It's much more fun when they fight back anyway. Means you can get much rougher, and still have them apologising profusely during the aftercare phase when they're so truly, desperately sorry for making Daddy angry and forcing him to resort to corporal punishment because he loves them so, so much.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you "wow" me or I'll subdrop you so hard you'll sob with relief at the intimacy, several days later, of being allowed to flush the toilet for me after I've left the bathroom.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I recorded myself playing music with one of my friends last night. Went back through the outtakes and my laugh sounds like a seagull being pissed that another seagull swooped in and stole its Cheeto. This comment is way too accurate.
Something something tax fraud. Anyway, I like your username because my main D&D character is an adorable halfling paladin of hospitality named Melon, and you're giving me a weird mental image here.
That was the magic of That 70s Show. It took time to cut to the friends reactions to jokes and funny moments, and it really sold the castโs chemistry.
69SRDP69 ยท 1037 points ยท Posted at 17:53:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Filmed in front of an audience sure. But when the 8th take of a joke is the one that makes it to the show, the audience isn't laughing so hard anymore, so a laugh track gets used.
This isnt very relevant but i was in the audience of rob dyrdeks's show ridiculousness. The producers coach the audience and if it's not as great as they want they redo the take. But that's a bit different than multiple actors nailing their scene.
A live studio audience is a laugh track. A laugh track means there is a track of audio included that contains laughter. You're thinking canned vs live laughter.
Seinfeld would also just let the actors laughs and smiles play out. I think shows that do this have a much better feel when it comes to friendship chemistry.
Yeah and I love how they never tried to hide the cast laughing. Made it so funny! I feel like shows take those kind of things out bc it โruinsโ the immersion of it all but when it comes to sitcoms it always works
Yeah, it just ends up kinda cringey when they take an obvious joke and make it seem like a "normal" non-funny statement. If anything, it makes the immersion worse.
The best part of That 70s Show was that they didn't go for perfect takes, they went for the ones with chemistry. They'd roll with shots where the actors were barely containing their laughter because genuine laughter is infectious.
It was a good 2 years past its expiration date when they finally canceled it. Was sad to see it go, but it needed to go. Like putting down a rabid dog.
grubas ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 18:57:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It would have been fine without Eric in my opinion, but losing Kelso was a pretty big one. That could just be me though, Eric just wasnโt one of my favourites on the show.
Eric was the protagonist... Yeah, itโs an ensemble show, but itโs his house, his basement, his parents, and the creator based the character on himself. The whole show is based upon his own life. Eric was the glue that held the show together and without him it fell apart.
They still had everyone hanging out in his basement after he left for some reason. You can just play that off as it also being Hydeโs basement now since he still lived there and was basically accepted as the Formansโ new son.
metamet ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:07:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They even botched his exit. Dude is easily the ugliest and least likeable young main character, so why does he leave? He's just too irresistible to women and Donna can't handle how much they desire him. Just have him die in a fire, you dumb writers.
imleg1t ยท -21 points ยท Posted at 18:21:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I could never get into it tbh, I think it's just way too American for me. I also take issue with the way people that smoke mariguana are presented in the show. Oh I also find Ashton Kuchner(sp?) annoying, so it's kind of a perfect storm for me.
Strangely enough, I enjoyed two and a half men quite a bit, although getting used to laugh tracks is hard.
Edit: he doesn't like something we do, let's downvote him without giving any reason or point for discussion- said by 15 people already. At least try and make a comment so we can discuss, this ain't Facebook and the downvote is not a disagree button.
I mean, it was about a group of kids growing up in a small town in the 70's. That's kind of the point of the show, to be super all American and 70's feeling.
I also think that's why the marijuana users are portrayed the way they are (I assume you're talking about Leo? He's a pretty typical "hippie burnout" type). The rest of them are just normal kids experimenting with alcohol and weed and going through life though. What was your issue there?
But yeah, not everyone is going to like it. I liked it a lot. My parents loved it too and said they could relate a lot, which I think is a pretty cool thing for a show to be able to do.
imleg1t ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:01:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, it was about a group of kids growing up in a small town in the 70's. That's kind of the point of the show, to be super all American and 70's feeling.
Ha, true and i knew this when i started watching, yet i still expected something differen, so yeah, that's not on the show.
When i started the show I had just finished Two and a half men and How i met your mother, after postponing them for years, exactly because i thought they were too american for me. To my surprise i actually ended up enjoying them quite a bit, so i thought the same would apply to the 70s show. It wasn't the case, at all, this one was indeed too american for me. This is obviously my fault and isn't really a flaw on the show.
I also think that's why the marijuana users are portrayed the way they are (I assume you're talking about Leo? He's a pretty typical "hippie burnout" type). The rest of them are just normal kids experimenting with alcohol and weed and going through life though. What was your issue there?
Yeah, Leo bothered me a lot, but the general depiction of the kids still bothers me. People don't just become laughing mollusk when high and we don't think everything we say is profound all the time. This obviously happens, but not in everyfucking conversation you have. Now I understand the show is a comedy and things have to be exagerated for comedy's sake, but thats exactly what I don't like.
This is an example of what I mean, for the comedy's sake they, to me, become obnoxious people. I would NOT hang around with them.
But yeah, not everyone is going to like it.
Yeah, I think from the downvotes my comment is getting I think people are assuming I said the show is bad, but that's not the case, I haven't watched the show completely so I cant fully judge it and I'm very obviosuly not the target demographic for the show, so for me, personally, it's not a show I could get into.
My parents loved it too and said they could relate a lot, which I think is a pretty cool thing for a show to be able to do.
Agreed, it's awesome when people relate to shows, it makes the show all that much more entertaining.
Just curious, what is it specifically that you mean when you say it was too American? I can see what you mean, but I'm just curious about the specifics about those shows that makes you say that.
And as for the weed thing, when you were young and first smoking weed you never got the giggles or said dumb stuff you thought sounded profound? I haven't smoked since college, but I think that 70s show nailed what it was like being in highschool and getting baked with your buds for me haha and Leo, well, there were old burnt out hippies in the 70s just like Leo. Hell, I've met some old burnt out hippies exactly like Leo nowadays.
I feel like saying you're offended by how the people smoking were depicted is like saying you were offended by how drinkers were depicted by The Hangover. Of course not all marijuana users are like that, but plenty are, especially 16 to 18 year olds experimenting with weed and alcohol.
You're right, being offended by the depiction of people smoking would be ridiculous, but he never said he was offended by it, just that he didn't like the portrayal.
Pretty stupid to be concerned over the way pot smokers are depicted, as if they're some kind of minority that's being slandered.
Like it's fine if you don't think those scenes are funny, but it's literally just portraying the classic stereotype of stoner teenagers in the basement being dumb and laughing.
I can understand why you weren't able to get into it. When I was younger, I hated it. Then i couldn't find anything better on Netflix, so I watched it with friends. And, I ended up really liking it. (I'm not trying to say your age has anything to do with it. Just saying my experiences) As other commenters have said, the later seasons did miss the mark, in my opinion.
Regarding the use of Marijuana. I don't see what you mean about it being portrayed incorrectly. The main cast were productive members of society, to the best extent they could be at their age. Then they'd smoke, enjoy the circle, and move on. Unless you meant Leo. But, to be fair that is Tommy Chong. That has been his character since the actual 70s.
imleg1t ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:59:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You know that's not the way I meant it.
GoT is made in America too, same with TWD, The expanse and a myriad of shows that are produced in America, yet the content of the shows is not based on American culture. The 70s show is full of american comedy, it depicts American mannerism and a very specific time frame of American culture, which was a vastly different time period in other cultures. Surely it's not too hard to see why non Americans may not like, is it?
I know you're trying to be witty, but I don't really appreciate it.
GoT doesn't take place in America though, so it's not trying to be American. If anything it's trying to be British.
I understand if you dont like the show because it doesn't relate to you because it's too American, but saying the show is bad because it's too American is just a bad take.
Yeah I don't quite get it either. Is it the American sense of humor/style of comedy? Is it the setting?
Ive seen British shows that were "too British" for me but it wasn't really the show being British, just that it was too dry for me.
imleg1t ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It is a mix of both.
The setting is obviously very american, it's not even close to what the 70s were here, so I can't relate much to that.
The humour is kind of a mixed bag, I've enjoyed other sitcoms, but I found the humor on the 70s show was really all about american phrases, mannerisms and overall way of life. This obviously doesn't resonate with me. I also found that sometimes characters would become obnoxious just for the sake of comedy.
Your last line is exactly what i'm saying, I enjoy other americans show, but That 70s show is obviously intended for americans, not me.
I never even passed jugdment on the show, just stated my opinion, but from the responses i'm getting, it's almost as if i said the show sucks and it's worse than stepping on kittens .
imleg1t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Well yes, that's exactly what i'm saying, I can't relate to the show at all, it is intended for American audience, i'm obviously not the demographic for the show.
Interestingly enough, I never said it was a bad show, but that seems to be what people think I said, all I said is that it's too american for me to get into...
Nobody has to explain to you why they downvoted lmao
imleg1t ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:16:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And that's how reddit goes down the shitter, the whole point of the site is to discuss and downvotes were meant for comments that don't add to the discussion at hand. People don't have to explain shit, but if they, you know, actually disccus we'd be accomplishing what the site is meant for...
People obviously disagree or think i'm wrong, but they don't say why, then what's the fucking point of redditing?
This is tiring, every time a contrarian opinion is posted, it's just downvoted and no one even tries to have a conversation. I actually appreciate the people that respond even if they disagree, but honestly, downvoting just because, ruins reddit imo.
I mean, I get it the show was pretty obnoxious. Your opinion isnโt all that too out there, lots of people in the US found it annoying. I only like seasons 1-3 as a show, and then it was just moments with certain characters that were good (like Red and Kitty in all their scenes)
There is one episode of That 70s Show where there's a guy in the audience that is laughing hysterically at every joke (way louder than other audience members), and it's super distracting, but also funny. I don't remember the episode, but I always notice whenever we do a watch through of the series
I watch up to that part and skip to the next episode. I don't even dislike the Scott's Tots part of the episode. I hate the b-story (Jim's employee of the month misadventures).
He is weird and socially awkward, but he's also an asshole. Kevin is weird and socially awkward too, but he's way more likeable because he isn't so antagonizing. Dwight makes everyone who isn't Michael or Angela his direct competition. That goes beyond social awkwardness -- he goes out of his way to be mean kind of a lot.
Iโm the other way around. I hate Scottโs Tots storyline but I watch the episode anyway because I think the Jim-Dwight story is one of the most classic and funny instances of Dwight conspiring to get the office to turn on Jim
I recall Friends doing this periodically for good measure. More so in the beginning. Like you would regularly see Monica laughing at Joey, or Chandler chuckling at Phoebe. They were never throwing their heads back in laughter but they would acknowledge with a small laugh that what they said was absurd.
A lot of black sitcoms have this. Living Single almost always has the other friends laughing at all the zings.
Martin, on the other hand didn't do that too much, but had the most amazing studio audience of any 90s sitcom. I swear the entire audience took shots before the show.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:06:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
We are liviiiIIIIiiinngggg (iiiinnnnnngg) siiinnnguuuhhhhhllllll
You're prob seeing the difference between a majority middle class white audience and a majoroty middle class black audience. Guess which one is wayyyyyyyy more fun to be in?
Yeah but you can tell Living Single, early Fresh Prince, Cosby Show, and even older shows like Good Times had live audiences. Martin's audience is fucking lit
Itโd be funny once, like SNL when they laugh now. Used to be rare and funny when they slipped out of character, but now they do it too much and itโs lost its luster
Or better yet wouldnt it be better if characters laughed when something funny happens like real people would? It never made sense to me for character to stay stoic and stone-faced when the audience laughs. If they're trying to go for realism wouldnt it make more sense for the characters to also laugh?
I know Big Bang Theory gets shit on a lot for its laugh track, but it actually does this too, which would be great (especially since Kaley Cuoco genuinely seems to be laughing at the jokes) if it didn't have that laugh track over the top of it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If an Alien race started studying our culture, what would they think of laugh tracks? It's like something we add into shows to make sure people know it's funny. Maybe it's like a psychological thing. Those people are laughing, this must be funny stuff.
This is something I noticed in the trailer for Crazy Rich Asians. I know itโs edited a certain way, but the way she laughs at his Prince Harry joke was jarring and refreshing because Iโm not used to people laughing at each otherโs jokes in TV shows or movies.
+1 - There was an episode of the Muppet Show that was built on this idea where there was only a few people sitting in the in-universe audience and the laugh track was replaced actually laughter from the crew. Here is a clip featuring Steve Martin from tha...
Out of the loop, don't even know the show's name, but I assume they were going exactly for that innuendo? Like, "dad pounding you" had different meanings for the boy and the girl? Or am I missing something
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:19:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Full House. Most likely not going for that innuendo. Bob Saget's comedy career aside, the show is super family friendly and about as inoffensive as you can get
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1797 points ยท Posted at 16:57:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"Sarah, I Just got the news. My mother was diagnosed with cancer. Please help me these next couple months."
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I like it sometimes. Mindless television with a million episodes like George Lopez, Seinfeld, Friends, Seth McFarlane's shows that u can just put on and zone out.
Actually, she's the reason why they have professional audiences now. They used to just let ordinary people in the audience, but she had a stalker, so they started hiring actors to come sit in the audience instead. The reason all the laughter sounds really fake is because it is.
I went to see the exorcism of Emily rose in theater and there's was that one guy who screamed at the screen the whole time. It was me, this guy amdy buddy (I wait a while to see movies)
I have never had more fun in a theater as this guy is yelling "Holy shit lady touch a Bible, y'all need jesus!"
He quit during the final scenes and the whole way out was just yelling "uh uh" over and over.
My only regret is not chatting this dude up to go to movies with.
Maybe a bit tangential but when I saw โlittle miss sunshineโ I was the only one in the theater who laughed hysterically when the boy turned out to be color blind...bunch a sods...that was comic tragedy at its finest
Well it just so happened when I went to see Logan that a couple sitting right next to me decided to break laughing in the scene where the kid suicides by jumping off the building... fuck theatres
That reminds me of the scene in parks and rec when Aubrey Plaza is doing impressions during the beauty pageant. She pretends to be her own sister and says, "I love Ritalin and have low self-esteem" and one of the older guy judges busts out laughing.
Didn't they kinda do this in natural born killers? I remember in the scenes with her family that very disturbing family dynamics were being played out with a laugh track. It was very unsettling.
You kidding? It would be even better if he yells that during inappropriate moments! Awkward work scene? bam, THEY MUST BE SO EMBARRASED! Linda doing an eulogy scene? bam, SHE MUST BE SO EMBARRASSED! credits? THE SCRIPTWRITERS MUST BE SO EMBARRASED!
"so I don't understand this. Luke just got off tattooine and has wanted to for a really long time, but he won't stop complaining! He should be happy! Why isn't he happy? Smile Luke! A-hahaha"
What makes this work for me is that none of the jokes are remotely funny or puns, but you have this guy absolutely losing his mind over every little thing.
Remove all those pauses and it actually resembles a normal conversation somewhat. It doesn't become hilarious, but also not nails over a chalkboard painful.
Makes me half wonder if the show would be any funnier if they had IASIP pacing and they just kept interrupting and talking over each other at 125% speed.
While I'm not a big fan of BBT, any live audience show would seem super awkward if you removed the laughter, including amazing ones like Seinfeld and Frazier. The show includes pauses for laughter deliberately.
There's a video of the scene where Ross, from Friends, is talking to somebody about his behavior over someone taking his sandwich with the laugh track removed. It paints a different picture and Ross comes off as insane.
If I remember correctly, Ross is trying to explain to his friends that heโs always aware of danger and that Rachel and Phoebe should be more aware of their surroundings. So to prove his point he tries hiding and โattackingโ them but they always get the upper hand.
Sure there's plenty of shows that do that, especially these days. Single camera sitcoms like The Office, Brooklyn 99, Modern Family, and many others. I actually prefer this style of show.
But multicam sitcoms can still be good. Live shows are generally like this also, if you took out the audience laughter of SNL sketches and late shows like John Oliver, Conan, or Colbert they would also seem awkward.
That's not what that term means. Single cam just means it's shot like a movie, and when they switch from one camera angle to another it's generally a separate take, meaning there's usually (but not always) just one camera pointing at the actors at any given time.
Multi-cam on the other hand is shot like a play. The actors will go through a scene and might switch cameras multiple times during the same take.
30 Rock is a great example of how funny a show can be without wasting time waiting for a joke to land. That show is packed with jokes, many of which fly by so fast that you don't catch them until subsequent viewings.
This is exactly what i like about this show, - and it kind of upsets me how so many people hate it with passion, - it's about how others see for example us video game/comic book geeks. I imagine it's the same for smart people.
Most of these videos where they remove the laugh track, its just a single scene without any of the context that the rest of the episode would provide to make some of the jokes funny. Parts of it were funny, but the jokes get tired and repetitive pretty quick.
Why does everyone hate on that show so much? Yes, it's got a terrible laugh track, and a lot of set'm up and knock'm down jokes. But it's entertaining. Or, am I just a mindless idiot?
1 - It's not a laugh track. There is a real audience attending the recordings.
2 - I find it 'light' to watch, like during breakfast with my gf. Sometimes I need to watch something where I don't have to pay too much attention and just enjoy the show. TBBT is perfect for this. Yes, it's not extremely clever (Insert high IQ Rick and Morty joke here), but it's enjoyable, at least for me.
People might judge you - but itโs fine as long as you have some form of moderation.
To me, itโs like eating junk food.
Everybody has their guilty pleasures..I just try not to eat/watch that stuff all the time because itโs not really challenging your brain to think in any way.
Itโs kind of like a screensaver for the mind.
Itโs nice at times when you need a break, just not all the time.
ACEmat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's primarily because it makes fun of Reddit's primary demographic, and Redditors can't laugh at themselves.
There's a reason why most other people outside of this website think it's funny.
I remember watching the first episode with high hopes, but I didn't think that big words were funny. It seemed like that was the idea behind the show. "Watch these nerds use big words and be socially awkward." I didn't care for it. I've been mostly anti-multi-camera-comedies-with-laugh-tracks lately though, so I'm biased.
Same. On a serious note, I've sat through at least 5 - 10 episodes (I like to judge with even at least a touch of weight behind it) and I just don't get the appeal. I'm even into a lot of the stuff they joke about, but still don't understand the draw. The bane of the 'faux nerd' I guess. Tbf I guess I'd call the characters geeks though, and maybe that's why I just can't ultimately connect with it. Everyone has probably been a nerd about something at some point, but not everyone has managed to be a geek.
Wow. This really makes the show feel like a bleak drama. I mean, the show is a tragedy by itself, but there's something about Gervais' hyper-enthusiastic laughter that makes every line and reaction shot seem ominous.
This scene was actually kinda sad. You havee a staggering amount of debt. awkward silence
Sadaxer ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:28:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The "jokes" were also way too frequent.
DPShade ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:41:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's the issue really it's just a show full of jokes and admittedly there's some good jokes in there but it's meant to be a sitcom as in situation comedy, and none of the situations are funny in the slightest they just serve to make shitty puns
And filmed in front of a live studio audience. any laughter in that show is actually people laughing (except for select scenes and episodes that couldn't be for privacy issues or cliffhangers).
Big Bang Theory is also filmed in front of an audience. Reddit doesn't seem to understand the idea that a lot of people can find a show funny even when redditors don't like it.
krymz1n ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 18:25:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Shit is also way funnier in real life. Iโve never laughed so hard at standup as when I saw it live
While you are right, Reddit in general does have massive circlejerks and when people refer to 'reddit' as an amalgamated entity it's these circlejerks they are complaining about.
Imo, it doesn't matter if the laugh track is live or not. The live audiences were either told to or had to feel out when to do big laughs and small laughs anyway, making the two almost identical in outcome.
Even live audiences are often supplemented with laugh tracks. People watching the tapings often have to sit through multiple takes of each scene. Something isnโt as funny when youโve seen in 10 times.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:09:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Joey is kinda dumb and thinks Chandler is saying impotent. The other friend, Ross, corrects him, emphasizes the "Om" part, which Joey in turn thinks sounds like "I'm".
Basically he thinks Ross is saying "Joey, dude, I'M impotent", and Joey immediately apologizes for offending him.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:48:55 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I never got this oversaturated thing. I'm watching Seinfeld right now and the writing is still top notch, and miles ahead of other shows no matter how many artificial similarities they have in common.
Seinfeld is still great. A little (lot) outdated, but still funnier then most current shows. Even those that have build upon the very foundations it created.
[deleted] ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 17:34:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
He's saying it's still funny but the genre has become oversaturated with copycat shows so people don't think it's funny anymore even though literally nothing has changed.
That's Ricky Gervais for you. Some of his work is really funny, but damn does he laugh loudly and inappropriately, even (and especially) at his own jokes.
The show without a laugh track is weird. The unnatural pauses between the actor's lines is really strange. There's more silence than dialogue.
impy695 ยท 305 points ยท Posted at 17:52:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Thats because the whole show is paced with the laugh track in mind. When you remove a key part of any show it will probably be bad.
