canned laughter

Example Sentences

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Robinson chuckles as canned laughter from the soundboard fills the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Leanne says kindly, earning a few gales of canned laughter.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025

Their Michael continually clicks over from reality into an imaginary TV show where saxophones and canned laughter take the sting out of his pain.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

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

Some extremely advanced paranoiacs can’t even watch television because they think the canned laughter is about them.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel