6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Desus & Mero (2019)
Desus & Mero (2019)
Overview
The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime features popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off the cuff and chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime features popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off the cuff and chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Desus & Mero consistently critiques current events, social issues, and political figures from a perspective that aligns with progressive values, often highlighting issues of race, class, and systemic inequality through humor and commentary.
The show features two Black male hosts, providing a distinct and diverse perspective in a traditionally white-dominated media space. Its narrative consistently offers sharp, often critical, commentary on current events and cultural figures from a unique, underrepresented viewpoint, making DEI themes central to its content.
Secondary
The show 'Desus & Mero' frequently features openly LGBTQ+ guests and discusses related cultural topics. While the hosts maintain a generally respectful and inclusive tone, their portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes is incidental to the show's broader comedic and commentary objectives. It neither consistently uplifts nor denigrates, reflecting a neutral overall impact on queer identity.
The show frequently employs satire and critical commentary to highlight perceived hypocrisy, corruption, or absurdity within Christian institutions and public figures. Through its comedic lens, the narrative reinforces a critical view of these aspects without offering significant counterbalancing positive portrayals or nuance.
Desus & Mero, a late-night talk show, does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes as central to its content or narrative. The show's format primarily involves comedic commentary on current events and pop culture, without a sustained or holistic portrayal of transsexual individuals or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Desus & Mero is a late-night talk show where the hosts and guests appear as themselves. It does not feature fictional characters, adaptations of source material, or historical figures, thus the concept of a gender swap does not apply.
Desus & Mero is a late-night talk show where the hosts, Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, portray themselves. The show does not feature adaptations of pre-existing characters or historical figures whose race could be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
5.1
Critic Ratings
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