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Born x Raised may be a quintessentially LA brand, but its latest drop is as East Coast as it gets. The streetwear label is teaming up with Fanatics and the MLB on t-shirts, hats, and hoodies featuring the logos of the New York Yankees and Mets.

The hoodies and shirts feature Born x Raised’s signature Gothic font overlayed with the team’s logos. Several t-shirts are emblazoned with “Queens,...

Andscape, the Black content studio from Disney & ESPN, has announced the acquisition of Charles Todd and Matt Mitchener’s “Memes & Nightmares,” which will premiere Feb. 20 on Hulu.

Starring Josiah Johnson and Jamel Johnson, “Memes & Nightmares” is described as a “dark, satirical buddy-cop mystery” that “unravel(s) the culture of memes, viral moments, and digital fandom that have turned basketball into a 24/7 cultural phenomenon.” J.R. Smith, Flavor Flav, Jalen Rose, Metta World Peace, Gilbert Arenas, Matt Barnes, Jemele Hill, Darius Miles, The Kid Mero and Ros Gold also star.

“‘Memes & Nightmares’ is a brilliant and humorous dive into the world of sports memes, making it a perfect addition to our slate,” said Andscape VP Jason Aidoo. “We are thrilled to bring this project under the Andscape banner and to the Hulu audience… Andscape was founded at the intersection of sports and Black culture, and while our storytelling has expanded beyond that,...

Exclusive: Former English soccer players and now veteran pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have teamed with NBC Premier League host Rebecca Lowe to launch It’s Called Soccer!, a new weekly podcast series.

The series will launch on September 18. Buzz16, which is part of Miroma Group, will co-produce the series, with Wave Sports + Entertainment overseeing sales and distribution in the U.S.

Neville and Carragher will co-host the series with Lowe. The weekly format will feature the trio debating topics from the world of soccer alongside interviewing players and top talent across sports, film, TV, and music about their love for the sport.

Neville was an eight-time English Premier League winner with Manchester United player. He is now perhaps best known as a leading pundit for Sky Sports and recently joined NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage as a special contributor for the 2024-25 season. He is also the...

The Super Bowl, “Monday Night Football,” “Inside the NBA Playoffs,” the NFL draft and “Real Sports With Bryant Gumball” were among the winners at the 45th Sports Emmy Awards. The ceremony was hosted by The Kid Mero at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on Tuesday night.

Read on for the complete list of winners from the 2024 Sports Emmy Awards.

Outstanding Live Special

Super Bowl Lviii

Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers

CBS

Outstanding Live Series

Monday Night Football with Peyton & Eli

ESPN2

[Omaha Productions]

Outstanding Playoff Coverage

American League Championship Series

Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers

Fox | FS1

Outstanding Edited Event Coverage

NFL Game Day All Access

Super Bowl Lviii

YouTube

[NFL Films]

Outstanding Edited Special

You Are Looking Live!

CBS

[NFL Films]

Outstanding Hosted Edited Series

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

HBO | Max

Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage

League of Legends Worlds 2023 Final

T1 vs. Weibo Gaming

LoLEsports.com | Twitch...

During his second night guest hosting “The Daily Show,” Desus Nice had a special segment for Comedy Central viewers: ripping into a guy he doesn’t like, DJ Envy.

“I know some people expect me to come on here and just do my thing where I roast people that I have beef with, but this is a serious show,” Nice said before putting on his “spectacles” and launching into some financial news. The guest late night host then proceeded to use five minutes of his eight-minute monologue to rip into DJ Envy, a man he’s been publicly feuding with since 2018.

“Wow, DJ Envy is in trouble for real estate fraud. What a serious story. It’s definitely not funny,” Nice said.

Understanding Nice’s feud with DJ Envy requires some backstory. Throughout their show and podcasting careers, Desus Nice and The Kid Mero have cultivated a reputation for being...

More than 250 writers have signed or endorsed a WGA pledge to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in late-night comedy-variety writers rooms.

The pledge calls for concrete steps to ensure that the hiring pipeline is open and accessible to Bipoc writers; to address unconscious biases in the review process of writing packets; to create informal and formal mechanisms to support Bipoc writers’ ability to succeed in traditionally white writers rooms; and to ensure that diverse voices are heard, supported and elevated.

