Ep 1. Tue, Jan 3, 2017

@midnight is a comedy game show that airs every weekday night hosted by comedian Chris Hardwick. The show features a panel of three comedians who compete against each other in a series of comedic challenges based on pop culture and Internet trends.

Season 5, Episode 1 of @midnight aired on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017. The episode featured comedians Whitney Cummings, Ron Funches, and Chris D'Elia competing against each other in a series of comedic challenges.

The episode kicked off with the "Hashtag Wars" segment where the comedians were given a hashtag and asked to come up with funny tweets based on that hashtag. The hashtag for this episode was #NewYearsResolutionsIn5Words and the comedians delivered hilarious tweets about their personal and absurd New Year's resolutions.

Next up was the "Emoji News" challenge where the comedians had to interpret a news story using only emojis. The news story for this episode was about a man who had been arrested for stealing a Christmas tree. The comedians hilariously interpreted the story using various emojis and had the audience in stitches.

The third challenge was called "Rapid Refresh" where the comedians had to buzz in and answer trivia questions about current events. This quick-fire round kept the comedians on their toes and provided some laugh-out-loud moments.

After the "Rapid Refresh" round, the comedians were pitted against each other in a game called "Live Challenge". In this round, the comedians had to come up with funny captions for ridiculous photos making it difficult for the audience to not to laugh out loud.

Next up was the "FTW" (For The Win) round, where the comedians were given a prompt and had to give a funny opinion on that topic. The audience then voted on the funniest answer, and the winner was crowned as the champion of the episode.

Finally, the show concluded with a segment called "Funeral for a Meme" where they combed through the vast amount of memes from the previous year and laid to rest those that were no longer relevant. The comedians delivered hilarious eulogies, honoring the memes as they were bid farewell.

Overall, Season 5, Episode 1 of @midnight was a fun-filled half-hour of hilarity and laughter. The comedians were on top form, and the challenges were a perfect mix of topical humor and outrageous absurdity. Fans of the show would not be disappointed with this episode, and newcomers would quickly become fans of the show.