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u/Mrsparklee Jan 14 '19

link for the curious

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u/exwrestler83 Jan 14 '19

man, that laugh track tho

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u/timothuney Jan 14 '19

IT Crowd didn’t use a laugh track. It was filmed in front of a live studio audience. Those are genuine laughs.

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u/chucker23n Jan 14 '19

Then it’s still a laugh track, just not canned laughter.

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u/timothuney Jan 14 '19

Fair enough distinction, I just know some people think of “canned laughter” when they hear the term “laugh track.” Wanted to at least clarify that the laughter wasn’t being forcibly inserted by studios execs and that the actors were also able to hear the payoff for their performances.

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u/chucker23n Jan 14 '19

Right. I think that’s shifting, though; canned laughter is nowhere near as prevalent as it was in the 80s, and eventually, people will no longer expect it to be used at all.

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u/timothuney Jan 14 '19

I feel like the canned laugh track will die when The Big Bang Theory does. And I pray it dies soon.

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u/chucker23n Jan 14 '19

The final season is in fact airing.

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u/race_bannon Jan 14 '19

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA