Line #35 Music/TheMidnightBeast


1	The Midnight Beast is [[strike:just another BoyBand]] a British comedy band consisting of Stefan Abingdon, Dru Wakely, and Ashley Horne. They mock the living hell out of stuff for a living.
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3	First coming to prominence in 2009 with their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4npUdfEmbQ Youtube parody]] of Music/{{Kesha}}'s "Tik Tok", they have since gone on to:
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5	* be among the most viewed and subscribed producers on Website/YouTube
6	* top the iTunes charts in multiple countries
7	* make videos for Creator/{{MTV}} and Creator/TheBBC
8	* play several major concert festivals
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11	!!This band provides examples of:
12	* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: Averted in "Booty Call", they'd rather engage in a HoYay-filled slumber party.
13	* AmbiguouslyGay: Ashley.
14	* AutoTune: Used heavily. The "Just Another Boyband" video implies that [[SelfDeprecation they sound terrible without it.]]
15	* BoyBand: Parodied, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin 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.
16	* BrotherSisterIncest: The premise of "Kiss Your Sister."
17	* ChromaticArrangement: Used in "The Dance Routine" and their live shows. Stefan wears red, Ashley wears blue and Dru wears green.
18	* DontExplainTheJoke: 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.
19	* {{Dubstep}}: In the "[[PunBasedTitle Dubstep On My Mouth]] Skit", it's an evil force replacing their voices with "offensive noises".
20	* DudeNotFunny: Stefan's response to Dru's suggesting of putting "butt plugs in his pets" in "Tik Tok"
21	* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Dru is occasionally on the receiving end of this when he begins to derail a track with [[RunningGag an extended diatribe about his father]].
22	* KatanasAreJustBetter: They get you into nightclubs, apparently. But are not actually like Stefan's hands.
23	* LuckyCharmsTitle: St£fan.
24	** However, this was only used once, in the "Tik Tok" parody, to mimic Ke$ha.
25	* {{Metaphorgotten}}: From "Ninjas":
26	-->'''Stefan''': And my hands are like samurai swords/but they're not metal so nothing like swords/they're just hands...
27	-->'''Dru''': What the fuck you sayin', man?
28	* OverlyLongName: According to "The Dance Routine," Stef's full name is Stefan James Donald John Abington
29	* ParentalAbandonment: Dru. See RunningGag.
30	* {{Parody}}: So far, of Music/{{Kesha}}'s "Tik Tok", Jay Sean's "Down", and (as "[=XXXMas=] Buddies") Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas".
31	** Averted with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGslnol566I their version]] of [[Music/{{Friday}} Rebecca Black's "Friday"]]: it's a straight cover that they called a parody anyway because they thought original lyrics were so funny.
32	** Music/KatyPerry's "E.T."
33	** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU6xc_G_G1s&feature=related "All Time Low" Parody]]
34	* RecordProducer: They most recently produced the Selena Gomez track "When The Sun Goes Down" from her album of the same name.
35	* RunningGag: Dru's dad. Peaks with "Daddy".
36	* ShoutOut: Some of the more obvious include:
37	** Music/AmyWinehouse, UsefulNotes/SarahPalin, [[Creator/{{MTV}} Alexa Chung]] and Music/LadyGaga's hits in "Tik Tok (Parody)"
38	** [[ShockSite Two Girls, One Cup]], and rappers Nelly and Music/SnoopDogg in "Ninjas".
39	** Dru dressing exactly like Music/LilWayne did in the original "Down" video.
40	* UncomfortableElevatorMoment: In the beginning of "Just Another Boyband," with the song's melody playing as the awkward elevator music
41	* TakeThat - Now let's [[FollowTheLeader copy]] [[Music/LadyGaga "Poker Face"]], like whoa whoa oh oh.
42	** E.T.: "[[Music/KanyeWest Taylor imma' let you finish]]/After I destroy another fairly decent song"
43	** "Pizza in Ibiza" is basically a long TakeThat at ignorant English tourists.

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