Desus & Mero Ballbags (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Desus & Mero

Ballbags (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: fellow Bronx native Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Series premiere.

Head writer

Michael Pielocik

Directors

Andre Allen | Brennan Shroff

Writers

Claire Friedman | Josh Gondelman | The Kid Mero (created by) (as Joel "The Kid Mero" Martinez) | Robert Kornhauser & 5 more

Producers

John Skidmore | Julia Young

Composer

Gian Bravo

Editors

Matt Askinazi | Frank Bochanski | Quinn Moticka

Production Designer

John Yeck

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 21, 2019

Release date

Feb 21, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 10 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Desus Nice Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Desus & Mero (2019)
The Kid Mero Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Desus & Mero (2019)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Self - New York Congresswoman (as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) Self - New York Congresswoman (as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) See fewer	Knock Down the House (2019)
Peter Grosz Racist Cop Racist Cop See fewer	The Menu (2022)
Kelsey Nash Store Clerk (as Kelsey J. Nash) Store Clerk (as Kelsey J. Nash) See fewer	Benefits (2016)
Claire Friedman Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited) See fewer	Trust Fall (2023)
Tessa Hersh Teacher (uncredited) Teacher (uncredited) See fewer	Younger (2015)
Heaven Michelle McCoy Kid #1 (uncredited) Kid #1 (uncredited) See fewer	Luke Cage (2016)
Ilhan Omar Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Knock Down the House (2019)
Hassan Singleton Jr. Kid #2 (uncredited) Kid #2 (uncredited) See fewer	The Equalizer (2021)
Rashida Tlaib Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Knock Down the House (2019)