Desus and Mero on Late-Night TV, AOC and Taylor Swift

<p>Desus Nice and The Kid Mero—who officially announced this week that they will be “pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward”—join The Last Laugh podcast to talk about launching their Showtime late-night series <em>Desus &amp; Mero</em>. We get into their close relationship with <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-on-desus-and-mero-isnt-dollar10-million-enough" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fellow Bronx-native Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a>, why they viewed their show as an “escape” from the “dumpster fire that is America,” their unlikely Twitter feud with Taylor Swift fans and a lot more.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was originally published on August 27th, 2019.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Desus Nice on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/desusnice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@desusnice</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/desusnice/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@desusnice</a></p><p>Follow The Kid Mero on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/THEKIDMERO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@THEKIDMERO</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thekidmero/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thekidmero</a></p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a></p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a>.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>