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Fresh from interviewing President Barack Obama, Desus Nice and the Kid Mero, are returning for a third season of Desus & Mero on Sunday, January 31. The Showtime late-night series was renewed in September for its third season. It will return to its 11 p.m. spot on Sunday and Thursday nights. The pair have been hosting…

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero of Desus & Mero fame are set to announce 16th annual Black List. Yup, you heard that right, The Bodega Boys are set to blow our minds as they host the unveiling of The Black List, which is a collection of Hollywood’s best unproduced scripts written by the most talented screenwriters that…

Former President Barack Obama will sit for an interview on Showtime’s Desus & Mero this Sunday, the latest stop on the A Promised Land author’s TV book tour. The special episode will air at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, December 13. Starting the next day, the episode will be available for free on YouTube, Showtime.com and…

Ziwe Fumudoh, a writer on Desus & Mero and Our Cartoon President, has scored her own variety series on Showtime. The rising star will feature and exec produce the untitled series, which has been handed a straight-to-series order and will feature interviews and sketches as well as unscripted real-world rendezvous…

EXCLUSIVE: Larry Wilmore is closing in on the U.S. Presidential election and will be joined by Robin Thede, Desus & Mero and co-hosts of Pod Save America Jon Lovett and Jon Favreau. The Peacock late-night comedy, which airs on Friday evenings, will tackle the topic of 'But Her Emails', comparing where we are three…

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Stacey Abrams, the former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, and Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will join the Johnson family in Black-ish‘s partially animated and election themed special next month. Abrams, and Desus and Mero will lend their voices to the special, directed by Oscar winner Matthew A…

The Bodega Boys will be back for a third season of Desus & Mero. Showtime has picked up a third season of the show featuring Desus Nice and The Kid Mero to air in 2021. This comes after the network, which moved into the late-night space with the show, moved their show from Monday nights to Sundays, as well as their…

Desus & Mero, stars of Showtime's eponymous late-night talkshow, are heading out on a book tour, virtually. Given that touring the country is a bit tricky in COVID-19 times, the pair have set up a virtual tour to promote God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx, which is published by Penguin Random House…

Showtime gave Desus & Mero a big vote of confidence when it moved the late-night talkshow to Sunday nights following their most recent hiatus. The show, which moved from its previous Monday night slot earlier this week, in addition to its Thursday night episode, now airs alongside shows such as The Chi and Black Monday…

Showtime’s Desus & Mero will return from its June hiatus with new episodes starting July 5 — now if only Desus Nice and The Kid Mero had something to talk about. The premiere date marks a move from Mondays to Sundays for the late-night series, creating a first-run block with The Chi and Black Monday. It also will…

EXCLUSIVE: Five years after Desus Nice and The Kid Mero’s breakout stint on MTV2’s Guy Code paved the way to them launching their signature podcast and two TV talk shows, the duo is returning to the ViacomCBS network. Starting this Sunday, April 19, two back-to-back repeats of Showtime’s Desus & Mero will air Sundays…