Desus Nice and The Kid Mero answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves.
Is Desus & Mero the number one show on late night television?
What's Desus Nice's real name?
Why does The Kid Mero wear a hat?
Desus and Mero answer all these questions and much more!
- No, I Googled myself just for this.The Kid Mero wife, The Kid Mero kids.They were very wholesome in the beginning.Now it's just like,how much are you worth so I can rob you?[upbeat music]- Hey, what up?!It's your boy Desus Nice!- And I'm The Kid Mero!All right, today we'll be doingthe WIRED Autocomplete Interview.- Yearp!- How Desus and Mero...- [Desus] How did Desus and Mero meet?- Cause it's like how didSpider-Man become Spider-Man?- True, true--- Like if you don't know that.- The origin story: NewYork City High School.Mero's there, I'm there, boom bam.Then I see him across the hallway,I was like "aye, in about, uh, 15 years,you wanna get together andhave a show on Showtime?"Mero said, "Yeah, let's do that."And boom, there we go.- There, there, boom.- There, that easy.How do Desus and Merodecide what topics to cover?- We have what is called a topic meeting,uh, and we discuss the zeitgeistand what interests us the most.Then we pick and choosefrom that master listof cool shit that we wanna talk aboutand what appeals to us the most.And, also, what's veryimportant to the people,you know what I mean?Because we are late night for the people.- Also, people just tag usin stuff on the internet.So, you know, sometimeswe gotta talk about stuff.- [Mero] How is the Desus and Mero podcastdifferent from the show?- There's no censor, so wecan say whatever we want.And if we don't have to say allegedly,cause ain't nobody, it's notworth it to try and sue us.You're not going to get any money.We're not popping like that.Also, the podcast, itdoesn't have to be as edited.So we can do really hottakes the night before.- That's right.- And, also, the podcast- we record it at night.So it's kind of sexy.- Yeah!- We record it with no shirtsand it really comes throughwhen the audio's edited.What do Desus and Mero drink on the show?I used to slam down theBeck's, you know the Beck's?Now before quarantine, nowI'm on sexy Desus mode.Sexy bod!
You know what I'm saying?I'm out here on The Peloton.I'm trying to get-- trying to get ripped,so my new thing, what I drink now,Strictly Pressed Juices, alright!You see your boy is a pressed juice,I'm not drinking anything thatcosts less than nine dollars retail.Okay, shout out to the Juice Press,you feel me!
Okay!- This about that life!I, on the other hand, ama stressed father of fourSo I am sticking to my rum, and I'm--when I'm not rummed up,it is coffee, Bustelo,you know what I'm saying, on deck.You know what I'm saying,because you need that strong,that raw, you know what I mean?This is like, Colombian coke.You know, in coffeeformat.
Know what I mean?Need this!
Keep it going all day!
No food!- [Desus] What channelwas Desus and Mero on?If you ever ridden theNew York City subway,you would know we are on ShowTime- Showtime!- Know what show late night?
Uh uh,Sunday's and Thursdays, check it out!It's your chance to experience ShowTimewithout getting kicked in the face.- You know what I'm saying?Or you might, virtually.- Alright- [Mero] : What is Desus and Mero?That's like "what is themeaning of life" dawg.That question--- Listen- That's a question thathas no answer, dawg.We're the alpha and the omega,we are everything, dawg.We're the beginning and the end.We're the snake that iseating it's tail, dawg.We are infinity.- Desus and Mero is whathappens when you divide by zero.It is what happens when youhave a rationale number'sdivided by fractals, youknow what I'm saying?It is a mathematical equationthat can't be defined.- It would blow your mind.- Yooooo.You want to know what Desus and Mero is?Desus and Mero is when people are like"yo use your third eye"You can't be like "Ican't, I'm on my fifth eye"- Think about that, wow; Wow!- Yo, wow!
Wow!There you go- You know what I'm saying?Stephen Hawking was studyingus before he passed away.Rest in peace to the gods.- What day is Desus and Mero on?Sunday through Thursday!- Come on!- Ya, you know the vibe!- Know what I'm saying?- [Desus] Where is Desus and Mero filmed?Well currently I am in the BXR right now,I'm in my apartment, you see the sneakers,I--I--I haven't left my apartmentin like 5 months, I wouldlove to see another person.But it is what it is.So, my part of the show isfilmed right here in the BX.- And I'm out here in Bergen county,[mumble], out here in P-town,that's the Palace in Saycounty, Bergen countyWe out here, you know what I'm saying.Just look-- watching mykids run around this yard.You know what I mean?But, when we filming,this is the basement.Like big Tigger.- [Desus] Where can Iwatch Desus and Mero?You can watch Desus andMero legally on ShowTime,which is paid cable.
Whichis not the regular cableyou get, you got add a little more,you gotta add a little spice.- Know what I mean?- We are the parsley on paid cable.You can also watch itillegally on YouTube,and on Fire sticks.I don't recommend that, but listen,I get it, I get it.So do what you gotta do!You know what I mean?- I understand the struggle,you know what I'm saying?Where do Desus and Mero get their hats?Well we have a lovely,amazing, like top flightwardrobe stylist.
SantraSaun, shout out to her.- Shout out to Santra!- She blesses us withthe finest of head wear.You know what I'm saying?Because we both strugglewith alopecia of the dome.- Ten percent of ourhats come from Santra,ninety percent of our hats we got, uh,when you walk down thestreet and they ask you tosign up for credit cards, or they're like"hey, do you want a waterbottle for you to justsign away your life right"So most of our hats comefrom like Chase, Manhattan,TD Bank, and AM New York.So shout out to them!Free hats, that's the way you go, okay?Where do Desus and Mero get their clothes?From all over the world.
I am not joking,just the other day I gota package from the UK.So, Santra, shout outto her, Santra could beSantra back in the day,if it was the early 2000s,Santra would be getting ourstuff from Yellow Rat Bastard,but, no that clothing store is closed,so Santra gets our stufffrom all over the place.And please watch, cause noneof our shirts are cheap.So sometimes we haveon clothes on the showand you're like "what the hell is that?"- What is it?- And I'm like "uh uhuh, this t-shirt $750.How you feel?- This is only 5 of these.- And I'm only wearing itonce, for a half an hourto record in my sneaker closet.This is worse than the one percent.I'm like Jeff Bezos with honey on him.Wow- WooowThe guillotines are ready- Where did Desus and Mero go to college?Shout out to College of Mt.St.
Vincent and Riverdaleaka the Bronx, ah-ah-ah-ahwith the sister campus Manhattan CollegeShout out to all my English majors.All the Jane Eyre gang, yuuuuurp- Yo I went to BCC, shout out to the Bronx[laughs] the Bronxcommunity college, Broncos,and then, moved on to Hunter College.Which was the Hunter College Hawks.I'm a commuty boy, know what I'm saying?Proud commuter, you know what I'm saying?And my college had its own train stop.Know what I'm saying?So I was, inordinately proud about that.But, you know what I'm saying,shout out to Hunter CollegeKnow what I'm saying?
Youmade me the man I am today.Are Desus and Mero [keyboard typing]- Are Desus and Mero brothers?- Are Desus and Mero brothers?If you don't know any uh, people of color,you probably think weare; we are not related.We have different parents,we did not grow up in the same house.But I get it, I get it,you probably lookingat us, and you're like"wow, DJ and Viavomoni Jones, but nowe are totally different people.Okay?
No relation whatsoever.Are Desus and Mero the numberone show in late night?- [Mero] Are DesusCome on, come on, duh- Desus and Mero are thenumber one show in late nightbefore we were even on latenight.
So how you feel?- think about itThere's a bunch of peoplethat agree with us.You feel me?
Just likethere's many people out therethat think that Rum Raisinice cream is delicious.So, there's something for everybody.- We are such a numberone show in late night,society felt threatened, and that's whythe government did notallow us to be nominatedfor an emmy.
I said it!
I said it!- Believe it or not.What Desus blank.What is Desus's real name?- Oh that seems like aquestion a cop would askand that seems like none of your business.So, mind your business.You trying to bring me upon a federal enditement?Why do you want to know my real name?What's wrong with Desus Nice?That's a a better name thanwhat my parents picked.Mind your business.- Which beer does Desus drink?If you don't know thisthan what are you, like--- You already know thevibes, Mr. Beck's Decor,and if that doesn'twork, I'll do a Heineken.And if that doesn't work,I will drink and IPAjust to be an obnoxious jerk in a bar,and be like "hey, haveyou ever had blue fish?I brewed this myself"So, ya, the answer is Beck's.You know it, Mr. Beck's on deck today,I'll say ah-ah-ah-ah.- Know what I'm saying?- Alright, questions for Mero:Why Mero..
Why does theKid Mero wear a hat?We already know this question,this question is anti-Dominican,but we're gonna ask it anyway.Mero, why do you wear a hat?- Listen,I wear a hat because me and my hair lineparted ways, in my mid twenties.- That's right, Tell thetruth, tell the truth- And a lot of y'all do thisyou know what I mean,a lot of y'all do thisand this is called hairline shaming.- It is!- It's no different thanany other type of shamingkink shaming, you know what I mean?It's the same thing.You're shaming the guy thatlikes to do bdsm in CBTand stuff like that.
Don't do that!- Listen, let Mero live alright?Mero is allowed to wear a hat!- That's right!
This is America.And this one is for Desus:Where Desus... Where does Desus Nice live?- Where do I live?
