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. However, it’s largely been the preserve of middle-aged white men, wearing suits, joking about the events of the day with a few celebrity guests and sketches thrown in.
Enter Desus & Mero, and more recently their protégée Ziwe.
Desus & Mero, otherwise known as Desus Nice and The Kid Mero (or Daniel Baker and Joel Martinez), have brought a louder, more youth-skewing, social media-friendly take to the genre, a gonzo, weed-smoking sensibility with fresh kicks.
First breaking through via online brand Complex and their Bodega Boys podcast, before scoring a series on Viceland, which ran for over...
Enter Desus & Mero, and more recently their protégée Ziwe.
Desus & Mero, otherwise known as Desus Nice and The Kid Mero (or Daniel Baker and Joel Martinez), have brought a louder, more youth-skewing, social media-friendly take to the genre, a gonzo, weed-smoking sensibility with fresh kicks.
First breaking through via online brand Complex and their Bodega Boys podcast, before scoring a series on Viceland, which ran for over...
- 6/2/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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