canned laughter
Example Sentences
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Leanne says kindly, earning a few gales of canned laughter.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025
The supplied courtroom chuckling, a sort of dramatic canned laughter that accompanies Madeline's courtroom quips only goes so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2019
A test episode screened last week for reporters had no studio audience and no canned laughter.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
Family sitcoms have come a long way since the tame jokes, canned laughter, and corny messages of such ’80s and ’90s hits as Full House, Growing Pains, and Family Ties.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2017
It was pretty quiet except for a sudden burst of canned laughter from the neighbor’s TV and the occasional buzzing from an annoying mosquito.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