I'm not saying I like laugh tracks, but I've always found it disingenuous when someone links to a show with one removed and uses that to show how bad it is. This example isn't that bad though as it's less "see how bad it is" and more "how crazy is it that the entire mood changes". Kind of like that it's always sunny episode where they install hidden cameras in Charlies and Macs mothers home.
Completely agree. I always use the comparison of music. Like a montage without music would just be a set of disjointed clips put in sequence. It's just a disingenuous argument.
Not necessarily. But the clips put together need to be done with greater intention so that the viewer definitely gets the message the director is attempting to get across.
Thats because the whole show is paced with the laugh track in mind. When you remove a key part of any show it will probably be bad.
MASH had a laugh track forced on them by the studio. The people making the show didn't want one, but the studio insisted they have one because it was a sitcom, so they made a deal with the studio that they'd use the laugh track, but not in scenes set in the OR.
Even though they knew the show would have a laugh track the actors just said their lines normally without pausing to make space for the laugh track. That's why the MASH DVDs come with the option of turning off the laugh track. Cause it doesn't mess with the timing at all.
If you remove the laugh track and the show carries on as normal - it's an actual laugh track.
If you remove the laugh track and the actors are pausing between lines - it's been filmed in front of a live audience. And you'd get the same pauses if you were to remove the audience laughter from a stand up comedy show, stage play, etc.
Thats because the whole show is paced with the laugh track in mind. When you remove a key part of any show it will probably be bad.
It's because there's actually an audience there laughing. They're not filming in silence in an abandoned sound stage. They're stopping so the people in the audience can laugh.
Aside from HIMYM, multi-camera shows all have live audiences, single camera shows do not, and don't have laughs added later either. Reddit hates multi-camera shows because apparently the somewhat insane consensus around here is that the show is probably filmed in an empty warehouse in total silence with long weird pauses for no reason and the laughs are added later from a recording or something, and BBT is held up as the worst possible case of that. In fact every BBT episode is filmed in front of a live audience who inexplicably love the show and whose major fault, like all multi-camera live audiences, is that they won't shut up fast enough. The "Laugh" sign isn't to make people laugh, it's to tell them when to shut up so the take can go on.
HIMYM is the only show on modern tv that actually does what Reddit thinks all multi-camera shows do; they film it and then show it to an audience and record the laughs to play on tv, and Reddit loves it for some reason. BBT does not do what Reddit thinks it does, those are live laughs, but Reddit likes to pretend, I guess, or no one here has ever been to Hollywood or something. I mean, it's not like this is a secret. You can get tickets online to be in the audience for your favorite sitcom, tens of thousands of people have seen these things filmed. Still, this insane delusional counterfactual weird consensus persists. What can you do. Anyway, yes, if you hear laughter on a non-HIMYM sitcom on tv it was a live audience.
d3rian ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 18:19:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I agree to a point but the point is to highlight that the jokes on their own just aren't funny. Yeah it's exacerbated by ruining the pacing, but it's also a lot easier to laugh at something when people are already laughing. So it kinda tricks you into thinking it's funny.
It is really hard for a sitcom with a laugh track to be funny without the laugh track, but removing the laugh track does allow you to judge the joke on it's own merits too.
Timing is everything in comedy. And removing a laugh track screws up timing something bad. So you can't really judge it until you remove part of the pauses of the pauses too. And you have to account for the fact that it will be a lot meaner sounding because a direct retort is a lot harsher then one after a small pause.
I find it odd that a lot of people are disgruntled by being "faked into laughing". For instance, I love the Office, but rarely laugh out loud. I find I only really laugh out loud when other people are watching/laughing with me. So shows with laugh tracks don't make it "funnier" for me, they just encourage me to laugh at the hilarity that's happening. So in a sense I do "realize" how funny a show is with a laugh track, but this just makes the show more funny and enjoyable for me. If anything, I wish the Office had a laugh track. I don't know why people think they're being duped when a show just makes it easier to laugh and find their jokes funny.
The same is true with some that 70s show. There's an ep. where FES has a dream about Kelso. And instead of comforting him, they ridicule him, and it's played as a joke, only because the audience laughs. If hat happened to me, I would be so pissed at my friends.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The Marx Bros would perform scenes live on the road before filming them in Hollywood just to get the timing down to pause for laughter.
in this scene they use a few inserts of groucho as a cutaway to buy more time so the audience can laugh without stepping on the next line of dialogue.
Advertising my own "work" here. HIMYM didn't use a studio audience so you can remove 90% of the soundtrack on 5.1 surround sound copies of the first 2 seasons. After that, they mixed the laughs into the dialogue for following seasons but this is a pretty interesting version and TBH I actually prefer it even with the awkward pauses, episodes like Game Night become a lot more somber and mean-spirited. That Shannon song is not nearly as funny as those dead people think.
asko271 ยท 392 points ยท Posted at 17:00:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I started re watching Roseanne to get ready for the reboot and i noticed so many instances where without laugher the show comes off as being about a husband and wife who constantly verbally abuse each other.
It's a dark comedy about a passive aggressive misogynist father and his passive aggressive misogynist son imposing their passive aggression on a woman who just wants a clear fire escape route
These edits bug me a bit. They shouldn't just mute the sound completely when the laugh track comes in but put in a room tone or something. It would be much less jarring.
Kody02 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:07:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think my mom had the mash dvd that came with both the laughtrack audio and without. Without was so much better IMO
Kody02 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:27:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Oh for sure. The canned laughter feels tacky and careless in comparison to the show without it, and it's one of the few cases where a show actually feels more complete by taking things out of it.
I seriously can't deal with his laugh. I get it's probably a nervous thing or he's one of those comedians who is really weird when not on the stage, but the Netflix special I watched it was every 10 seconds it felt, hup hup huhhhh
One of the reasons I donโt really watch it anymore. I love Stephen Colbert, but Jon Batiste ruins all the jokes for me with his unnecessary exclamations. His piano playing however is fantastic, and I like the little things he plays while Stephen is speaking. I just think when he speaks it sounds like some they gave some drunk guy in the audience a microphone.
In almost every single episode of the Eric Andre show they have the same laugh track feautring a man screaming "YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!" at the top of his lungs. It's truly inspiring.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:24:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The laugh tracks are not recorded new for each show. Most of the laughing was recorded a long time ago. The producers just put the audio where there are jokes. So you could have the guy laugh whenever.
Roosterteeth podcast is kinda like that. Someone says something funny and all you hear is the producer, Patrick, cracking up.
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 17:07:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I've never understood the hate for laugh tracks. I don't really notice them any more than background music. I do notice the lower quality jokes on a lot of network sitcoms, but I don't think I'd enjoy the shows I do like any less if they had laugh tracks.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:52:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's the cool thing to hate on. And yeah, if you intentionally focus on it then it's easy to let it drive you crazy, but if you just leave it in the background as intended it shouldn't be a big deal for most people.
It has nothing to do with opinions being right or wrong, it's a matter of being overly aware of something. It's like there might be a ticking clock in a room and you might go all day without noticing it, but if I point it out to you suddenly it will drive you insane.
Laugh tracks are one of those things that can be really aggravating when you're overly aware of them. All the talk about how horrible they are just reinforces the fact that a lot of people are paying attention to them now.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:43 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I was being sarcastic
Abacae ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I remember watching Home Improvement with my grandmother. After the show ended I turned to and said "I didn't laugh at all." Kind of a letdown, because I was thinking that that was SUPPOSED to be funny. It's a cheap trick, but I don't find it unwatchable. I've got Big Bang Theory on in the background after all. I don't laugh at it much, but I'll agree the jokes are sometimes funny.
Has anyone ever even seen a comedy without one? I cant tell wtf is supposed to be funny in shows like how I met your mother. Maybe that show isn't a comedy and it's just stupid. It's just awkward silence half the time.
SLAK0TH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Recently I watched the IT crowd, which also has a laugh track, but it's way less obnoxious than for example The Big Bang Theory. You can notice that it's actually filmed in front of a live audience. Sometimes the audience even stays quiet when a joke is being made.
IIRC Most laugh tracks that are used in sitcoms and what not are from the 20s or before so they're public domain. So when your listening to a laugh track you're listening to the laughter of the dead.
DAE heard of an obscure show called Big Bang Theory? I don't think this has ever been discussed on reddit before, but I don't think it is very funny. Wondering if any of you fine gents agree.
How I met your mother laugh track drove me crazy. In the laugh track there is a woman with a distinct laugh who laughs just a couple seconds longer than anyone else. The fact that it's used every minute for every episode is a constant reminder it's a recording.
They said the they had a live audience in the very beginning of the series, then got rid of it. The rest of the show was filmed in front of an empty studio until the end.
How I met your mother laugh track drove me crazy. In the laugh track there is a woman with a distinct laugh who laughs just a couple seconds longer than anyone else. The fact that it's used every minute for every episode is a constant reminder it's a recording.
That's actually a wrong leap in logic. If you hear a specific laugh for every show, more often than not it's the director, EP or showrunner or just someone who is always on set.
Furthermore, ALL sitcoms have live audiences. I can't remember one that I've worked on that did not.
I googled it again, and it does say himym filmed in an empty studio. And when I say the womans laugh was recognizable, what I meant to say was it was the exact same laugh everytime. No longer, no shorter.
That's too long ago for me to remember as that show did pass through our department but if it is the case and whatever you read is accurate that show is the exception not the norm.
As far as the woman's laugh goes maybe you are mistaken as far as how it sounded. When the laugh guy comes around, he's definitely NOT using the same laughs for every audience/ laugh cue.
It would get normalized after a while. Perhaps they should interject one such laugh every once in a while, to really spice it up, but not all the time
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or a live ostrich
binkinc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
'Fail Army'They use the same 3 laugh tracks... And have a crowd of people laughing when there is obviously on the person get hurt and the person videotaping. This is how you drive a binkinc crazy!!
Biz2324 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fail army's greatest sin is classing toddlers falling over and crying as "fails". Cmon, my daughter does that 50 times a day. Its normal.
I mean, many of the best shows of all time had โlaugh tracksโ, and keep in mind that for the most part the laugh tracks were the shows being filmed in front of live audiences(and yes BBT was a live audience too) Do you think SNL would have worked without the audiences? Seinfeld, Friends, Cheers, All in the Family, I Love Lucy, etc...
To just make a blanket statement that shows with audiences cannot be funny is ignorant to me. Some are and some arenโt.
It would be funny as a joke for one episode. But would get old fast as itโs not really that immersive. Where as if you get used to laugh tracks on regular shows, you barely realize it.
I can see a Bojack Horseman episode where that happens and after every joke the characters just look at eachother awkwardly while that one dude's laugh is on
What if, along with laugh tracks, we also heard tracks for other emotions and actions.