“These commitments are just a start to a long process,” the pledge, released Tuesday, states. “We must create an industry in which diversity is not an aspirational goal but is a fundamental trait. Our industry will not be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive industry until it is that by default – until the pipelines into the industry and the hiring processes, room cultures, and supervisory structures at shows together create an...

Romeo Santos, the Bronx native considered the king of bachata, played the role of a drunk, scorned level at the Latin Grammys when he performed his hit “Bebo,” off his latest album Fórmula, Vol. 3.

He stumbled around the stage, which was littered with empty liquor bottles. He pretended to take sips from one and then jumped into the song. Accompanied by background singers and a guitarist who dominated his solos, Romeo ended his set with a little tumble to the floor to fully play into his role.

Throughout his career...

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Teddy Ray, a rising comedic talent with appearances on Wild ‘n Out, How to Be Broke and Pause With Sam Jay and MTV comedy clip show Messyness, has died. He was 32.

The comedian, actor and writer whose legal name is Theadore Brown was found deceased in Rancho Mirage, California, after Riverside County sheriff’s deputies received a call and responded to a private residence in the desert community at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sgt. Brandi Swan told The Hollywood Reporter.

A cause of death for the Gardena, California, resident is currently unknown, and the investigation is being handled by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office, according to Swan.

The multi-hyphenate served as the co-host of Ridiculousness spinoff Messyness — which was renewed for a second season last December — and appeared alongside reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, actress Tori Spelling and ice skater Adam Rippon.

One of the more shocking pop culture developments of 2022 was the breakup of Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, the longtime comedy duo who turned their hit podcast “Bodega Boys” into a comedy empire that culminated in the late night talk show “Desus & Mero,” which ran for four seasons on Showtime. Last month, the stars abruptly revealed that they would not only be ending their Showtime series, but also their creative partnership as a whole.

At the time, a Showtime spokesperson told IndieWire, “Showtime’s late-night talk show ‘Desus & Mero’ will not be returning for a fifth season. Its final episode aired Thursday, June 23. Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward.”

Since then, fan speculation has run rampant about whether the breakup was the result of a feud between the two comedians. But that’s not the way Desus and Mero see it.

In a new interview, The Kid Mero explained why he and Desus Nice ended their partnership, revealing that the move was in the works for over a year.

Speaking about the split for the first time nationally since Showtime announced the end of their late-night series Desus and Mero, Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez told the Basic! podcast (via Variety), “Desus and I had discussed pursuing separate interests over a year prior to the show coming to an end, and that conversation solidified us in signing overall agreements that recognized...

Joel Martinez, best known as The Kid Mero, appeared on SiriusXM’s “Basic!” podcast and broke his silence on ending his longtime partnership with Desus Nice (real name Daniel Baker). The two gained popularity with their “Bodega Boys” podcast, which launched in 2015, and then became late-night staples with their Showtime series “Desus & Mero.” Fans were shocked when the network announced last month that “Desus & Mero” was abruptly ending after four seasons.

“Desus and I had discussed pursuing separate interests over a year prior to the show coming to an end and that conversation solidified us in signing overall agreements that recognized our intent to operate independent of one another,” Mero said on the podcast. “As far back as June of last year we were both pitching or looking to join existing projects as individuals.”

Mero acknowledged that going solo was a hard decision to make and “the intent...

The duo of Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, also known as the “Bodega Boys,” are breaking up after working as creative partners and co-hosts for almost ten years together. The pair most recently gave a welcome twist to the late-night TV trend when they fronted the Showtime series Desus & Mero for five seasons, […]

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Normally when shows are abruptly canceled, I’m accustomed to directing my ire at the network or streamer — to wondering why Netflix even bothers making shows for young adult viewers if they’re just going to pull the plug prematurely time and time again, or to pondering why Warner Bros would order a second season of Chad and promote multiple premiere dates for it and then yank the already-shot season without bothering to air it.

That’s why it’s hard to know how to respond to Monday (July 18) afternoon’s formal announcement that Desus & Mero, the Showtime late-night series seemingly on a normal summer hiatus, wouldn’t be returning.

The show’s official Twitter feed declared, “Bodega Hive: The illustrious @desusnice and @Thekidmero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward. #DESUSandMERO will not be returning to Showtime. It’s been a good run,...

Desus & Mero are not returning for a fifth season. The Showtime late-night series has been cancelled after the hosts, comedy duo Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, ended their partnership to pursue "separate creative endeavors moving forward".

