Please Allow Paul F. Tompkins to Teach You How to Tie a Bow Tie

It’s an indisputable fact that Paul F. Tompkins is a classy, distinguished man with impeccable style and a lifelong love for bow ties, so there’s truly no better person to star in the bow tie tutorial video @midnight posted on Twitter today. It looks pretty complicated and intimidating, but Tompkins does a stellar job guiding […]

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What It’s Like to Get Hired as a Late Night TV Writer

If you’re reading this website, there’s a high likelihood that you think it’d be pretty tight to land a job as a writer on a late night talk show. Where else can one collect a steady paycheck for churning out jokes that actually wind up on TV, all while enjoying fringe benefits like catered meals […]

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Comedy Central greenlights Jordan Klepper as host for new late night show

Comedy Central is once again diving into the talent pool of The Daily Show to figure out a new show… MORE

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Doug Benson is @midnight’s 2017 Tournament of Champions winner

Congratulations to Doug Benson, for generally managing to have the kind of career where becoming a stoned judge is a… MORE

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with sketches and stand-up from Will Ferrell, Wyatt Cenac, Adam Sandler, Reggie Watts and more

It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and you know what that means: you have an excuse to avoid work and watch these… MORE

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February 2017: First month of Trump administration sweeps late-night TV ratings

When people said Trump would be good for comedy, they were thinking about punchlines, and not ratings. And yet, the first month for Americans living under President Donald Trump has sent them scurrying to different TV stations after their late local news than they had been watching just a couple of months ago. Just look […]

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Hashtag this: A couple got engaged on last night’s live “@midnight”

Last night, @midnight helped an audience member make one of the most memorable proposals of all time – live, on… MORE

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Fake News prompts misguided death threats: InfoWars latest Trumped up mob targets aspiring comedian

Six years ago, many an aspiring comedian dreamed of writing the perfect Tweet or series of Tweets that would launch their careers as stand-ups or comedy writers. Today, the best that comedian can hope for is an onscreen mention on @midnight, probably. The worst? Death threats. Stephen Spinola has experienced both of those extremes in […]

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