You can hear people crying during sad moments and screaming during scary parts. There's always one asshole on the phone during the quiet part.
unc3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact. All of the voices were recorded in early 1900s and all of them are already dead.
Thats not true at all. They still have live show tapings where you can go and watch your favorite show being filmed and if you are in that audience you are expected to laugh at the jokes and they record the audio. Then they even out the audio and it just sounds like a general audience laughing a joke they probably had to sit through multiple times.
TheCicc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is basically Nigerian comedy. Always think that one guy sounds really baked.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think its been done, I recall seing one where its just big bang theory with the laugh track replaced by one guy forcing himself to laugh hysterically
On my 8th grade field trip we went to see infinity eat and one of my friend's dad would laugh so loud when a funny scene came up that the while theater laughed louder
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:04 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
When the emoji movie came out, I always wanted to go to the theater and laugh obnoxiously loud at every dumb joke
Agreed. Laugh tracks annoy me. If your relying on a laugh track for your "jokes", they're most likely not funny. And why is there laughter after almost everything that's said? It's like the editor went, hm, we need to fill more time, cuz the episode's not long enough. Add more canned laughter between the lines.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:57:33 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But if there isnโt a laugh track, how do you know if the show is funny???
If there isnโt a laugh track then you donโt know when youโre supposed to laugh.
Ugh, especially shows that put a laugh track after almost EVERY sentence that is said in the show...The Big Bang Theory is a good example of it....cant watch the show because the "live audience" laugh track every 3 seconds to stuff that isn't even remotely funny is annoying.
Yeah seriously, I think itโs okay to avoid laugh track shows that come out now, but shows with laugh tracks from early 2000โs and before were products of their time, that was just the style back then. If the jokes are funny then itโs fine, the problem with many laugh track shows today is that the jokes arenโt even funny.
those shows were filmed infront of live audiences and the laughter is at least genuine whereas most are just filmed in regular studios now with laughter added afterwards making it seem less organic
I think they're fine if they're subtle. Like i didn't notice HIMYM had a laugh track until someone else pointed it out to me... after I had already watched the entire series
drock8 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:46:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That 70's show isn't subtle with its laugh track but I think I'm so ok with it because the show is actually funny and I end up laughing almost as much as the laugh track.
It has nothing to do with wasting time, and you're missing out on some of the greatest shows in history by avoiding all laugh track shows. Everybody's entitled to their own taste but I feel like it's just become cool to hate shows with laugh tracks. Just about anything can ruin a show if you focus on it too much.
I find the visual laugh cues on The Office to be just as bad (American version). Combined with the fact that 90% of the jokes are "can you believe that this guy's such an asshole?" then pan to minor character with deadpan expression and wait for the joke to land...makes it unbearable to me.
When I was a kid I turned off many cartoons that had a laugh track. I was trying to watch Space Ghost once and couldn't understand most of what the characters were saying because a laugh track kept going off.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed looking at this ๐
Imagine if the one guy had a different laugh each time! And if the people delayed talking again because of the one guy laughing ๐
When Steve Martin hosted The Muppet Show, they didnโt use a laugh track. All you hear is the other muppeteers and crew laughing offscreen. Itโs pretty cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, the best parts of shows like Parks and Rec, The Office, and Brooklyn Nine Nine is that there is no laugh tract. We can actually enjoy the jokes without that obnoxious HAHAHA every 5 seconds.
I had the idea for fart tracks, where you remove the laughing, replace it with big, loud, farts and just straight up tell your audience what you think of them.
I get that laugh tracks fell out of vogue. I never really understood the hate for them. They do wonders for actors with ok-to-poor comedic timing, which is most of them.
Karkava ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What if every time something that was supposed to be funny happened, everyone turns and stares at the camera for a solid fifteen seconds. Just waiting. Just waiting for you to laugh.
I kinda had this experience. I worked background on a kid's sitcom a few years ago. (Something with kids producing their own news show at school?)
There was no studio audience for the kid actors to react to so the director had to laugh at all the jokes so they knew how long to pause for. He actually did an okay job making his laughs sound sincere (nowhere close to "laughing hysterically" though) but it really didn't help make the jokes any funnier.
Yes!!! And then he could cough and sputter. They could switch it up too. Have him clap laugh, and then do the hiss laugh, and the snorting laugh. It would be great
There was an episode of the Muppet Show that was built on this idea where there was only a few people sitting in the in-universe audience and the laugh track was replaced actually laughter from the crew. Here is a clip featuring Steve Martin from that episode
A different episode had A Swedish Chef sketch where the actual laughter from one of the crew members was left in and his voice overpowers the regular laugh track at about 35 seconds in.
Friends TV show was funny with laughter tracks though. Some people claim, there was an actual audience there who used to laugh and their voice recordings were added to the show.
I read/heard somewhere that the recording of the laughing backtrack was done some time ago, and the people who were laughing are in fact most likely all dead. I guess who's laughing now?
I would love to see an option on Netflix for a variety of laugh tracks for shows like Frasier. With the ability for them to be selected in the same way you could choose a subtitles in a different language.
Everyone has that friend with the distinct contagious laugh. Where when they laugh it just makes you laugh.
Letโs have a nationwide contest of the most enjoyable, contagious laughs. The winner becomes the new laugh track guy. Like the movie trailer voice guy
They should do laugh tracks uniquely for each episode so they laugh when itโs actually funny
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I love the laugh track in the original Will & Grace, you can always hear the actors laughing in the background if they're off set. Especially Meghan Mullally.
PPCkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There's actually Youtube videos about this! There's a guy Geoff Ramsey, he works for a company called Roosterteeth. His laugh is known for "curing cancer" in the community, and someone took audio of him laughing and put it into laugh tracks! It's amazing. Here is the link to one:
There's a lady in my hometown that goes to ALL of the school plays. She had this boisterous laugh that totally outshines anyone else's. BBBBWWOOOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOOOO! It's hard to perform whenever she laughs cuz that shit is hilarious.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It would be hilarious if it was a regular laugh track with one guy in the back corner laughing hysterically and then when theres a terrible joke, he's the only one laughing.
There was an episode of Big Bang Theory like this. Although there where other people there but you'd often here this one lady loosing her shit laughing hysterically.
More funny then the episode itself.
jossfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I swear this is stolen from a YouTube channel called Fact Fiend the Big Bang video when it mentions laugh tracks at the ens
There's a really funny thing they did in Family Guy where Stewie and Brian made their own show and Stewie did the laugh track for it, pretty funny stuff. If you Google "Family Guy Cheeky Bastard" it's should give you something. I'd link the video but I'm on mobile, and also very, very lazy.
cosh13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Had this experience at the movies once, was hysterical.
Laugh tracks are so hokey and tired now that I'd like to see a show use the laugh track as part of the comedy. Like the laugh tracks goes with a crowd laughing, and then one guy keeps laughing until the cast looks down at the bottom of the screen and tells him to shut up. Stuff like that might be funny.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Makes me think of Star Trek when Data is given the ability to laugh.
That's what I wanna see.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Laugh tracks mean the show isn't funny. If you are laughing because of perceived peer pressure, you are not finding the humor. Big Bang Theory is a good example of a show about smart people / for dumb people, that is not a bit entertaining nor funny.
isn't the laugh track used in shows from like 50 plus years ago? I'm sure I read that somewhere and that the people you hear laughing are probably dead
DanialE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And pair it with some 4th wall bereaking kind of shit where the people in the show kinda has to awkwardly wait out until that one dude stops.
kha1id ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
it would be better if they werenโt dead either
ShaZuDk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
In one of the first episodes of That 70's Show there is a laugh track with one guy laughing louder than everybody else and in a very special way. It takes your focus off the show but it's funny.
I would love someone to place all incorrect audience responses to specific moments in films. E.g saying "awww" when someone is getting beaten to death.
ellusd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Night Court had a regular guy in the audience with a great laugh. I'm assuming a producer or something like that cause you could hear it pretty much every episode.
Part of the reason I loved โHorace and Peteโ is because there was no laugh track.
And many a time there were lines where, in a normal sitcom, youโd have instruction on how to feel (amused, upset, excited). But not here. If you watch it with friends, you find yourself thinking, โam I allowed to laugh here? Thatโs dark, but also ironically comical.โ
Don't we have the technology now to have the laugh track generated in real time by all the people watching the show (which filters out anything not registered as a laugh)? That would be amazing.
Doesn't that go against social proof as a psychological reason for laugh tracks?
Kialae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There's a video out there of a clip of The Big Bang Theory but instead of a studio audience it's Rich Evans from Red Letter Media laughing his signature laugh at every joke.
thereโs a scene in friends, i think itโs the one with george stephanopolis, where you can hear one guy laugh reaaally loud and kind of obnoxiously. itโs when rachelโs friends enter the coffee shop. apparantly to that guy, itโs the funniest thing ever. and his laugh makes me laugh.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There should be a parody where the live studio audience laughs at literally everything, like where they laugh when a character just takes a single step.
Fun post, but most shows that are known to use laugh tracks like the big bang theory actually have a live audience, and when people don't laugh, they change the script.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:42 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If that were the case, BBT would actually be funny.
When I saw The Last Jedi, my theatre had this one dude hysterically laughing at anything even remotely funny. It was annoying for me, but for something like iCarly, it might add to the humor.
The way I see it:
Absurd or unfunny joke + just one guy laughing in the background = chuckle evoked from me
There was actually a great episode on the podcast 99% invisible recently called โThe Laff Boxโ which is about tv shows with laugh tracks, and how they came about and also started to disappear. A long time ago, I really actually was like a musical instrument, that looked kind of like a typewriter, and laughs would come out.
The only time I ever remember hearing the entire theater laughing in unison to the point of actually sounding like a laugh track, was during Toy Story 3 when Mr. Potato Head did the tortilla thing.
Been rewatching early seasons of Friends and its pretty to cool to hear the audience laughter because you can pick out distinct and unique laughs and squeals each episode.
josamo8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:02 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's been done before. It's somewhere in top on /r/DeepIntoYoutube, but I'm too lazy to go get it.
It's impossible to read this without hearing a laugh track inside.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:02 on May 30, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Hehehe
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:01:00 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why is this post suddenly gaining attention again?
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:00:41 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And the old side. This post was popular a while ago
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:48 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:16 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Money? Whatโs going on? Why am I suddenly getting a ton of comments on this post after itโs already run its course?
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WhT? Where did you find this post? Was it linked somewhere?
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Can you please explain to me why you are looking at this post NOW? I mean itโs been a while since I posted this and all of a sudden Iโm getting a ton of comments. Was this post linked somewhere?