Season four of the series finished airing on June 23rd and was comprised of fewer episodes than the previous seasons. The comedy show amassed 174 episodes but just 15 of those installments came from the final season.

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Rarely does one hear these words, but the bodega is closed.

The podcasting and cable talk show hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sent millennials into a tailspin on Monday, announcing that their longtime partnership had come to an end. “[This] feels like the Beatles-splitting-up of my generation,” one wrote.

Showtime issued a statement that read “Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward,” when it announced that there would be no fifth season of their provocative late-night chat show, “Desus & Mero.” The final episode aired in late June.

Showtime’s series began in February 2019 and was the third series co-hosted by the pair after one with the same name on Viceland from late 2016 to mid-2018, and “Desus vs. Mero” which ran from 2013 to 2014 on ComplexTV. The two Bronx-born hosts also had a podcast, “The Bodega Boys,” which is, we now know, not coming back from its hiatus.

The comedy duo Desus and Mero are going their separate ways, bringing an end to their late-night Showtime series after four seasons. Desus Nice, real name Daniel Baker, and The Kid Mero, real name Joel Martinez, debuted the series in 2019, mixing together sketches with high-profile celebrity interviews. Across the four seasons and 170+ episodes, the pair interviewed the likes of former President Barack Obama, David Letterman, Jeff Bridges, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Joe Biden (before he was President). The fourth season premiered back in March; however, the series cut back to just one episode a week, as opposed to the usual two episodes. This came after speculation on social media that the long-time comedy duo had fallen out. The Season 4 finale aired on June 23. “Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward. Showtime’s late-night talk show Desus & Mero will not be returning for a fifth season,...

The Bodega Boys are closing up shop. Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, who rose to pop culture prominence with their podcast The Bodega Boys, will not be returning for a season five of their late night show Desus & Mero on Showtime. A network statement obtained by TVLine said, "Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward," and that the show's final episode, featuring guest Derek Jeter, aired June 23. Desus confirmed the news on Twitter July 18, writing: "shouts to showtime & shouts to the hive, thanks for being part of the journey. proud of the show my staff made every episode. Big tings soon come…." The duo, who...

Showtime’s late night series “Desus & Mero” has ended after four seasons, it was announced today.

“Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward,” a Showtime spokesperson said. “Desus Nice and The Kid Mero have made a name for themselves in comedy and in the late-night space as quick-witted cultural commentators. Throughout its run, the series won a WGA Award, received Critics’ Choice and TCA Award nominations and scored interviews with President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden, Derek Jeter, Missy Elliott, Denzel Washington, Charlize Theron, David Letterman, Yo-Yo Ma and many more. They have been brilliant hosts, and we wish them the best, along with the team at Jax Media and the incredible crew.”

The show’s official Twitter account also confirmed the news, noting that “it’s been a good run, fam.”

Bodega Hive: The illustrious @desusnice and @Thekidmero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward.

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Desus & Mero is no more at Showtime.

The premium cable outlet says the late-night talk show hosted by Desus Nice and The Kid Mero won’t return. The news comes amid reports of a falling out between the two hosts.

“Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward,” Showtime said in a statement. “Showtime’s late-night talk show Desus & Mero will not be returning for a fifth season. Its final episode aired Thursday, June 23.”

After noting the show’s Writers Guild Award win for best comedy/variety talk series in 2021 and notable interviews including with Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Denzel Washington, among others, the statement concludes, “They have been brilliant hosts, and we wish them the best, along with the team at [producer] Jax Media and the incredible crew.”

The end of the Showtime show comes amid...

The late-night show “Desus & Mero” is officially ending after four seasons at Showtime.

“Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward. Showtime’s late-night talk show ‘Desus & Mero’ will not be returning for a fifth season,” a Showtime spokesperson said. “Desus Nice and The Kid Mero have made a name for themselves in comedy and in the late-night space as quick-witted cultural commentators. Throughout its run, the series won a WGA Award, received Critics’ Choice nominations and scored interviews with President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden, Derek Jeter, Missy Elliott, Denzel Washington, Charlize Theron, David Letterman, Yo-Yo Ma and many more. They have been brilliant hosts, and we wish them the best, along with the team at Jax Media and the incredible crew.”

Rumors had begun to circulate online Monday that the popular duo, who have been working together onscreen for nearly a decade,...

Desus and Mero may be no more.

The “Bodega Boys” comedy duo and Showtime late-night talk show co-hosts have officially gone their separate ways. After months of speculation, Showtime confirmed the news to IndieWire that the pair will be pursuing separate opportunities going forward and that the “Desus & Mero” show will not be renewed for a fifth season.

A Showtime spokesperson told Indiewire, “Showtime’s late-night talk show ‘Desus & Mero’ will not be returning for a fifth season. Its final episode aired Thursday, June 23. Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward.”

The statement continued, “Desus Nice and The Kid Mero have made a name for themselves in comedy and in the late-night space as quick-witted cultural commentators. Throughout its run, the series won a WGA Award, received Critics’ Choice nominations and scored interviews with President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden, Derek Jeter, Missy Elliott,...

Desus & Mero are calling it quits.

It comes after the pair returned for the fourth season of their Showtime series in March. However, the fourth season saw the duo cut their on-screen time in half, going weekly rather than twice a week.

It comes after there was much speculation on social media that the pair had fallen out.

The final episode of their show aired on June 23.

“Desus Nice and The Kid Mero will be pursuing separate creative endeavors moving forward. Showtime’s late-night talk show Desus & Mero will not be returning for a fifth season,” a Showtime spokeswoman said.

“Desus Nice and The Kid Mero have made a name for themselves in comedy and in the late-night space as quick-witted cultural commentators. Throughout its run, the series won a WGA Award, received Critics’ Choice nominations and scored interviews with President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden, Derek Jeter, Missy Elliott,...

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I knew Ziwe Fumudoh had truly made it when she was both parodied and saluted on the latest season of Succession, an au courant satire ostensibly about the ouroboros that is media itself. The acid-tongued cringe comedian, who found an audience through YouTube and Instagram commenting on privilege politics before eventually landing a newsy late night Showtime talk show of her own in 2021, cameos on the caustic HBO dramedy as a fictionalized version of herself. She plays Sophie Iwobi, a take-no-prisoners millennial pundit who skewers Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) on her late night show, calling him a “jar of mayonnaise in a Prada suit” and “Wokestar Royco” as he flailingly virtue-signals his way through a public campaign to usurp his father as the head of a mass media conglomerate. Kendall, who pretends to slurp up ironic subversion, insists on appearing as a guest on the show,...

Robin Roberts will be honored by Covenant House with this year’s Beacon of Hope Award.

The “Good Morning America” host will be recognized by the organization, which fights youth homelessness and trafficking, at the Night of Covenant House Stars Gala on May 23 at Chelsea Industrial in New York City.

The evening, which will also celebrate Covenant House’s 50th anniversary, will include a performance from Darren Criss and appearances by Audra McDonald, The Kid Mero, Jason Ralph, Krysta Rodriguez and John Dickerson.

“Over the past two years, Covenant House has remained open 24/7 in 33 cities across six countries,” Covenant House president Kevin Ryan said in a statement on Monday morning. “While the pandemic introduced new challenges, we stayed committed to helping homeless youth in any way that we could. Last year, we provided 690,000 nights of housing to youths around the world and are committed to continue Rising to Tomorrow.

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Showtime’s late-night series Desus & Mero is taking the week off after Desus Nice, otherwise known as Daniel Baker, was hit by Covid-19. The series, which moved from twice a week to weekly with the return of its fourth season earlier this month, will be postponed due to the positive test.

Desus said that he’s been isolating, is vaxxed and boosted and “right now my only symptom is boredom.”

It comes a year after The Kid Mero, otherwise known as Joel Martinez, also contracted Covid. In that case, the show carried on but was tweaked to include some pre-taped segments.

The duo have been back in the studio since June 2021.

The launch of the fourth season March 10 saw them bring in their first official showrunner in J.D. Amato, the executive producer of The Chris Gethard Show and senior field producer of The Problem with Jon Stewart.

Desus & Mero initially launched on Thursday,...

Showtime’s “Desus & Mero” is reverting back to a once-a-week schedule. The critically acclaimed late-night talker returns for Season 4 on Thursday, March 10 at 11 p.m. Et, with Oscar nominee Denzel Washington as the show’s first guest.

Also new to the show is J.D. Amato (“The Chris Gethard Show”), who has joined “Desus & Mero” as showrunner and executive producer. Hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero are back in studio for the season premiere. Other guests set for this season include Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland, Pusha T and Damson Idris.

“Desus & Mero” had most recently aired twice a week, on Sundays and Thursdays; but the once-a-week schedule will allow the hosts and producers to focus their energies on perfecting one episode a week. “Desus & Mero” debuted on Showtime in February 2019 as a weekly show, but by April had expanded to twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays.

Desus & Mero are back with a fourth season but they’re cutting their on-screen time in half.

Showtime is moving the late-night show from twice a week to one episode a week beginning Thursday March 10 with the launch of its fourth season.

The pair also have their first official showrunner – J.D. Amato, exec producer of The Chris Gethard Show, and senior field producer of The Problem with Jon Stewart, joins in that role and exec producer.

The moves come as the pair are looking to get back to basics after two years of Covid-affected production – although arguably Desus Nice and The Kid Mero handled shooting from home better than most. The intention is to return to the original weekly schedule to put their creative efforts into one episode.

The series initially launched on Thursday, February 21, 2019, but by April 2019, they were going twice a week with another episode on Mondays. In...

Terrence J is apparently in need of an anatomy lesson! The actor and TV personality is competing on tonight's all-new episode of Celebrity Game Face, and unfortunately for him and his partner Leonard Ouzts, the odds do not appear to be in their favor. In this sneak peek of what's to come, the pair and their fellow contestants—Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, along with King Bach and Casper Smart—are playing "Hit 'Em Up," the game in which each team calls someone and has to get them to say mystery words selected by another pair. Terrence reveals he and Leonard are choosing to call La La Anthony, and naturally, host Kevin Hart cracks a joke: "I'm looking...

Showtime is bringing back comedians Desus Nice and The Kid Mero for a new season of their hit series Desus & Mero set to be released in 2022.

The series, which debuted in 2016 on Viceland before moving to Showtime three years later, is the network’s first-ever late-night talk show. In each episode, the longtime friends discuss the day’s hot topics and interview some of the biggest names from the world of pop culture, sports, music, and politics.

Season 3 currently airs weekly on Sunday and Thursday nights at 11 p.m. Et/Pt from New York City through December 12. This season’s guests include Stacey Abrams, Zendaya, John David Washington, Ludacris, Delroy Lindo, Glenn Close, J Balvin, Andra Day, Issa Rae, Lil Nas X, Barry Jenkins, and Zazie Beetz, among others.

Desus and Mero returned to their newly revamped studio in June after the pandemic forced them to shoot their show...

This Saturday, some of the world’s best athletes and biggest stars will join host Anthony Mackie for the 2021 Espys.

On Thursday, ESPN announced this year’s scheduled presenters, including GMA host Robin Roberts; musicians Kane Brown and DaBaby; social media stars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio as well as Dude Perfect; actors Alexandra Daddario, Taye Diggs, Nina Dobrev, Tracy Morgan, Zachary Levi and Iliza Shlesinger; comedians Desus Nice and The Kid Mero; and athletes such as Rob Gronkowski, Sabrina Ionescu, Chloe Kim, Joe Namath, Julius Randle, Mikaela Shiffrin, Kurt Warner and Retired Unc Basketball Coach Roy Williams.

Previously announced honorees scheduled to attend include: Chris Nikic, who is getting Jimmy V Award for Perseverance and Maya Moore, who will receive the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.

Spencer Ludwig will be the musical director for the Espys, providing live music throughout the show. Former NFL star and emerging actor Vernon Davis...

“Homecoming” is back and “Dirty John” will be returning for its second season on June 2. Here are other TV shows based on successful podcasts, with their Metacritic ranking.

“Up and Vanished” (2018 – )

Metacritic score: n/a

Payne Lindsey’s true-crime podcast first became a successful two-part special on Oxygen, exploring the disappearance of Georgia schoolteacher Tara Grinstead. And then it became a series, with Payne and his team exploring a new cold case in each episode.

Song Exploder (2020 – )

Metacritic score: n/a

Based on the acclaimed podcast of the same name, the Netflix docu-series takes a look at how the world’s greatest musicians have created their songs, while exploring their various creative processes and inspirations.

Slow Burn (2020 – )

Metacritic score: n/a

The true-crime podcast hosted by Leon Neyfakh is now a docuseries on Epix. Similar to the podcast, Neyfakh dissects historical figures and events and outlines how the lesser-known subplots...

“Desus & Mero” will make its post-lockdown studio comeback on Sunday, June 20, featuring special guest Lil Nas X. The late-night Showtime series, hosted by Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, has been filmed remotely from their own homes since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but now the duo is finally returning (live and in-person) to a revamped studio in New York City.

