At Midnight (originally titled @midnight with Chris Hardwick and later shortened to @midnight, in reference to the show's official Twitter account and its timeslot on TV at 12:00 PM) is an American late night Internet-based mock game show hosted by Chris Hardwick, that aired Monday through Thursday nights between October 21, 2013 and August 4, 2017 on Comedy Central.
Three guests compete in a series of Internet-themed improv games. "Rapid Refresh" is a game where contestants craft a funny response or choose an answer based on an Internet meme or trending news headline. Other games run daily include "Hashtag Wars" in which contestants buzz in with a phrase based on the given hashtag theme, and where fans can submit their own tweets which may show up in the game, and "Live Challenges" where the contestants write their answers over the commercial break. Hardwick would shout "Points!" and give the contestants an arbitrary amount of points. Towards the end of the game, the third-place contestant is eliminated, the scores are wiped with a gesture, and the remaining two contestants play the final round called "FTW (For The Win)". Hardwick would read a question and the contestants would write down a response. The responses would then be read back anonymously and the winner would be decided by one whose response generates the most laughter/applause from the studio audience. The winner "wins the Internet for the next 23.5 hours".
The show, which host Chris Hardwick referred to as "Jeopardy with dick jokes" aired for exactly 600 episodes, ending on August 4, 2017. During its four year run, Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2016 were mentioned numerous times.
Episodes[]
- Episode 208 (March 9, 2015) - There was a segment called "Toys 'R' Upsetting" about bootleg toys. One of the toys was a "Spook Chasers" figure, and some funny jokes were made about it. Guests were Jonah Ray, Mamrie Hart, and Yassir Lester.
- Episode 268 (July 21, 2015) - A old photo of Chris Hardwick was shown from the days when he had a drinking problem. The photo was combined with a photo of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters, and was dubbed "The Stay Drunk Marshmallow Man" by Hardwick poking fun at himself. Guests were Hari Kondabolu, Alice Wetterlund, and Randall Park.
- Episode 295 (September 22, 2015) - A Ghostbusters joke was made by Doug Benson in the FTW segment at very end of show. Guests were Ron Funches, Doug Benson, and Justin Willman.
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External Links[]
- Official Site
- Official Twitter Account
- Spook Central's Critical Commons Account - search results for all At Midnight Ghostbusters video clips
- Wikipedia: @midnight
- Wikipedia: List of @midnight Episodes