Imean, it's no big dealit's just, the greatestborough in the world,in the greatest city in the world,Ah-ah, BXR day in New York Cityborn here, my parentscame here from Jamaicathey landed in the Bronx, I'm still hereand if you see me in the bodega,or you see me in a Chinese food store,you're like "doesn't thatguy have a ShowTime show"and I'm like "ya, butI still in the Bronx"you run up and you get your face cut,you know the vibes, Iain't getting nominatedfor Emmy's, so I'm keeping it grimyah-ah-ah-ah yeeeeerp.- [Mero] Where did Desus grow up?- Um, I will uh, refer to my last answer:BXR there, you know the vibes ah-ah-ah-ah233 you know the vibes,shout out to the homies,233 DIE, BXR day, not leaving New York,you know what I'm saying?I'm running for mayor one dayand my whole stance is going to beWe selling rolling paper for cheap,and open containers for everybody,even homeless people.
Let's go!- What is the Kid Mero's age?Because apparently weare doing demographics.Or something- I am 37 years old.
Ihave, uh, four children,and I'm watched, you know what I mean?And people ask me this all the time, uh,I don't know why.
Do I look younger?I--I appreciate y'all thatthink that I'm like 25and shit like that, you know what I mean?Shout out to y'all.But I am actually 37 yearsold.
You know what I meanwhich in Bronx years, it's 838.- True, true.
And next question:What is Mero's favorite bodega item?When you go to bodega,what's, do you, a must cop?And I know it's not condoms.- Definitely not condoms.New Mero's favorite bodega item isa nice ice cold Snapple.- You know what I'm saying,the classic Snapple.Lemon tea, you know what I'm saying,like, you can't beat it, know what I mean?It takes me back to my youngeryears, you know what I meanwhen there was like Snapplewas like a fancy drinkRemember that?
When Snapplewas like high end iced tea.But that's it.
And pre uh TV Mero,I would say a new Port100.
Know what I'm saying?- Yeeeeeerp- But shhhhhh, that's on the low.Is Desus...Is Desus a nickname?- Is Desus a nickname?Some people say yes,my parents would definitely say yes,but um, seeing as I ama mantury candidate,and I was raised by theCIA to eventually overthrowAntigua, um, ya, I'm gonnasay it's not a nicknameit's actually the filename for the processI was sent through.My actual full name isDesus hyphen 2478 dot j.pegdo not run me through Macraphee,I definitely got a virus.- That's right.
You know what I'm saying.Desus is actually an acronym,I can't even tell you what it is,cause then I'd be murdered.- Here's a question for Mero,Where is the Kid Mero from?- Alright, come on, youknow what it is, BX all day- Yeeeeeerp- East street, Monduie Ave.You know what I'msaying, 40 Sowie out hereWe did it.
You know what I'm saying.But I moved all around the Bronx,so shout out to all the neighborhoods,Shout out to King's bridge,you know what I'm saying?Shout out to 176, shout out to Mount Eden.Hofmey, Hughs, uh,University, uh,if I keep going I going tojust keep going forever,so I'm gonna stop righthere.
East street all day,you know the vibe.- How tall is the is the Kid Mero?- I am probably flat footeda full 6 foot 2 inches.Catch me with Timbs'on, I'm 6"3 and a half.Holla at your boy.This one is for the Desus Nice.How tall is Desus Nice?- Well, as anyone who watchesand is on Twitter knows,my height is a variable.
Okay?Shout out to all my programmers,my height is a variablecharacter that's 255 integers,which means I could be5"3, I could be 6"7,it just depends who's standing next to me.I'm a chameleon.
Alright?You see me, you don't know,are you getting shortDesus, are you gettingthe short, insecure Desusthat can't date a womenthat's taller than him?Or are you getting tall Desus who's 6"5wearing Timbs' on a date?
You never know.I could be short, I couldbe tall, it's whatever.It's whatever you want me to be.If you wanna cradle me likea newborn, I'm that height.If you want me to be thebig part of the spoon,I'm that height.
It'swhatever you want baby.I'm flexible.
I'm verse- dynamic- Ehhh, ehhhhh, ohhhhh, ehhhhWho is the Kid Mero?Oh, a deep one.- Eh, listen man, The Kid Mero is justa kind hearted soul, who ishere to spread worth and joyto those that need it.In these dark times.And I'm also here tosecure these bags bro,because you know what I'm saying.Cause two chains ain't enough!You know what I'm saying.I'm trying to upgradefrom the house in JerseyFat Joe say yo, where youget money you from the Bronx.You-you know what I'm saying,buy yourself an estate.In Jersey, and I said, "FatJoe coolsmania, I salute you,you are a legend in theBronx, and I will follow youreal astate advice." Youknow what I'm saying?So I'm out here inGettysburg, saying f*** up.That's who I am.
It's your boy.- Say who is the Kid Mero family?Not really an Englishquestion, but ehh, let's goBig Russian bot energy right there.- yo, for realshout out to you for trying,Duolingo ain't failingyou know what I'm saying?Who is the Kid Mero's family?This is my family, youknow what I'm saying?They are great, and I love them.They're wild, but I lovethem.
Know what I'm saying?[claps] there you go.- Yo, you been chopping upwith your boy Desus Nice andThe Kid Mero.
Thank you foryour questions.
Yeeeeerp.- You know what I'm saying?We'll be back.
Maybe- Back baby.