The subversive talk show will continue to air weekly on Sunday and Thursday nights at 11 p.m. following its third season debut on the premium cabler. During each episode of “Desus & Mero,” which recently won a Writers Guild of America award, the titular hosts and longtime acquaintances give their hottest takes on the day’s trending topics, and chat with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, politics, music and more. Past guests include Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Dr.

Desus & Mero are leaving their home sneaker wall behind and heading back into the studio to record their late-night Showtime series.

The pair will return to their newly revamped studio on June 20 for the first time since March 2020, when the pandemic forced them to shoot their show remotely. Flamboyant country rapper Lil Nas X, known for his hits “Old Town Road” and “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” will be their first illustrious guest.

They become the latest late-night hosts to return to the studio. The majority of the nightly shows are back in the studio including The Late Show, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night and The Late Late Show. Only The Daily Show is still shooting remotely from host Trevor Noah’s home.

The pair actually bought their own facility just before the pandemic — the old Al Jazeera studio, complete with bulletproof glass — having previously shot...

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...

Hollywood and Broadway stars are teaming up on Monday, May 17th to celebrate the resilience of the young people experiencing homelessness at Covenant House, the international charity providing housing, food and healthcare to children and youth facing homelessness.

In a special virtual concert sponsored by Kia, titled Night of Covenant House Stars, powerhouse performers from Hollywood to Broadway are uniting to sing and share a message of inspiration.

The concert will be co-hosted by six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and CBS “60 Minutes” Correspondent John Dickerson, both members of the Covenant House Board of Directors. The theme of the gala is, ‘Stand Up, Stand Strong,’ and will recognize and celebrate the resilience of young people experiencing homelessness and the heroism of frontline staff working 24/7 to keep them safe during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

Night of Covenant House Stars will be streamed on CovenantHouse.org, Amazon Prime Video, Broadway On Demand,...

Glenn Close will welcome Demi Lovato to Bring Change to Mind’s virtual event “A Conversation Starter,” which will be held on May 23 at 8 p.m. Anderson Cooper, who lived through the tragedy of losing his brother to suicide, will be moderating the event.

Mental health advocates Lovato, Close and Cooper will all share courageous stories of resilience and honest revelations relating to mental health. They share the belief that having open discussions about disorders in the brain, personal vulnerabilities, how a diagnosis affects a family and ways to ask for help are all essential ways to save lives. The goal of the conversation will be to encourage attendees to either help themselves, support a loved one or continue this dialogue within their own communities.

Close co-founded Bring Change to Mind in 2010 to encourage dialogue about mental health and raise awareness, understanding and empathy. The idea for the nonprofit organization...

Night of Covenant House Stars is filling up with more stars.

Jon Hamm, Morgan Freeman, Jon Bon Jovi, Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, Ben Platt, Zach Braff, Chita Rivera, Marlon Wayans, Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Dionne Warwick, Tony Shalhoub, Amanda Kloots, Ana Villafañe, Denée Benton, Jeremy Jordan, Alex Newell, Stephanie J. Block, Laura Osnes and Jason Ralph have joined the lineup for the May 17 event.

Sponsored by Kia, the event will also feature previously announced participants like Meryl Streep, Dolly Parton, Ryan Reynolds, Robin Roberts, Stephen Colbert, Rachel Brosnahan, Ariana Debose, Vanessa Williams, Sara Bareilles, Capathia Jenkins, Jo Ellen Pellman, Kelli O’Hara, Laurie Metcalf,...

Night of Covenant House Stars is filling up with more stars.

Jon Hamm, Morgan Freeman, Jon Bon Jovi, Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, Ben Platt, Zach Braff, Chita Rivera, Marlon Wayans, Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Dionne Warwick, Tony Shalhoub, Amanda Kloots, Ana Villafañe, Denée Benton, Jeremy Jordan, Alex Newell, Stephanie J. Block, Laura Osnes and Jason Ralph have joined the lineup for the May 17 event.

Sponsored by Kia, the event will also feature previously announced participants like Meryl Streep, Dolly Parton, Ryan Reynolds, Robin Roberts, Stephen Colbert, Rachel Brosnahan, Ariana DeBose, Vanessa Williams, Sara Bareilles, Capathia Jenkins, Jo Ellen Pellman, Kelli O’Hara, Laurie Metcalf,...

Ziwe has lifted the lid on her eponymous Showtime sketch comedy series as the ViacomCBS network has set a May premiere for the show.

