It didn’t take long for the “Joker” stairs in The Bronx to go from hilarious internet meme to full-blown tourist attraction. The New York City borough is the setting of a now-iconic scene in Todd Phillips’ comic book drama in which Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck fully emerges as the Joker and maniacally dances on the stairs while Gary Glitter’s “Rock and Roll Part 2” blasts over the soundtrack. The stairs are located off Shakespeare Avenue and have driven tourists to the area where they are posting photos while recreating Phoenix’s dance moves and poses. While “Joker” fans are loving the stairs, Bronx natives Desus and Mero most certainly are not.

During the October 21 episode of their eponymous late night talk show on Showtime, Desus and Mero devoted just over four minutes of airtime to taking down the “Joker” stairs becoming a Bronx tourist attraction. The segment, entitled...