Desus Nice continues solo act, this time as host of NYC’s Food Education Fest

Desus Nice, one half of comedy duo Desus & Mero, is doing just fine as a solo act. In fact, he wants everyone to know: “Your boy Desus is booked and busy.”

Ever since Desus & Mero severed professional ties in the summer, Desus Nice has been going strong on his own — and his latest venture is philanthropy. He’ll be the guest host at a nonprofit’s fund-raiser on Thursday.

The 41-year-old Bronx native became famous for the duo’s candid and irreverent delivery on hot topics and current events via an in-demand podcast, best-selling book and popular late night TV show.

Shortly after Showtime announced the cancellation of “Desus & Mero,” Desus Nice, whose given name is Daniel Baker, filled in as a guest host on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

“Right now, I’m just kind of reassessing that period and just figuring out what the next move I want to make in the world is also just trying to like, definitely stay in contact with people who worked on my former show and trying to help them get new jobs, because that’s important,” he told the Daily News.

“But I’m working on things. It’s the cliché of Hollywood, you know, where those NDAs are pretty strong, and you can’t talk about what you’re working on until they come out, but rest assured your boy Desus is booked and busy.”

Foodies with hearts of gold will get a chance to see the former “Black Enterprise” magazine columnist in action serving as the master of ceremonies for New York City-based nonprofit Food Education Fest’s fund-raiser on Sept. 29.

The event pairs 13 students with 13 local New York chefs to create one-of-a-kind dishes for guests and donors at Moonlight Studios in Manhattan.

Desus Nice said he’s looking forward to the big night.

“What I’m gonna do? I’m gonna make sure it’s open bar, [I’ll] be eating food, telling some jokes, probably, and give a little speech to talk about what the Food Education Fund … works with local culinary public high schools and how it does experiential learning in culinary arts,” he said.

Desus Nice said he first learned about the work of the Food Education Fund when he attended the event last year with finance industry expert turned hospitality magnate Sean Feeney.

“He has an incredible passion for the culinary arts and just for the kids in New York City,” he said about the co-owner behind Williamsburg hand-crafted pasta hit Lilia. “So at this event, I kind of walked around and I found out more about this is a nonprofit … and then when you come to the fund-raiser, you can try the dish. And it’s like when you see the age of the kids and you taste food, it’s really mind-blowing.”

The former Bodega Boys podcaster added that participating in these types of philanthropic endeavors is part of his new chapter.

“I’m starting to get more into philanthropy now,” he shared. “And being able to use your voice to broadcast an important message such as this is a great feeling.”