The network will launch Ziwe on Sunday May 8 at 11pm.

The six-part series, which scored a straight-to-series order in October, will feature interviews, musical numbers, guest stars, sketches, fake commercials and field pieces.

Ziwe Fumudoh, speaking at Showtime’s virtual press tour, says the show is a culmination of her refining her voice over the years, through stand up, writing for shows like Desus & Mero and Dickinson and a breakout Instagram Live series.

She also said that the main difference between her Ig show and the Showtime series was that this was a “fully-fledged” production. It will feature Search Party and At Home with Amy Sedaris star Cole Escola, who Ziwe said was also a writer on the show, as well as guest appearances from...

One of the comedy world’s fastest-rising multihyphenates is just a few months away from adding another entry to her growing resume. “Ziwe” will premiere Sunday, May 9, Showtime revealed as part of its Tuesday panel for the Television Critics Association’s virtual Winter 2021 Press Tour. Announced back in October, the upcoming show will be hosted by Ziwe, taking the skills she’s brought to various online platforms and bringing them to a premium cable variety/sketch series.

In the official pre-panel announcement, Showtime said the upcoming season, spanning six episodes, “will feature interviews, musical numbers, guest stars, sketches and more – including unscripted and unpredictable interactions with everyday people.”

“Ziwe” will draw on its star’s talent as a writer (she previously worked on “Desus & Mero” when hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero made jump to Showtime) and a musician (her seven-song debut album dropped at the end of...

Stacey Abrams, Ziwe Fumudoh and Nicole Byer are among the cultural figures and notable creators set to appear in YouTube Originals’ Black History Month Celebration, Black Renaissance. Also joining the YouTube special are H.E.R., Anderson .Paak, Kelly Rowland, Bob the Drag Queen, Maurice Harris, Yung BBQ, TwinsthenewTrend, Sherrie Silver, Oumi Janta, Donté Colley and Hollywood Movement.

Black Renaissance, which was created in partnership with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Howard University Graduate Film Program, and Nal Media, seeks to celebrate the contributions of Black History makers and artists who left their mark on the world and honor the creators who are reimagining the future. The special will feature powerful performances, history breaks and inspirational calls-to-action from living legends about the Black creatives and artists who have fueled change. Set to premiere on Friday Feb. 26 on the YouTube Originals Channel, Black Renaissance will also feature appearances and performances from President Obama,...

Verizon’s Super Bowl efforts don’t start and end with a commercial.

Yes, the telecommunications giant will air a commercial during CBS’ broadcast of Super Bowl Lv on Sunday, but that’s only part of the show the company expects to put into action.

On Tuesday and Friday, Verizon plans to livestream videos – hosted by late-night personalities Desus and The Kid Mero — of top NFL players taking part in games created specifically for Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the site of this year’s gridiron classic. Verizon has placed a Verizon 5G Stadium in Fortnite Creative that will allow gamers to interact with their favorite NFL players.

And on Sunday at 11 p.m., Verizon will live stream “The Big Concert for Small Business,” a benefit hosted by Tiffany Haddish and featuring performances by Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Brittany Howard, Luke Bryan, Brandi Carlile and Jazmine Sullivan. The show will be livestreamed on Yahoo,...

Black History Month runs all through February and television is taking part in celebrating Black voices and stories across film, television, politics, sports and more.

CBS Sports will keep up the momentum year-round by airing vignettes that stem from conversations from members of the network’s Black Steering Committee, in addition to specials on legendary quarterback Doug Williams and Hbcu all-star Earl “The Pearl” Monroe.

A more classical look at the past, The History Channel will honor the seminal Tuskegee Airman with a Robin Roberts-led documentary. Meanwhile, YouTube will come full circle with its “Black Renaissance” special by showcasing artists of the past and present.

Read a full list of Black History Month programming below. (More programming will be added to the list as networks announce titles.)

“We Need to Talk with Doug Williams” – To kick off the week of the Super Bowl, Lesley Visser sits down with Doug Williams,...

The brand remains strong. Showtime’s critically acclaimed late-night sensation “Desus & Mero” returns for a third season on Jan. 31, and continues its twice-a-week Sunday-and-Thursday schedule after that. Variety spoke to hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero about what to expect as their show returns in a post-President Trump world.

What did you think of the inauguration?

