The Bronx is a forgotten borough the Bronx is the underdog of the boroughs. Friends or Sex and the City never went to the Bronx. Why do you think people all over the world have responded to your very specific references?ĭesus: If you think about New York City: ‘The greatest city in the world,” they make songs about it, they make TV shows about it and they never show you the Bronx. The Bronx has become a character in everything that you do. Mero, did actually submit your half of the book in all caps?ĭesus: One of the editors was like, ‘I’m going to fuck you up.’ But you gotta stay on brand. Like don’t actually follow my advice on shoplifting. But everything in there is obviously facetious. Like raising children, dating, what to do if you’re in trouble with the law. So all the topics are pretty much evergreen. This is not like a tweet that’s gonna scroll down the timeline or disappear. Mero: Going into it we knew that this is a book that’s going to live forever. For two people who have made a career off extemporaneous reactions, was it odd working on something for so long? Your first book, God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx, is less about pop culture than life lessons. Mero: I’m not going to lie, Bloomberg did send me $10,000 dollars. AOC is different because we know her and that’s our homegirl, but at the same time you’re not going to see us with Mitt Romney going to look at dressage horses. We watch and report the news to you and that’s always going to be our thing. Are you worried about that?ĭesus: We’re not going to endorse anyone. Your show has become a stop for political candidates. Speaking of politics, late night shows were blamed for humanizing Trump. In the future, people will demand politicians release your drafts. The drafts is where all the real tweets are in 2020. ![]() If you look at your drafts, there’s probably some stuff in there that’s saved your career. And if you feel the same way about that tweet the next day, then hit send. Other than that, you can do whatever you want.ĭesus: The new rule on Twitter is basically if you have a tweet and you’re worried your tweet is too hot to put out there - like you’re really excited that it’s going to kill the timeline but you feel that it’s an offensive tweet - send it to your draft and wait 24 hours. ![]() ![]() Mero: My advice would be: Do not anger Eminem, do not anger Nicki Minaj fans, do not anger Beyonce fans and you should be all right. You’ve somehow managed to avoid getting cancelled. “That’s us!” Here, they discuss how to avoid getting cancelled, Drake’s unlimited winning potential and why their new book (out on September 22) is written mostly in all caps. “If you go, you always see the two drunk guys at three in the morning and they’ll talk about any topic but they don’t really know anything about it,” Desus explains. “We’re made men now.” Their show, currently in its second season, refuses to distinguish between high and low brow - everything, in their eyes, is part of the culture, and fair game. But the ratings and accolades all pale in comparison to being called “the future” of the late-night format by David Letterman, whom the duo calls “the Michael Jordan of the format.” “That moment was huge important,” says Mero. Desus and Mero - aka Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, aka Daniel Baker and Joel Martinez - have accrued millions of fans who have followed them from Twitter to a successful podcast to their nightly Viceland show (which proved so popular they were recently poached by Showtime - they air on Crave in Canada).
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