COMEDIAN and television personality Desus Nice garnered a following for his growing list of on-screen appearances.
Rising to fame as one-half of Desus & Mero, the former earned a sizable social media audience before moving to TV.
Who is Desus Nice?
Born on May 18, 1981, Daniel Baker is an American TV personality known by his stage name Desus Nice.
Hailing from The Bronx borough of New York City, Desus often incorporates his upbringing into his comedy routines.
After graduating from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, he held several positions with outlets such as Noisey, Vice, and Complex.
Around this time, Desus amassed a noteworthy following on Twitter and YouTube, both of which he used to comment on pop culture and offer a comedic take on the biggest headlines.
In December 2013, Complex’s web series division began releasing a podcast named Desus vs Mero which featured the star with his childhood friend and repeated co-worker Joel Martinez, who audiences know as The Kid Mero.
Desus vs Mero ran for a year until the podcast’s conclusion in December 2014.
As Desus vs Mero came to an end, the two music bloggers went on to share screen time on MTV’s Guy Code.
On September 12, 2015, the pair began releasing episodes of their Bodega Boys podcast.
The fans that Desus and Mero accumulated from their Bodega Boys podcast are given the collective fanbase name, the Bodega Hive.
They followed up their string of Guy Code appearances with another self-titled late-night program that first premiered on Viceland in October 2016.
Almost three years later in February 2019, the series moved to Showtime and gained a wider audience before ending three years later.
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Where is Desus Nice today?
On July 18, 2022, Desus and The Kid Mero announced the end of Desus & Mero and revealed that no further episodes were to be produced for Showtime.
In the same statement, the pair shared that they’re going separate ways.
Since the dissolution of his self-titled talk series, Desus continued to take his talents to late-night television.
On August 15, 2022, he guest hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! in place of the titular host
His guest spot on Kimmel comes on the heels of his string of previous appearances on the program that saw him host his own segments.