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Six years ago,Desus Nice and the Kid Mero a.k.a.
Desus and Mero, a.k.a.
They amassed followings, thanks to their undeniable chemistry, but it was clear they were destined for more.
But now, in 2019, it feels less like theyve arrived.
One of those dreams is to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
The Emmy, hopefully, they got covered themselves (wink, wink, Emmy voters).
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People saw the chemistry there.
Desus: Fat Joes the super.
Mero: He just comes through like, Yo.
Desus: Theres cracks in the roof, my baby cant breathe asbestos.
People talk about how Twitter is a worse place now than it was when you two were coming up.
Whats your feeling about it now?Desus: Twitter is a completely different beast than what it was.
Its in its death cycle and doesnt have much time left probably five years.
If youve been on Twitter since 08, youve seen every possible tweet in the existence of humankind.
People who are just joining now are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
Create an account today and youre like, Good morning, Twitter!
Everyones like, Get outta here, you Russian bot.
That was never the game plan for us.
Back in the early days, Twitter was more of a personal journal.
It was like,Yo, I feel like this this day.Now its like …
Mero: Super tribal.
Dont ever say that you dont like Eminem in Twitter.
Desus: Yeah, his fans go hard.
I think they might like hip-hop more than we do.
Mero: I have a therapist now, covered by my insurance.
I dont need Twitter to complain about life.
I can just go see the doc.
Desus: Youd be surprised how many secrets I tell my dog while walking him.
You two improvised a song with John Legend, Chocolate Galaxy, in hopes of kick-starting your EGOT campaign.
How did that come about?Desus: He loved the show and wanted to do something.
Its a chance for their fans to see them outside of their normal situations.
Why eating butt?Desus: Thats near and dear to my man right here.
Mero: You know what Im sayin?
Desus: Also, its very on brand for us.
Mero: We talk about eating ass all the time.
So, when youre shooting it, whats going through your head?Desus: Im like,Cha-ching!
Here comes this Grammy!
Desus: Also, youre like,Yo, we are singing with John.
Lets remove the eating-butt part, were singing with John Legend.
Look how far our lives have come.
How would describe the comedy dynamic between the two of you?Desus: Its my Bronx brother.
Its almost like being the same person.
Desus: Wow, Dominican Maya Angelou over here.
Thats why the caged pigeon sings.
Mero: We could feel Anna glowering at us through her sunglasses like,How dare you?
We got a shout-out on Bronx 12 News it was like, There might be a parade.
You allow yourself to dream growing up in the Bronx; you dont allow yourself to dream this big.
Our big dream was a $40,000 a year job with benefits and maybe a Nissan Altima.
They sound like me.
I get their humor.
I think it would mean a lot more for other people than for us.
And I think that would reinforce it for so many people.
