It comes after the pair returned for the fourth season of the Showtime series in March. However, season four saw the duo cut their screen time in half, going weekly rather than twice a week. It comes after much speculation on social media that the pair had fallen out. The last 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 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 the comedy and late-night space as intelligent cultural commentators. Throughout its run, the series won a WGA Award, received Critics’ Choice nominations, and featured 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 were great hosts and we wish them the best, along with the Jax Media team and incredible crew.” They’re also back with their first official showrunner – JD Amato, executive producer of The Chris Gethard Show and senior field producer of The Problem with Jon Stewart. The pair had recently returned to the studio after spending much of the pandemic filming from their homes – on shows that had received much buzz and seen them earn a late-night Emmy nomination (though that didn’t happen). Desus, aka Daniel Baker, and Kid Mero, aka Joel Martinez, started the Showtime series in 2019 and have done over 170 episodes. They’ve scored guests including President Barack Obama, Joe Biden (before he was President), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and David Letterman, who called them “the future of late night.” The Showtime version is their third series having previously hosted a show on Complex TV since 2014 and Viceland since 2016. They have also produced over 250 episodes of the Bodega Boys podcast. In July 2020, after the Paramount Global-owned network moved the late-night show from Monday to Sunday nights, they talked about their relationship. Mero told Deadline, “We have a psychic connection. We could finish each other’s sentences. Like, if he’s on Mars and I’m on Jupiter, but we have a strong Wi-Fi connection, that’s fine. Physical proximity helps with physical comedy, but the jokes hit no matter what.”
