The Nighttime Clap was a sketch-comedy show on the cable channel Fuse TV

Fuse TV

Fuse is an American national television network dedicated exclusively to music. It features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts and video blocks....

. Alison Becker

Alison Becker

Alison Helene Becker is an American actress, comedian, writer, and TV personality. She is the previous host of VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown and currently the co-host/sidekick on the FuelTV panel talk-show The Daily Habit.-Early life:...

 and Sean Hart hosted the show, and Dominic Dierkes

Dominic Dierkes

Dominic Dierkes is an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his involvement in the sketch comedy group Derrick Comedy.-Life and career:...

 and Billy Eichner were field reporters. The show studied and parodied

Parody

A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...

 current happenings in pop culture and music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

. The show was cancelled after its initial run due to poor ratings.

Plot

The Nighttime Clap consisted of a series of eclectic sketches and field reports related to current trends in popular music. Several bands appeared on the show, including Electric Six

Electric Six

Electric Six is a six-piece metro Detroit-based band that plays what has been described as a brand of rock music infused with elements of "garage, disco, punk, new wave, and metal." The band met recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", and subsequently recorded...

 and Thursday

Thursday (band)

Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...

.

Cast

• Sean Hart: Host
• Alison Becker: Host
• Dominic Dierkes: Correspondent
• Billy Eichner: Correspondent
• Kristen Schaal
  Kristen Schaal
  Kristen Schaal is an American actress, writer and comedienne, best known for her role as Mel in the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, as Louise in Bob's Burgers and as a contributor on The Daily Show.-Early life:...
  
  : Correspondent
• Sue Galloway: Various
• Julie Brister: CD Psychic

Recurring segments

• Existential iPod
• Billy Eichner Reports
• This Week in Masturbation
• Concert interviews
• What's Stuck in Rick Rubin's Beard?
• 1950s Housewives
• Goth/Industrial/Emo Chick
• Band Interviews
• A Guide to Williamsburg
• Manhattan Tour
• Varsity Interpretive Dance Squad

External links

• Nighttime Clap review on SeattlePi
• The Nighttime Clap on IMDB