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

A test episode screened last week for reporters had no studio audience and no canned laughter.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2018

"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

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