canned laughter

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2021

If it wasn’t canned laughter and there was a real audience, then they must have had a copy of the script.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2017

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

"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