Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Lined Up as Guest on First ‘Desus & Mero’

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the first guest on Showtime weekly late-night show Desus & Mero. The show, hosted by Desus Nice (Daniel Baker) and The Kid Mero (Joel Martinez), debuts Feb. 21.

Ocasio-Cortez is a Democrat from New York. Like the hosts, she grew up in the Bronx.

Upcoming guests include Ben Stiller, Issa Rae, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and John Legend.

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Desus and Mero hosted the podcast Bodega Boys, and a daily show on Viceland before landing at Showtime.

Produced for Showtime by JAX Media, Desus & Mero is executive produced by Desus Nice, The Kid Mero, Lilly Burns, Tony Hernandez and Victor Lopez. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.