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The Midnight Beast is just another Boy Band a British comedy band consisting of Stefan Abingdon, Dru Wakely, and Ashley Horne. They mock the living hell out of stuff for a living.

First coming to prominence in 2009 with their Youtube parody of Ke$ha's "Tik Tok", they have since gone on to:

• be among the most viewed and subscribed producers on YouTube
• top the iTunes charts in multiple countries
• make videos for MTV and The BBC
• play several major concert festivals

The Midnight Beast provides examples of the following tropes:

• All Guys Want Cheerleaders: Averted in "Booty Call", they'd rather engage in a Ho Yay-filled slumber party.
• Ambiguously Gay: Ashley.
• Auto-Tune: Used heavily. The "Just Another Boyband" video implies that they sound terrible without it.
• Boy Band: Parodied, obviously, in "Just Another Boyband". Going by TV Tropes' own formula, Dru is the Bad Boy, Stefan is the Heartthrob/Sweet One, and Ash is the Cute One.
• British Political System: The subject of their "House Party" video for BBC Comedy, created for the 2010 General Election.
• Chromatic Arrangement: Used in "The Dance Routine" and their live shows. Stefan wears red, Ashley wears blue and Dru wears green.
• Don't Explain the Joke: The addition of a hilariously superfluous "if you know what I mean" in "Lez Be Friends" following an extremely non-subtle proclamation by Stefan that he is going to have sex with lots of girls.
• Dubstep: In the "Dubstep On My Mouth Skit", it's an evil force replacing their voices with "offensive noises".
• Mr. Fanservice: All three of them.
  • They're pretty Adorkable.
• Hey, It's That Guy!: Stefan and Dru previously worked together in the bands The Clik Clik and Perfect People; Ash is an actor who has appeared on Eastenders and Doctor Who.
  • Nicholas Hoult in the "Lez Be Friends" video
  • "Selina" Gomez (!!!) shows up with Stefan in "The Dance Routine"
• Ho Yay: Getting more and more obvious with each music video.
  • It's pretty much the entire point of "Booty Call".
• Incredibly Lame Pun: Lez Be Friends.
• Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja: "OF THE DANCEFLOOR!"
• Katanas Are Just Better: They get you into nightclubs, apparently. But are not actually like Stefan's hands.
• Lucky Charms Title: St£fan.
  • However, this was only used once, in the "Tik Tok" parody, to mimic Ke$ha.
• Metaphorgotten: From "Ninjas":

Stefan: And my hands are like samurai swords/but they're not metal so nothing like swords/they're just hands... Dru: What the fuck you sayin', man?

• Overly Long Name: According to "The Dance Routine," Stef's full name is Stefan James Donald John Abington
• Parental Abandonment: Dru. See Running Gag.
• Parody: So far, of Ke$ha's "Tik Tok", Jay Sean's "Down", and (as "XXXMas Buddies") Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas".
  • Averted with their version of Rebecca Black's "Friday": it's a straight cover that they called a parody anyway because they thought original lyrics were so funny.
  • Most recently, Katy Perry's "E.T."
  • And don't forget their "All Time Low" Parody
• Record Producer: They most recently produced the Selena Gomez track "When The Sun Goes Down" from her album of the same name.
• Running Gag: Dru's dad. Peaks with "Daddy".
• Shout-Out: Some of the more obvious include:
  • Amy Winehouse, Sarah Palin, Alexa Chung and Lady Gaga's hits in "Tik Tok (Parody)"
  • Two Girls, One Cup, and rappers Nelly and Snoop Dogg in "Ninjas".
  • Dru dressing exactly like Lil Wayne did in the original "Down" video.
• Uncomfortable Elevator Moment: In the beginning of "Just Another Boyband," with the song's melody playing as the awkward elevator music
• Take That - Now let's copy "Poker Face", like whoa whoa oh oh.
  • E.T.: "Taylor imma' let you finish/After I destroy another fairly decent song"
  • "Pizza in Ibiza" is basically a long Take That at ignorant English tourists.