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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.

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-The Midnight Beast is <s>just another [[Boy Band]]</s> a British comedy band consisting of Stefan Abingdon, Dru Wakely, and Ashley Horne. They mock the living hell out of stuff for a living.
+[[The Midnight Beast]] is <s>just another [[Boy Band]]</s> 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 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4npUdfEmbQ Youtube parody] of [[Kesha (Music)|Kesha]]'s "Tik Tok", they have since gone on to:
+First coming to prominence in 2009 with their [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4npUdfEmbQ 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
+{{creatortropes}}
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-=== This band provides examples of: ===
 * [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders]]: Averted in "Booty Call", they'd rather engage in a [[Ho Yay]]-filled slumber party.
 * [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Ashley.
-* [[Autotune]]: Used heavily. The "Just Another Boyband" video implies that [[Self Deprecation|they sound terrible without it.]]
+* [[Auto-Tune]]: Used heavily. The "Just Another Boyband" video implies that [[Self-Deprecation|they sound terrible without it.]]
-* [[Boy Band]]: Parodied, [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|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.
+* [[Boy Band]]: Parodied, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|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 "[[Pun Based Title|Dubstep On My Mouth]] Skit", it's an evil force replacing their voices with "offensive noises".
+* [[Dubstep]]: In the "[[Pun-Based Title|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 Its 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 (TV)|Doctor Who]].
+* [[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
 ** "[[Selena Gomez|Selina]]" [[Selena Gomez|Gomez]] (!!!) shows up with Stefan in "The Dance Routine"
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 ** It's pretty much the entire point of "Booty Call".
 * [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Lez Be Friends.
-* [[Instant Awesome Just Add Ninja]]: "'''OF THE DANCEFLOOR!"'''
+* [[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":
-{{quote| '''Stefan''': And my hands are like samurai swords/but they're not metal so nothing like swords/they're just hands...<br />
+{{quote|'''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 [[Kesha (Music)|Kesha]]'s "Tik Tok", Jay Sean's "Down", and (as "XXXMas Buddies") Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas".
+* [[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 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGslnol566I their version] of [[Friday (Music)|Rebecca Black's "Friday"]]: it's a straight cover that they called a parody anyway because they thought original lyrics were so funny.
+** Averted with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGslnol566I their version] of [[Friday (song)|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|Katy Perry's]] "E.T."
 ** And don't forget their [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU6xc_G_G1s&feature=related "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:
+* [[Shout-Out]]: Some of the more obvious include:
 ** [[Amy Winehouse]], [[Sarah Palin]], [[MTV|Alexa Chung]] and [[Lady Gaga]]'s hits in "Tik Tok (Parody)"
 ** [[Shock Site|Two Girls, One Cup]], and rappers Nelly and [[Snoop Dogg]] in "Ninjas".
 ** Dru dressing exactly like [[Lil Wayne]] did in the original "Down" video.
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