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A '''laugh track''' is pre-recorded laughter played in a repetitive manner to create the false illusion of other people laughing at jokes during a television show. It is designed to have a [[Pavlovian]] effect on viewers, particularly dimwitted ones. | A '''laugh track''' is pre-recorded laughter played in a repetitive manner to create the false illusion of other people laughing at jokes during a television show. It is designed to have a [[Pavlovian]] effect on viewers, particularly dimwitted ones. | ||
| − | Over time, a laugh track has a deadening effect on the intelligence of the real audience. [[Liberals]] rarely object to it, although it is not used in many sitcoms created by established liberals, including [[Tina Fey]] (''30 Rock''), Larry David (''Curb Your Enthusiasm''), [[atheist]] Ricky Gervais (''The Office''), Mitchell Hurwitz (''Arrested Development''), Greg Daniels and Michael Schur (''Parks and Recreation''), and Dennis Leary (''The Job''). | + | Over time, a laugh track has a deadening effect on the intelligence of the real audience. [[Liberals]] rarely object to it, although it is not used in many sitcoms created by established liberals, including [[Tina Fey]] (''30 Rock''), Larry David (''Curb Your Enthusiasm''), [[atheist]] Ricky Gervais (''The Office''), Mitchell Hurwitz (''Arrested Development''), Greg Daniels and Michael Schur (''Parks and Recreation''), and Dennis Leary (''The Job''). Sitcoms which mostly portray non-family topics such as ''The Big Bang Theory'', the highly sexualized ''How I Met Your Mother'' and ''Rules of Engagement'' use them - they all run on [[CBS]]. |
Revision as of 17:56, July 9, 2011
A laugh track is pre-recorded laughter played in a repetitive manner to create the false illusion of other people laughing at jokes during a television show. It is designed to have a Pavlovian effect on viewers, particularly dimwitted ones.
Over time, a laugh track has a deadening effect on the intelligence of the real audience. Liberals rarely object to it, although it is not used in many sitcoms created by established liberals, including Tina Fey (30 Rock), Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm), atheist Ricky Gervais (The Office), Mitchell Hurwitz (Arrested Development), Greg Daniels and Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation), and Dennis Leary (The Job). Sitcoms which mostly portray non-family topics such as The Big Bang Theory, the highly sexualized How I Met Your Mother and Rules of Engagement use them - they all run on CBS.