Showtime Gives Brand New Spot to Bergen County's Hilarious 'The Kid Mero'

Cecilia Levine

11/12/2018 12:19 p.m.

Showtime announces its first weekly late-night talk show hosted by The Kid Mero and Desus Nice. Photo Credit: *Showtime Screengrab*

Desus and Mero tease a few details about their historic Showtime late-night show, hint at some special guests for the premiere and share their Bronx Halloween plans. Video Credit: *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon*

Desus, left, and Mero on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Photo Credit: *Bodega Boys Daily Facebook*

The IHOP to IHOb social media saga concludes in predictably disappointing fashion. Video Credit: *Desus & Mero*

A North Jersey podcaster and his longtime acquaintance who went viral with their hilarious takes on everything from news to pop-culture will be hosting Showtime's first late-night talk show premiering in 2019.

Bronx personalities Joel Martinez (The Kid Mero) -- who has lived in Fair Lawn, Paramus and Tenafly -- and Desus Nice (Daniel Baker) officially joined forces in 2012 for a COMPLEX web video series “Desus Vs. Mero."

That led to their wildly successful podcast "The Bodega Boys," and groundbreaking late-night Viceland show. "Desus & Mero," which ended in June.

** Watch Desus & Mero tackle topics such as the IHOb Saga, Viral Real Estate Agent, Corny Proposal (WARNING: Explicit) **

Martinez and Baker appeared at the New York Comedy Festival on Sunday.

They will continue the Bodega Boys podcast while delivering hilarious and spontaneous commentary on Showtime.

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