Desus Nice: It was very much like Obama’s first inauguration, where you were kind of nervous. When they were outside the car, you were like, “I hope the snipers are ready. Let’s make sure everyone gets where they need to get to!” But it felt like a real American inauguration. This one had all the pomp and circumstance. Lady Gaga, you had Jennifer Lopez representing the Bx.

The Kid Mero: Yeah, after four years, it’s a little surreal to be like, “Yo, this is normal. This is a normal inauguration.

2020 has been an incredibly tough year but the world of late-night has been both a constant source of entertainment for viewers and a shining case study for how to make television during a global pandemic.

The genre has proved tenacious, resilient and funny in the face of a devastating health crisis, adapting to shooting from home, while also preparing for a hotly contested Presidential election.

Deadline has taken a look at the highlights of the year below, exploring the main themes and subjects of the past twelve months, and spoken to the showrunners, as well as a few of the hosts, about how they coped this year and what they’re looking forward to in 2021.

“2020 wasn’t short on challenges: We had a global pandemic, a batshit election season, and story after story of racial injustice in this country,” The Daily Show with Trevor Noah showrunner Jen Flanz told Deadline.

In today’s TV news roundup, Showtime announced the premiere date for Season 3 of “Desus & Mero,” and Rooster Teeth and All Elite Wrestling unveiled plans for a podcast premiering Jan. 18.

Dates

Showtime revealed that “Desus & Mero” will return for Season 3 on Jan. 31. The late-night talk show — which marked the first venture into late-night for Showtime — will air at 11 p.m. each Sunday and Thursday. Co-hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero bring guests on each episode to discuss relevant topics from politics, sports, entertainment and other pressing moments from the week. The series is executive produced by Desus Nice, The Kid Mero, Lilly Burns, Tony Hernandez, Victor Lopez, Suzanne Fagel and Mike Pielocik.

Executive News

Allen Media Group announced the hiring of April Ryan to the position of White House correspondent and Washington, D.C. bureau chief for broadcast network TheGrio.TV. She will take on the position starting Jan.

The 16th annual The Black List was announced this morning by Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, and below are the rankings of the year’s hot unproduced (or on the verge of being produced) screenplays. Leading this year’s list with 29 votes is Sophie Dawson’s Headhunter, which follows a high-functioning cannibal who selects his victims based on their Instagram popularity. However, he finds his habits shaken by a man who wants to be eaten.

Many of the scripts on the list have moved forward and are in the works including Randall Green’s coming-of-age comedy The Black Belt (15 votes), which has Chris Pratt starring and producing, for Monarch Media. Meanwhile, Taraji P. Henson is set to star in and direct Cat Wilkins’ Two-Faced (25 votes) for Bron Studios. This will mark the Oscar nominee’s first time in the director’s chair for a feature.

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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 Sho.com, as well as across Showtime partner platforms.

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Watch a preview clip of the segment above, in which Obama scores a verbal point or two regarding the hosts’ basketball skills.

Desus & Mero recently wrapped its second season and, as previously announced, will return for Season 3 in 2021.

Produced for Showtime by Jax Media, Desus & Mero is executive produced by Desus Nice, The Kid Mero, Lilly Burns, Tony Hernandez, Victor Lopez, Suzanne Fagel and Mike Pielocik.

Larry Wilmore is bringing his eponymous late-night Peacock show to an end tonight – sticking with his promise to finish it after 11 episodes.

The Bernie Mac Show creator and Insecure and grown-ish co-creator will air the final episode of Wilmore on the NBCU streaming service this evening, Friday December 4.

Guests include Little Fires Everywhere star Kerry Washington, who is set to appear in Netflix’s The Prom, Gina Yashere, co-creator, co-exec producer, writer and star of CBS’ Bob ❤ Abishola and WNBA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Sue Bird. Tonight’s topic is ‘America’.

Wilmore, who previously hosted Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, launched the show to have important conversations about the issues defining 2020. He has tackled topics including protests, voter suppression, police, class, media and disinformation.

Over the course of the 11 episodes, Wilmore has had a broad selection of guests on the show. They include actors such as Bradley Whitford,...

"black-ish" returns in its seventh season to ABC Sunday, October 4 with a one-hour special with back-to-back episodes. The second episode is an animated show with guest stars activist and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, and Desus Nice and The Kid Mero. Both shows tackle the upcoming election with Junior voting for the first time, but his name has been purged from the list, while Dre debates a career in local politics. See the photos of the guest stars in animated form.