti
Aired 18 July 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Megan Rapinoe
30. Digital Hookah
Aired 22 July 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Dascha Polanco
31. Drop A Pin
Aired 25 July 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Common
32. Sightseeing Dog
Aired 29 July 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Billy Eichner
33. Alien Hook Off
Aired 1 August 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen
34. It's a Boy
Aired 14 October 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: DaBaby
35. Tech Flex
Aired 17 October 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Taraji P. Henson
36. TEETH ON LAYAWAY
Aired 21 October 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ta-Nehisi Coates
37. WEST INDIAN FENCE
Aired 24 October 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Gayle King
38. THE BACK OF YOUR BACK
Aired 28 October 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Bill Burr
39. UN JOKKERSTEPPEN
Aired 31 October 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Bernie Sanders
40. COME COLLECT UNCLE DARYL
Aired 4 November 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Anna Kendrick
41. TAKE YOUR TIME BABY
Aired 7 November 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Kenan Thompson
42. FROM DEEP
Aired 11 November 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Chris Hayes
43. GRAB THAT BOOMER
Aired 14 November 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Hasan Minhaj
44. THAT'S LARPING
Aired 18 November 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Shea Serrano
45. DANCING BOK CHOY
Aired 21 November 2019 • 28 min
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Chadwick Boseman and Elizabeth Warren