diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/newgrounds.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/newgrounds.py
index bbbd9e8eec..1e1274ef05 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/newgrounds.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/newgrounds.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
+    clean_html,
     extract_attributes,
+    get_element_by_id,
     int_or_none,
     parse_count,
     parse_duration,
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ class NewgroundsIE(InfoExtractor):
             'timestamp': 1378878540,
             'upload_date': '20130911',
             'duration': 143,
-            'description': 'md5:6d885138814015dfd656c2ddb00dacfc',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'description': 'md5:b8b3c2958875189f07d8e313462e8c4f',
         },
     }, {
         'url': 'https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/1',
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ class NewgroundsIE(InfoExtractor):
             'uploader': 'Brian-Beaton',
             'timestamp': 955064100,
             'upload_date': '20000406',
+            'view_count': int,
             'description': 'Scrotum plays "catch."',
             'age_limit': 17,
         },
@@ -54,7 +58,8 @@ class NewgroundsIE(InfoExtractor):
             'uploader': 'ZONE-SAMA',
             'timestamp': 1487965140,
             'upload_date': '20170224',
-            'description': 'ZTV News Episode 8 (February 2017)',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'description': 'md5:aff9b330ec2e78ed93b1ad6d017accc6',
             'age_limit': 17,
         },
         'params': {
@@ -70,7 +75,8 @@ class NewgroundsIE(InfoExtractor):
             'uploader': 'Egoraptor',
             'timestamp': 1140663240,
             'upload_date': '20060223',
-            'description': 'Metal Gear is awesome is so is this movie.',
+            'view_count': int,
+            'description': 'md5:9246c181614e23754571995104da92e0',
             'age_limit': 13,
         }
     }, {
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ class NewgroundsIE(InfoExtractor):
             'id': '297383',
             'ext': 'swf',
             'title': 'Metal Gear Awesome',
-            'description': 'Metal Gear is awesome is so is this movie.',
+            'description': 'Metal Gear Awesome',
             'uploader': 'Egoraptor',
             'upload_date': '20060223',
             'timestamp': 1140663240,
@@ -145,10 +151,13 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             (r'<dt>\s*Uploaded\s*</dt>\s*<dd>([^<]+</dd>\s*<dd>[^<]+)',
              r'<dt>\s*Uploaded\s*</dt>\s*<dd>([^<]+)'), webpage, 'timestamp',
             default=None))
+
         duration = parse_duration(self._html_search_regex(
             r'"duration"\s*:\s*["\']?(\d+)["\']?', webpage,
             'duration', default=None))
 
+        description = clean_html(get_element_by_id('author_comments', webpage)) or self._og_search_description(webpage)
+
         view_count = parse_count(self._html_search_regex(
             r'(?s)<dt>\s*(?:Views|Listens)\s*</dt>\s*<dd>([\d\.,]+)</dd>', webpage,
             'view count', default=None))
@@ -177,7 +186,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             'duration': duration,
             'formats': formats,
             'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage),
-            'description': self._og_search_description(webpage),
+            'description': description,
             'age_limit': age_limit,
             'view_count': view_count,
         }