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

And then when I came to America, I saw a rerun with this canned laughter like “The Flintstones.”

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022

Kimmel has replaced his live audience with canned laughter that sparkles forth in all the right spots.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2021

"No one believes it, but with Porridge there's no canned laughter at all - what you hear is the real audience reaction. It's like being at the Young Vic."

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2016

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

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel