Desus & Mero's EGOT Quest

Good One

Vox Media Podcast Network

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Daniel "Desus Nice" Baker and Joel "The Kid Mero" Martinez make up the Bronx-born comedy duo Deus & Mero. The two met in high school and reconnected on Twitter. From 2013-2014 they cohosted their podcast Desus vs Mero, then went on to appear on MTV's Guy Code in 2015. Around the same time they launched their current podcast Bodega Boys, which propelled them towards their own TV show, first on VICE and most recently on Showtime. Jesse charts their careers to understand what sets them apart from other Late Night television personalities, examining their roots as well as how their definition of authenticity affects their comedy. Also included: puns. Follow Desus & Mero on Twitter and watch them on Showtime, Mondays and Thursdays at 11PM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a HeadGum Podcast.
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0:34.2	Boltr. Senior editor Jesse David Fox and boy do we have a fun one this week?
0:39.6	Seriously like so last week's late night writers panel was a bit of a tease as we had two
0:44.6	Dea dea dea dea dea dea dea dea dea dea dea dea ca ca'a'era are.
0:48.0	And now, this week, we have them in the flesh.
0:51.2	And they honestly, honestly seriously rule. They are so funny and
0:56.7	thoughtful and fast. Seriously fast. They are so quick we got through like two hours
1:02.4	they made a review in one hour.
1:04.0	So it makes sense that the rise has been so meteoric.
1:06.7	Less than six years ago, they hadn't even performed together.
1:09.4	Hell, they hadn't performed at all. Instead, they linked up on Twitter years after first meeting in high school. But if you and their chemistry is just magical.
1:22.8	From their Desis versus Maro complex show, they went briefly to MTV to Visland
1:26.6	to where they are now, starting in their own late night show,
1:28.8	titled Desis and Maro, currently airing twice a week on Showtime,
1:32.1	while also hosting their popular
1:33.6	Bodega Boys podcast and periodically touring theaters together. They will be in
1:37.6	in Miami, Austin, LA Houston, and Dallas this summer. On this episode we talk
1:41.5	about the jump to Showtime where for the first time they got
1:44.4	support in a real way, able to hire writers and producers who won't necessarily give them
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