Desus and Mero Blew the Brand Up … Over Their Manager – Vulture

Daniel Baker, a.k.a. Desus Nice (left), and Joel Martinez, a.k.a. the Kid Mero. Photo: Robby Klein/Getty Images Update, July 26, 2022: The Kid Mero spoke publicly about the end of Showtime’s Desus & Mero and parting ways with Desus Nice for the first time on his weekly Twitch stream, and on a radio appearance on New York’s WFAN on July 25. “It’s just natural progression,” Mero explained to WFAN host Keith McPherson. “It’s like we said on the podcast, ‘It’s Hollywood, baby.’ You develop strengths and things that you want to explore and do. And then things just happen naturally. It’s like Spike Jonze said on the Viceland show, ‘Everything is finite.’ What’s the corny cliche? Don’t be sad that it’s gone. Be happy that you experienced it.” “Everybody grows,” he continued. “I’m sure D’s got his things that he wants to do. I got my things I want to do. And they’re very specific to us. We’ve been a duo for a long time. I love everything that he’s done. It’s just natural. I’ve got my life, my worldview, my things going on, and he’s got his. So it’s only right that, instead of just staying like, We’re only…
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