Desus & Mero hosts discuss comedy roots, and late-night show success
Comedians Desus Nice and The Kid Mero have careers that span from social media to television\u2019s late-night show scene. Today, they host \u201cDesus & Mero\u201d on Showtime. The duo started being funny on Twitter, which opened doors, but also made them understand their craft.\xa0\u201cSometimes you\u2019re just tweeting away and it\u2019s not getting you anywhere. You see people and they have really great tweets, and they\u2019re basically just giving away genius ideas, or genius jokes for free, then you don't even technically own your tweets after you put them up,\u201d says Desus.\xa0Desus and Mero join Kim Masters to discuss their progress from tweeting at their day jobs to a career in podcasting, to web series, to their self-titled \u201cDesus & Mero\u201d TV show, and what\u2019s next.\xa0\xa0\u201cI'm a father of four, so I see stuff like \u2018Captain Underpants\u2019 or \u2018Dog Man,\u2019 and it's not just a book. It's a cartoon, it's merchandise,\u201d Mero remarks. \u201cI'm particularly interested in the children's book space because it's something that can create an empire.\u201d