canned laughter
Example Sentences
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"All the footage was covered in Japanese graphics, it's got Japanese narration, canned laughter, sound effects, it's a cacophony of noise and graphics," she explains.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2024
Kimmel has replaced his live audience with canned laughter that sparkles forth in all the right spots.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2021
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
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