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wilof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly can't stand friends because of the laughing tracks. It's so condescending as if I don't understand humour. Just can't get into it and don't find it funny. I just seem to be the only person our of the people I know that feels this way
And the cast would use it as a tool to see what jokes worked best and stuff like that. Only time there wasn't an audience was during the spoilery scenes like the end of seasons with the big events like 'I take thee Rachel'
wilof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Allegedly, the outtakes of Judd Apatow's earlier works have this. Eventually he learned to move his director's chair farther away from the microphones and just watch from a monitor.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Came here to comment this. They even explore the idea of a one-man-laughtrack when compiling the laughs together; there was always one laugh that would be slightly louder and trail a little longer which made the track so much funnier for some people. Great listen!
The easy solution is to go back to filming in front of live studio audiences. At least the laughter level would be appropriate. I watch Cheers recently and I almost never noticed the studio laughter because of it.
Another fun fact: though there are shows that do use tracks, most if not all the shows that people hate on for them are filmed in front of a live audience
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What if the characters laughed like real people do when they are with friends.
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BlackDave0490 ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 19:26:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
/r/CosbyDadJokes
internetlad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:15:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Justcosbythingz
guynumber20 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:53:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
R/darkdads
white_android ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
r/BlackGuys
I wonder what goes on there...
Shakeyshades ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:24:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Your clearly to white to know.
ncnotebook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:34 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think I know why it's called dark jokes. /s
Speknawz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:30:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Time for a post birth abortion.
QuasarSandwich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:04:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's much more fun when they fight back anyway. Means you can get much rougher, and still have them apologising profusely during the aftercare phase when they're so truly, desperately sorry for making Daddy angry and forcing him to resort to corporal punishment because he loves them so, so much.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:51:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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QuasarSandwich ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:03:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Don't you "wow" me or I'll subdrop you so hard you'll sob with relief at the intimacy, several days later, of being allowed to flush the toilet for me after I've left the bathroom.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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QuasarSandwich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Well, thanks on all counts - bit confused though. If it was humorous enough to warrant a bit of a snortle, surely that makes it worth writing?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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QuasarSandwich ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'll always take three Os, my friend. Thanks.
aacapri ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:56:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They're mine ๐
MercurySG3M ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:54:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They have unique laughs
TheDude9737 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Theyโre good laughs, Bront
JoeBugsMcgee ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:54:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This bicycle seat hurts my Fanny
minidragon00 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
r/fannyhurtingseats
Lonelysock2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I jist hired a bike which hurt my fanny... and I'm in Australia. Figure it out. It was not pleasant.
JoeBugsMcgee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You gotta put a seat on it
studioRaLu ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:26:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I recorded myself playing music with one of my friends last night. Went back through the outtakes and my laugh sounds like a seagull being pissed that another seagull swooped in and stole its Cheeto. This comment is way too accurate.
StealthSpheesSheip ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:51:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
[loud and sharp breathing]
sexy-melon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:03:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Jimmy Carr?
KrunchyKale ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Something something tax fraud. Anyway, I like your username because my main D&D character is an adorable halfling paladin of hospitality named Melon, and you're giving me a weird mental image here.
Bobyyyyyyyghyh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:05:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Seagulls, mmm! Stop it now!
ApexWaferbeast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So my friends make fun of my laugh all the time. They call me a heyena witch.
The worst part is it's an apt depiction of how I laugh. But its all in good fun
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:54:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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ApexWaferbeast ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:25:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually a dude. I just have the worst laugh.
blamtasm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why is this not here?! https://youtu.be/05MYxvVKc4U
imaconor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fetch me their eyes!
Takumi-Fujiwara ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/W6ubsI_eyac
nessabop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Came here for this. THANK YOU.
2hoodrich4me ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
[Windex bottle cackling]
SilverSkywalkerSaber ยท 1723 points ยท Posted at 17:37:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That was the magic of That 70s Show. It took time to cut to the friends reactions to jokes and funny moments, and it really sold the castโs chemistry.
69SRDP69 ยท 1037 points ยท Posted at 17:53:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Plus Kitty's laugh is perfection so that helps
WavyLady ยท 373 points ยท Posted at 18:32:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Me + 3 drinks = full Kitty Forman laugh.
Jumbuck_Tuckerbag ยท 200 points ยท Posted at 19:04:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Somebody get this lady three drinks and a joke.
WavyLady ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 19:17:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still coping with the hangover from the weekend's 3 drinks.
For a long time my friends would call me Kitty after a few drinks. I was not mad at it.
malenkylizards ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 20:05:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Don't read this until the next time you have three drinks.
I got the world's worst thesaurus for Christmas. Not only is it absolutely TERRIBLE, it's absolutely terrible.
WavyLady ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:07:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I have this saved for the next 3 drink evening.
YumYumCookieChips ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:33:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I've had half a drink and this is slightly humorous... I can't wait to read it again in a few more.
OuroborosSC2 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Is that Jeselnik?
Apollo169 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:22:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You sound like a nice person. Hope you had a great weekend.
Mโlady. tips fedora
Rides off on his scooter into the sunset
BlackDave0490 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
3 drinks and a /u/Jumbuck_Tuckerbag coming right up!
atlastrabeler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:06:12 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And a cigarette and a lighter while we're at it.
some_heavyshit ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 19:04:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I had a friend who had a full on kitty laugh. We would playfully mock his laugh. Until one day I found myself laughing in full kitty foreman sober.
WavyLady ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:18:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Aww lucky! You laugh like her sober?!
victoriaconcordia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:07:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
oh look at you with your friends, Reddit isn't right for you
confettifetish ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:43:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's charming though. I sound like a kookaburra. No alcohol necessary.
capincus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:01:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Same, it's probably extra disconcerting because no one expects it out of a fat guy.
WavyLady ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:08:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's way more fun! It's almost expected out of a 5'0" chick with big hair.
Rolling_on_the_river ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 18:19:39 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I can hear it now and it's making me happy.
Big_Ol_Johnson ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 18:27:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
aHAAaaHAaa
Darth_Kronis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:21:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Reds laugh is perfect too. It really catches his character
PoopIsAlwaysSunny ยท 124 points ยท Posted at 18:02:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. They still had laugh tracks Iโm pretty sure, but the characters also laughed.
RayquazaTheStoner ยท 100 points ยท Posted at 18:10:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Live studio audience, no laugh track
unbinkable ยท 144 points ยท Posted at 18:17:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They definitely spliced in a laugh track pretty frequently. Iโve heard the same laughs on That 70s Show, Friends and The King of Queens many times.
zatchsmith ยท 131 points ยท Posted at 18:33:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Filmed in front of an audience sure. But when the 8th take of a joke is the one that makes it to the show, the audience isn't laughing so hard anymore, so a laugh track gets used.
atlastrabeler ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:09:12 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This isnt very relevant but i was in the audience of rob dyrdeks's show ridiculousness. The producers coach the audience and if it's not as great as they want they redo the take. But that's a bit different than multiple actors nailing their scene.
mathazar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:45:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is called sweetening and it's done all the time to make crowds sound larger, jokes sound funnier, etc.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetening_(show_business)
currentlydownvoted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Can't they use the original recording of the first laughs?
notseriousIswear ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:23:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why bother when you can use a laugh track recorded in the 50s. Likely everyone laughing on all your favorite shows is now dead.
zatchsmith ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
See this comment by u/mathazar for more info.
SumThinChewy ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:33:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What's the difference? Live audiences get told when to laugh, might as well be pushing the laugh track button
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 19:59:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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tarryhilis ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:49:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The sea was angry that day, my friends!
theonewhoknockwurst ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:59:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli!
tarryhilis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:09 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And there I was, face to face with the blowhole
ILoveWildlife ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:42:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
the difference is a unique laugh vs a laugh everyone recognizes as fake
colorcorrection ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:49:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
A live studio audience is a laugh track. A laugh track means there is a track of audio included that contains laughter. You're thinking canned vs live laughter.
PM_ME__A_THING ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:33:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That means they turn on a sign that says "laugh" and record that. Pretty much the same thing.
FalmerEldritch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:38:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If you record in front of a live studio audience and don't get a laugh track out of it, you've fucked up pretty bad.
(A laugh track is just audio of the audience laughing, whether canned or live.)
ItalicsWhore ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 18:45:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Seinfeld would also just let the actors laughs and smiles play out. I think shows that do this have a much better feel when it comes to friendship chemistry.
OrangeNinja24 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:53:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah and I love how they never tried to hide the cast laughing. Made it so funny! I feel like shows take those kind of things out bc it โruinsโ the immersion of it all but when it comes to sitcoms it always works
dryerlintcompelsyou ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:40:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it just ends up kinda cringey when they take an obvious joke and make it seem like a "normal" non-funny statement. If anything, it makes the immersion worse.
PM_ur_Rump ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 18:53:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The best part of That 70s Show was that they didn't go for perfect takes, they went for the ones with chemistry. They'd roll with shots where the actors were barely containing their laughter because genuine laughter is infectious.
schmidty850 ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 18:06:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I love that 70's show so much I was sad when it ended
fredbrightfrog ยท 80 points ยท Posted at 18:38:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It was a good 2 years past its expiration date when they finally canceled it. Was sad to see it go, but it needed to go. Like putting down a rabid dog.
grubas ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 18:57:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The final season was an abomination.
Racer13l ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:28:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Once Eric left it sucked.
HeyImSilverr ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:14:39 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt think it was past its expiration date, I think it was more of the show not going where the audience wanted it to go with the new writers.
fuckurprivacy ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 20:03:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
you can't have that 70s show without eric...
HeyImSilverr ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:30:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It would have been fine without Eric in my opinion, but losing Kelso was a pretty big one. That could just be me though, Eric just wasnโt one of my favourites on the show.
brotherhood4232 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:16:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Eric was the protagonist... Yeah, itโs an ensemble show, but itโs his house, his basement, his parents, and the creator based the character on himself. The whole show is based upon his own life. Eric was the glue that held the show together and without him it fell apart.
HeyImSilverr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:22:15 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They still had everyone hanging out in his basement after he left for some reason. You can just play that off as it also being Hydeโs basement now since he still lived there and was basically accepted as the Formansโ new son.
metamet ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:07:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It was Spiderman 3's fault.
Immortal_Azrael ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's really a shame he left so he could do such a garbage movie.
KtronIsOn ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:29:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
the last episode was great but randy can go die
trowawufei ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They even botched his exit. Dude is easily the ugliest and least likeable young main character, so why does he leave? He's just too irresistible to women and Donna can't handle how much they desire him. Just have him die in a fire, you dumb writers.
schmidty850 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:14:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The last season was such a let down tbh
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:18 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No love for that 80's show?!
schmidty850 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:20 on June 1, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's a thing?
imleg1t ยท -21 points ยท Posted at 18:21:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I could never get into it tbh, I think it's just way too American for me. I also take issue with the way people that smoke mariguana are presented in the show. Oh I also find Ashton Kuchner(sp?) annoying, so it's kind of a perfect storm for me.
Strangely enough, I enjoyed two and a half men quite a bit, although getting used to laugh tracks is hard.
Edit: he doesn't like something we do, let's downvote him without giving any reason or point for discussion- said by 15 people already. At least try and make a comment so we can discuss, this ain't Facebook and the downvote is not a disagree button.
EuphioMachine ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:01:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, it was about a group of kids growing up in a small town in the 70's. That's kind of the point of the show, to be super all American and 70's feeling.
I also think that's why the marijuana users are portrayed the way they are (I assume you're talking about Leo? He's a pretty typical "hippie burnout" type). The rest of them are just normal kids experimenting with alcohol and weed and going through life though. What was your issue there?
But yeah, not everyone is going to like it. I liked it a lot. My parents loved it too and said they could relate a lot, which I think is a pretty cool thing for a show to be able to do.
imleg1t ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:01:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ha, true and i knew this when i started watching, yet i still expected something differen, so yeah, that's not on the show.
When i started the show I had just finished Two and a half men and How i met your mother, after postponing them for years, exactly because i thought they were too american for me. To my surprise i actually ended up enjoying them quite a bit, so i thought the same would apply to the 70s show. It wasn't the case, at all, this one was indeed too american for me. This is obviously my fault and isn't really a flaw on the show.
Yeah, Leo bothered me a lot, but the general depiction of the kids still bothers me. People don't just become laughing mollusk when high and we don't think everything we say is profound all the time. This obviously happens, but not in everyfucking conversation you have. Now I understand the show is a comedy and things have to be exagerated for comedy's sake, but thats exactly what I don't like.
This is an example of what I mean, for the comedy's sake they, to me, become obnoxious people. I would NOT hang around with them.
Yeah, I think from the downvotes my comment is getting I think people are assuming I said the show is bad, but that's not the case, I haven't watched the show completely so I cant fully judge it and I'm very obviosuly not the target demographic for the show, so for me, personally, it's not a show I could get into.
Agreed, it's awesome when people relate to shows, it makes the show all that much more entertaining.
EuphioMachine ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:39:15 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Just curious, what is it specifically that you mean when you say it was too American? I can see what you mean, but I'm just curious about the specifics about those shows that makes you say that.
And as for the weed thing, when you were young and first smoking weed you never got the giggles or said dumb stuff you thought sounded profound? I haven't smoked since college, but I think that 70s show nailed what it was like being in highschool and getting baked with your buds for me haha and Leo, well, there were old burnt out hippies in the 70s just like Leo. Hell, I've met some old burnt out hippies exactly like Leo nowadays.
I feel like saying you're offended by how the people smoking were depicted is like saying you were offended by how drinkers were depicted by The Hangover. Of course not all marijuana users are like that, but plenty are, especially 16 to 18 year olds experimenting with weed and alcohol.
DufflerBag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:18:39 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You're right, being offended by the depiction of people smoking would be ridiculous, but he never said he was offended by it, just that he didn't like the portrayal.
CitizenSnipsYY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty stupid to be concerned over the way pot smokers are depicted, as if they're some kind of minority that's being slandered.
Like it's fine if you don't think those scenes are funny, but it's literally just portraying the classic stereotype of stoner teenagers in the basement being dumb and laughing.
DestituteGoldsmith ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:47:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I can understand why you weren't able to get into it. When I was younger, I hated it. Then i couldn't find anything better on Netflix, so I watched it with friends. And, I ended up really liking it. (I'm not trying to say your age has anything to do with it. Just saying my experiences) As other commenters have said, the later seasons did miss the mark, in my opinion.
Regarding the use of Marijuana. I don't see what you mean about it being portrayed incorrectly. The main cast were productive members of society, to the best extent they could be at their age. Then they'd smoke, enjoy the circle, and move on. Unless you meant Leo. But, to be fair that is Tommy Chong. That has been his character since the actual 70s.
TheEffingRiddler ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:48:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
An american show that's too American?
imleg1t ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:59:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You know that's not the way I meant it.
GoT is made in America too, same with TWD, The expanse and a myriad of shows that are produced in America, yet the content of the shows is not based on American culture. The 70s show is full of american comedy, it depicts American mannerism and a very specific time frame of American culture, which was a vastly different time period in other cultures. Surely it's not too hard to see why non Americans may not like, is it?
I know you're trying to be witty, but I don't really appreciate it.
DharmaCub ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:20:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
GoT doesn't take place in America though, so it's not trying to be American. If anything it's trying to be British.
I understand if you dont like the show because it doesn't relate to you because it's too American, but saying the show is bad because it's too American is just a bad take.
CitizenSnipsYY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I don't quite get it either. Is it the American sense of humor/style of comedy? Is it the setting?
Ive seen British shows that were "too British" for me but it wasn't really the show being British, just that it was too dry for me.
imleg1t ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It is a mix of both.
The setting is obviously very american, it's not even close to what the 70s were here, so I can't relate much to that.
The humour is kind of a mixed bag, I've enjoyed other sitcoms, but I found the humor on the 70s show was really all about american phrases, mannerisms and overall way of life. This obviously doesn't resonate with me. I also found that sometimes characters would become obnoxious just for the sake of comedy.
Your last line is exactly what i'm saying, I enjoy other americans show, but That 70s show is obviously intended for americans, not me.
I never even passed jugdment on the show, just stated my opinion, but from the responses i'm getting, it's almost as if i said the show sucks and it's worse than stepping on kittens .
imleg1t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Well yes, that's exactly what i'm saying, I can't relate to the show at all, it is intended for American audience, i'm obviously not the demographic for the show.
Interestingly enough, I never said it was a bad show, but that seems to be what people think I said, all I said is that it's too american for me to get into...
Hashtronaut_Mode ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody has to explain to you why they downvoted lmao
imleg1t ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:16:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And that's how reddit goes down the shitter, the whole point of the site is to discuss and downvotes were meant for comments that don't add to the discussion at hand. People don't have to explain shit, but if they, you know, actually disccus we'd be accomplishing what the site is meant for...
People obviously disagree or think i'm wrong, but they don't say why, then what's the fucking point of redditing?
This is tiring, every time a contrarian opinion is posted, it's just downvoted and no one even tries to have a conversation. I actually appreciate the people that respond even if they disagree, but honestly, downvoting just because, ruins reddit imo.
Hashtronaut_Mode ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:58 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao man take this downvote and move on
RivadaviaOficial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I get it the show was pretty obnoxious. Your opinion isnโt all that too out there, lots of people in the US found it annoying. I only like seasons 1-3 as a show, and then it was just moments with certain characters that were good (like Red and Kitty in all their scenes)
ImBored_YoureAmorous ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:05:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There is one episode of That 70s Show where there's a guy in the audience that is laughing hysterically at every joke (way louder than other audience members), and it's super distracting, but also funny. I don't remember the episode, but I always notice whenever we do a watch through of the series
loopsydoopsy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:25 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I always wondered why I loved That 70s Show so much, and why it felt so natural. This put it into words.
buttpenisbutt ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:44:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They also ruin it by saying some form of "burn" every single time
Marco-Green ยท 307 points ยท Posted at 18:04:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's why the office was so great. They just acted like normal people would do.
AustinRiversDaGod ยท 306 points ยท Posted at 18:11:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Stanley laughing hysterically the second they mentioned Scott's Tots set up the entire episode
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AllHumanIcing ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 18:13:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I watch up to that part and skip to the next episode. I don't even dislike the Scott's Tots part of the episode. I hate the b-story (Jim's employee of the month misadventures).
blues4thecup ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 18:34:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The whole office was so uncharacteristically hostile towards Jim that episode. It was so weird
_psilocyborg_ ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:38:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe Dwight planned it at just the right time using his menstruation calendar
ILoveWildlife ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:44:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Dwight was unusually cruel to jim. trying to get him fired directly through wallace.
aishik-10x ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:41:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
/r/CannotWatchScottsTots
mon-star ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:45:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. This is the first time I've ever been genuinely surprised by a subreddit's existence.
aishik-10x ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:10:44 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
/r/CanWatchScottsTots also exists
theunnoanprojec ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:38:42 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, they should be more hostile towards Jim more often, because Jim is an actual major asshole.
AustinRiversDaGod ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:22:43 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but usually to Dwight, who is also a large asshole
theunnoanprojec ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:14 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Dwight is a weird and socially awkward person, who Jim takes advantage of, yet Jim is played off as the hero of the show.
AustinRiversDaGod ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:54:09 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
He is weird and socially awkward, but he's also an asshole. Kevin is weird and socially awkward too, but he's way more likeable because he isn't so antagonizing. Dwight makes everyone who isn't Michael or Angela his direct competition. That goes beyond social awkwardness -- he goes out of his way to be mean kind of a lot.
AustinRiversDaGod ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 18:24:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I was watching a couple days ago and almost skipped because of that. Then I saw the title and HAD to finish it.
I will say Dwight's reaction David Wallace apologizing to Jim at the end is a huge payoff
razzamatazz ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:33:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you're possibly convincing me to watch Scott's tots... I've avoided it so far, through my many many repeated watchings...
AustinRiversDaGod ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:41:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If it wasn't for the b-plot (which is just kind of weak) it would be one of the best episodes of the whole show.
Eivetsthecat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:18:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wait why, Scott's tots is up there. It's not like the greatest episode ever but I'd take it over a Jim and Pam episode any day.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Second hand embarrassment, mostly
Eivetsthecat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:09:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I don't follow...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Its hard to watch. Due to the second hand embarrassment/cringe factor.
Eivetsthecat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm. Literally the point of the office imo.
buttpenisbutt ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:43:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
He is just repeating some stupid reddit shit
theunnoanprojec ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:40:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, so you're saying that, despite the fact you've watched the show many times, you've always skipped this episode?
You need to learn to think independently of what Reddit tells you to.
The_Crass-Beagle_Act ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:41:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm the other way around. I hate Scottโs Tots storyline but I watch the episode anyway because I think the Jim-Dwight story is one of the most classic and funny instances of Dwight conspiring to get the office to turn on Jim
TheRealDimSlimJim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Kimmy!
ComedicPause ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The โnormal peopleโ in your life act incredibly strange
averagejoegreen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Do you think the behavior of the characters in the office is really a face from how normal people act?
The_Celtic_Chemist ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 18:28:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I recall Friends doing this periodically for good measure. More so in the beginning. Like you would regularly see Monica laughing at Joey, or Chandler chuckling at Phoebe. They were never throwing their heads back in laughter but they would acknowledge with a small laugh that what they said was absurd.
basketcase7 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget Janice...
theunnoanprojec ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:42:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I also like when they kind of riffed a bit in the early episodes.
Like the infamous "black blazer black" bit. I'm pretty sure Matthew Perry actually just flubbed the line and the rest of the cast was just razing him.
AustinRiversDaGod ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 18:33:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of black sitcoms have this. Living Single almost always has the other friends laughing at all the zings.
Martin, on the other hand didn't do that too much, but had the most amazing studio audience of any 90s sitcom. I swear the entire audience took shots before the show.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:06:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
We are liviiiIIIIiiinngggg (iiiinnnnnngg) siiinnnguuuhhhhhllllll
EattheRudeandUgly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
In an nineties kind of world....
Eivetsthecat ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:19:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You're prob seeing the difference between a majority middle class white audience and a majoroty middle class black audience. Guess which one is wayyyyyyyy more fun to be in?
AustinRiversDaGod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:47 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but you can tell Living Single, early Fresh Prince, Cosby Show, and even older shows like Good Times had live audiences. Martin's audience is fucking lit
monkeyhog ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:34:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fun is not universal.
dangerh33 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:00:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Itโd be funny once, like SNL when they laugh now. Used to be rare and funny when they slipped out of character, but now they do it too much and itโs lost its luster
CactusCustard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:16:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That one friend that goes "heheheheheheheheheheh"
Camavan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:31:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Haha what a story Mark.
Dica92 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:01:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or just that one guy from the Eric Andre audience that goes "YES!!!!"
disenchantedoptimist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:55 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Check out Catastrophe on Amazon Prime, it's a good example of this, at least with the leads.
Blakesta999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You just broke the law of typical comedy sitcoms
tempest_wing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:03:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or better yet wouldnt it be better if characters laughed when something funny happens like real people would? It never made sense to me for character to stay stoic and stone-faced when the audience laughs. If they're trying to go for realism wouldnt it make more sense for the characters to also laugh?
Stabfist_Frankenkill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I know Big Bang Theory gets shit on a lot for its laugh track, but it actually does this too, which would be great (especially since Kaley Cuoco genuinely seems to be laughing at the jokes) if it didn't have that laugh track over the top of it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If an Alien race started studying our culture, what would they think of laugh tracks? It's like something we add into shows to make sure people know it's funny. Maybe it's like a psychological thing. Those people are laughing, this must be funny stuff.
lilianegypt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:01 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is something I noticed in the trailer for Crazy Rich Asians. I know itโs edited a certain way, but the way she laughs at his Prince Harry joke was jarring and refreshing because Iโm not used to people laughing at each otherโs jokes in TV shows or movies.
nymphadora-lovegood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I end up crying/coughing/sound like Iโm having an asthma and heart attack at the same time ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ๐
Neeragon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:43:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Impractical Jokers does this the best, they just laugh themselves and boy do they laugh a lot.
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Neveracceptfreeshots ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 19:00:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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endoplasmatisch ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 19:11:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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CarlSaganBrianCox ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 20:19:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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Redoubt9000 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:39:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The lack of Gottfried's laugh makes this list useless to me. Useless!
Ru93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No oneโs mentioned old lady house!
Climbers_tunnel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:57:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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FLRbits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:26:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Good bot
Pharya ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:34:16 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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vorpal_hare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:09:28 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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Cameltoefiasco ยท 4043 points ยท Posted at 16:46:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I would rather see the most serious, sad, and dramatic moments in cinema have an absurd laugh track placed over them.
HiImStan ยท 352 points ยท Posted at 19:01:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually been done before!
[deleted] ยท 227 points ยท Posted at 20:16:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
CubKits ยท 129 points ยท Posted at 21:34:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
LexusK ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 01:56:20 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
i fucking howled at that man's laughter
somelimabean ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 04:11:09 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:58:40 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Are we not doing phrasing?!
[deleted] ยท 94 points ยท Posted at 20:21:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I...hmm
EDIT: inglish
SugusMax ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:16:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Out of the loop, don't even know the show's name, but I assume they were going exactly for that innuendo? Like, "dad pounding you" had different meanings for the boy and the girl? Or am I missing something
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:19:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Full House. Most likely not going for that innuendo. Bob Saget's comedy career aside, the show is super family friendly and about as inoffensive as you can get
SugusMax ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:36:42 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, I see, thanks for the info! Is it any good to watch? Or lame jokes and whatnot
Oxigenate ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:06:30 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty great show.
atlastrabeler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:55:40 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
90s sitcom. Its okay for your kids to watch. It's very tame by todays standards.
7PIzmA9ubj ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:27:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure it had the same connotation back then
give-me-an-upvote ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:47:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Bro my exact thought
somelimabean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:42:13 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
i inglish vry well what mean /s
joblesspirate ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 19:37:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I need more of this in my life
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing there is a sequel
yooman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:37:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Christ.
abandonyourposts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:00 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Is the ABC family show clip real???
goomy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That is incredibly uncomfortable
TookMeEonsToMakeThis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:41:01 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Oof..
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1797 points ยท Posted at 16:57:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"Sarah, I Just got the news. My mother was diagnosed with cancer. Please help me these next couple months."
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Cameltoefiasco ยท 473 points ยท Posted at 17:06:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But an obnoxious laugh... something like Fran Drescher
1ncest_is_wincest ยท 328 points ยท Posted at 18:35:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Big Bang Tidus https://youtu.be/9cyx6nWdFas
ASAPxSyndicate ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 19:48:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Lol after playin FFx again just recently, this is exactly what I thought it would be but way better lmao
Edit: holy fuck it gets better, Never knew Tidus could have the best sarcastic laugh ever
guidance_or_guydance ยท 89 points ยท Posted at 19:48:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Big bang is in the top ten douchiest sitcoms of all times. Would rather suffocate on my own farts than be forced to watch it.
Vanilla_is_complex ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 20:23:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Which is why videos like this exist
internetlad ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:25:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
knock knock knock
Penny
knock knock knock
Penny
knock knock knock
Penny
knock knock knock
Penny
knock knock knock
Penny
ten hour laugh track
guidance_or_guydance ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:25:53 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Right!? Now that I think of it, if they wanted to portray and convey super nerdy unfunny humor - well, they've been quite successful at that
FvHound ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:36:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'd rather watch big bang than the Kardashians or E! Or any breakfast news show.
guidance_or_guydance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:23 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Well I'd rather die by a quick bullet than what I described before, but that doesn't chan that fact that it's still terrible
CalSatoY ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Your farts must smell really good
guidance_or_guydance ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:24:46 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
A.. Are you.. Are you coming on the me sir?
psychoopiates ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:32:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Send help please. I got invested in the characters early on and can't stop watching.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:45:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think the only help for you will come in the form of lead.
enkidu953 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:55:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Have you considered suicide?
Andrenator ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:04:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Edgy
atlastrabeler ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:59:48 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
For real. But it was actually watchable with that one man laugh track.
cryptocoinopoly ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:28:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I like it sometimes. Mindless television with a million episodes like George Lopez, Seinfeld, Friends, Seth McFarlane's shows that u can just put on and zone out.
byrningdownthehouse ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:27:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldnโt group friends or Seinfeld within that group
__i0__ ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:35:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I liked it some until I watched it laughtrack free ands realized how terrible it was
-togs ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:55:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is all that my life needed, I can now die in peace.
Beerforthefear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:52:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I needed that. Thanks. :)
MayTryToHelp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know that I needed this
Someguy3239 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Literally scrolled through to see if someone beat me to it. Itโs the perfect thing for this situation.
Andrenator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Such a sarcastic laugh, lmao
ghostbackwards ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. Thank you.
stamminator ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
God this show is insufferable
Zosin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:25:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It was funny the first time but got more and more annoying over time. Just like BBT.
SmoothOctopus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:03:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What's BBT? You can't mean Big Bang Theory because that was never even a little funny
Zosin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I mean big bang theory. With first time I mean first episode
datamasked ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 19:18:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, she's the reason why they have professional audiences now. They used to just let ordinary people in the audience, but she had a stalker, so they started hiring actors to come sit in the audience instead. The reason all the laughter sounds really fake is because it is.
ILoveWildlife ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 19:37:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
good. the real audiences always had that one person with a horrible laugh that you hated.
like on fresh prince
confettifetish ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 19:41:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk
adokretz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:31:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They had one on Friends as well for years. This woman laughing like "yeeheehee"
Miguelinileugim ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:47:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Couldn't they just kick the stalker out?
Antiochus_Sidetes ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:15:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I was imagining something more like JJ Jameson laugh from Spiderman.
internetlad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:26:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"I want pictures of laughter!"
spastic-plastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Buhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeee
branchbranchley ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:47:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
or Stewie
Raveoloution ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:31:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Iโd love to hear this done with Seth Rogenโs laugh
Potato_Salesperson ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:01:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
A haha a haha haha.
thewendigo098 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:00:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
How about a long, drawn-out Rich Evans laugh
qwerty_38 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:23:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or Seth Rogen
Scotchrogers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So I may be mistaken, but I believe Fran drescher was actually a big part of why laugh tracks exist in the first place.
DaUsed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
or Gilbert Godfrey
bovicci ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or Mandark...
Sex_E_Searcher ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 19:33:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I definitely have breast cancer.
lumpiestspoon3 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 20:43:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What a story Mark.
thefoamhead ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:00:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
oh hi mark
Darksouldarkweiner ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:44:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/KlcZ2zXvLgM Family guy
reddit_give_me_virus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:29:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/rm81LSKJC2k
BleedingAnus1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:10:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Like this?
HitlersaurusChrist11 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:55:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I got the results of the test back. I definitely have breast cancer.
Pushups_are_sin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:31:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Jimmy Carr is that you?
milenkoIncarnate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That just made me think of The Room.
internetlad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Made me think of the hahaha song by smf
TaySwaysBottomBitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"...feel good"
DovariTheCat ยท 78 points ยท Posted at 20:18:15 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
โMr Stark, I donโt.. I donโt feel so well..โ
HAHAHAHAHAHHA
Usernamewastakentoo ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 18:45:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
that already happened, check the youtube video "inappropriate laugh tracks" or something like that it's fucked up
MakeoutPoint ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 19:31:39 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Personal favorite is Breaking Bad
VonRansak ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:45:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That was hilarious. Thanks for sharing. Now I want the sitcom, lol.
timmyfinnegan ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:32:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Omg that was perfect. Having just rewatched the show, also painful.
Echo6Romeo ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:55:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I went to see the exorcism of Emily rose in theater and there's was that one guy who screamed at the screen the whole time. It was me, this guy amdy buddy (I wait a while to see movies)
I have never had more fun in a theater as this guy is yelling "Holy shit lady touch a Bible, y'all need jesus!"
He quit during the final scenes and the whole way out was just yelling "uh uh" over and over.
My only regret is not chatting this dude up to go to movies with.
Jackaboonie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:10:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of this
Aksi_Gu ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:30:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"Tom hanks, huh, funny guy, everything he says is a stich!"
"I have AIDS"
"HAHAHAHA"
otcconan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:42:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine a laugh track in The Exorcist when she's masturbating with a crucifix.
Cameltoefiasco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:51:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I laugh like a maniac at that part every time
bms111 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like someone needs an exorcism.
mc2205 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:25:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's my mother for you. She was laughing when people died in infinity war
Wopperlayouts ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
we have to find someone out there that will do this
mashleyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe a bit tangential but when I saw โlittle miss sunshineโ I was the only one in the theater who laughed hysterically when the boy turned out to be color blind...bunch a sods...that was comic tragedy at its finest
LorenzoStramboli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:37:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"I could have got more out. I could have got more. I don't know. If I'd just... I could have got more."
HHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
AndrewGoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I've been hoping for someone to put the laughtrack from Married with Children to episodes of Law & Order: SVU
tranquilchaos7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'd like to hear the Seinfeld theme.
uristMcBadRAM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:14:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I see you've never seen a movie with me.
taintosaurus_rex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's called everybody loves Raymond
WtvrBro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Check out โInappropriate Laughtrackโ on YouTube
miyamotousagisan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Watch Mystery Science Theater.
matteinloth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Theres a scene in Natural Born Killers that does this and it creeps me out every time. Actually that whole movie is freaky. You should watch it!
Cameltoefiasco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What is this amateur hour? I first saw that movie when I was a teenager
nrgapogee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Look up postmodern literature, you'll get what you're looking for.
7th_Spectrum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Seinfeld theme plays
51isnotprime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs been done for ages
eharper9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"I am your father"
laugh track
cryptoisluv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:52:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Well it just so happened when I went to see Logan that a couple sitting right next to me decided to break laughing in the scene where the kid suicides by jumping off the building... fuck theatres
TeamYennefer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I want the opposite funny moments with a track of people crying
Poonchichi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
David Lynch did something similar in his short film about rabbits.
quackquackmoomoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WDIi0dzmvpE
Like this.
ConvexFever5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
My friend, you have come to the right place...
https://youtu.be/iZjP_IoxCHU
BEHOLD
YellowB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Your wish is my command.
https://youtu.be/iZjP_IoxCHU
https://youtu.be/WSvkkTWrRGo
NFates ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:55 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
SHIIZAAAAAAAAAA
Seinfeld Theme
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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dostunis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:44:09 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/2AYujWCCHRk
Cyanises ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I am those laugh tracks.
Haxxtastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You would like Everybody Loves Raymond. It's about an abusive family being terrible to each other with a laugh track
I-totally-exist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"No, I am your father" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
dynawesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
New meta series
Inside_my_scars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That reminds me of the scene in parks and rec when Aubrey Plaza is doing impressions during the beauty pageant. She pretends to be her own sister and says, "I love Ritalin and have low self-esteem" and one of the older guy judges busts out laughing.
Ivegotthatboomboom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't they kinda do this in natural born killers? I remember in the scenes with her family that very disturbing family dynamics were being played out with a laugh track. It was very unsettling.
Aletron9001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:49 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I am not IN danger, Skyler. I AM the danger.
H a H a H a H a H a H a ! ! ! ! !
killercylon ยท 1827 points ยท Posted at 16:45:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Drax should be that one guy.
The_Bobs_of_Mars ยท 780 points ยท Posted at 18:30:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Especially if he yells out stuff like"YOU MUST BE SO EMBARRASSED" when appropriate.
synbioskuun ยท 162 points ยท Posted at 18:53:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You kidding? It would be even better if he yells that during inappropriate moments! Awkward work scene? bam, THEY MUST BE SO EMBARRASED! Linda doing an eulogy scene? bam, SHE MUST BE SO EMBARRASSED! credits? THE SCRIPTWRITERS MUST BE SO EMBARRASED!
fencerman ยท 463 points ยท Posted at 17:26:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or Tommy Wiseau.
"HA HA HA. WHAT A STORY!"
oh hi doggie
Dantalion_Delacroix ยท 99 points ยท Posted at 18:31:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I would love me some Wiseau commentary as a bonus option on blue rays, even if there is no relation.
RGB3x3 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 20:23:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
BBC's Planet Earth series, featuring commentary from Tommy Wiseau.
"Oh Hai doggie!" "it's tearing it apart!"
internetlad ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:27:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"so I don't understand this. Luke just got off tattooine and has wanted to for a really long time, but he won't stop complaining! He should be happy! Why isn't he happy? Smile Luke! A-hahaha"
HerNameWasMystery22 ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:02:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Drax, lem, sklounst.
FriendlyCows ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:15:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
We gonna get them terries
nrose1000 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:55:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
With great power comes great resprounchatrilitrax
TheKangeroo ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 17:22:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Omg yes
Smeags777 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:55:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Cue thoughts of Drax laughing wildly at the whole plot of Titanic.
luftwalk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:40:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Jimmy Carr would be better :)
BigBoikOne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ricky Gervais
DaniSeeh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:33:29 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Drax Laugh Track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TOgOIWINf4
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EViL-D ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or Rich Evans
JFRHorton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or that one Klingon from the trial scene of Star Trek The Undiscovered Country.
ChrisRunsTheWorld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I am currently in a movie next to a man that would be perfect for it.
riddus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:13:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I came here to say the same. Itโs the most contagious thing.
ayomight ยท 996 points ยท Posted at 14:59:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This would be all fun and games until youโre home alone at 3 AM, using the bathroom and forget to pause the show...
ha ha ha
Eravaash ยท 340 points ยท Posted at 16:43:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's not that small :(
[deleted] ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 17:23:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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aacapri ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 18:46:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
TFW I relate with internet people
theferrarifan2348 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:58:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
me too thanks
CrunchyPebble ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:22:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
haha yes
InertialLepton ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 17:32:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
For some reason my brain immediately went to Jimmy Carr's laugh.
Lukavian ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:35:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You're supposed to laugh on an out-breath
internetlad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
HWEEEEEE hwee hwee hweeeeeeeeeeee
Epic21227 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:44:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
HA HA HA HA. I have famously huge turds!!
TheDragon_Fister ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine DSPgamings laugh echoing through your house at 3 am.
ack ack ack
Abacae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Remember Alexa laughing stories from a bit ago? I could not finish watching those videos. Way too creepy.
trip_this_way ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:05 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And it's Seth Rogen's laugh that you keep hearing
NoAirBanding ยท 4398 points ยท Posted at 14:50:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's been done. The Big Bang Theory with a Ricky Gervais laugh track
https://youtu.be/1p4TkRnvNco
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The Big Bang Theory but with Ricky Gervais as the whole studio audience.
Subscribe if you can be arsed..
tiktok.com/@littleslugcomedy
Twitter: @Owen_HyperMouse
dalongbao ยท 742 points ยท Posted at 17:35:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What makes this work for me is that none of the jokes are remotely funny or puns, but you have this guy absolutely losing his mind over every little thing.
deadpoetic333 ยท 221 points ยท Posted at 17:59:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs kinda how I perceived the shower thought so this works perfectly for me
masterwit ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:47:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That double sarcastic fuck this joke laugh
namakius ยท 1756 points ยท Posted at 15:13:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, I never thought I would laugh at the Big Bang Theory.
etymologynerd ยท 999 points ยท Posted at 16:10:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No no you're laughing with the Big Bang Theory
Edit: I wrote bag
kue101 ยท 349 points ยท Posted at 17:14:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://imgur.com/gallery/xN5lu
OxvFer0cdak ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 17:28:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Pootatoes. ๐คจ
politicalteenager ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:16:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Found Dan Quayle.
DarkestJediOfAllTime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:18:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ooh. Deep dive for that reference... โบ Someone mention Murphy Brown now. (Oh. I just did.)
OwenProGolfer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Whatโs a potato?
PandaK00sh ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:57:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The likeness is uncanny
vendetta2115 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Nice waipu
Psilocybin_Tea_Time ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No the big bag theory is the idea we are all just a bunch of cosmic junk, Growing on an apple, Stuffed inside God's grocery bag
Rithe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Are those little stuffed poop emojis? Has capitalism gone too far?
Drftoss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Bag Bang Theory
BiNARY9 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:13:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking roasted.
Peopletastegreat ยท 124 points ยท Posted at 17:48:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No no you're laughing with Ricky Gervais. The Big Bang Theory is just an incidental part of the situation.
dont_touch-me_there ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 17:09:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Iโve never seen that show. Is it similar to the Big Bang Theory?
majorjoe23 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:47:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I have a theory that everyone should have a good bang bag.
axf7228 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 18:00:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
We all know your mom does.
dont_touch-me_there ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:33:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Dorothy Mantooth is a saint!
Caffeinist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:01:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Big Bag or Bag Bang?
etymologynerd ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:01:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'll leave it a mystery
_vrmln_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:31:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I like a little danger
Bodgie7878 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:14:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Bag bag
Caffeinist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:32:33 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Plot twist, he wrote Big Bang Baggery.
109an ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:44:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Love Bag Bang Theory
CaptainJAmazing ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:24:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs basically โOw, My Balls!โ
109an ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:29:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha oh you went that way!
I was thinking 43 minutes of paper bag Pop scares but, different strokes I suppose ๐
zatchsmith ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:31:42 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No, you're laughing with/at Ricky Gervais. The big bang theory is incidental.
whadupbuttercup ยท 272 points ยท Posted at 17:58:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
you know what's kind of fucking insane, having Ricky Gervais laugh really points out how much time they have in between lines.
Ishouldbepolite ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 19:14:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Remove all those pauses and it actually resembles a normal conversation somewhat. It doesn't become hilarious, but also not nails over a chalkboard painful.
WantDiscussion ยท 85 points ยท Posted at 19:23:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Makes me half wonder if the show would be any funnier if they had IASIP pacing and they just kept interrupting and talking over each other at 125% speed.
Throwaway123465321 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 20:38:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/jKS3MGriZcs
Try this lol. No laugh track.
go_on_and_have_it ยท 208 points ยท Posted at 17:19:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry guys, but it's still not funny.
PositiveEmo ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 17:42:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed the first time with the guy but after that it got tiresome.
go_on_and_have_it ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 19:28:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's only slightly better than watching without a laugh track entirely. https://youtu.be/jKS3MGriZcs
Megwen ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:06:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Oh thatโs awkward.
Tirith ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:50:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. Ricky Gervais.
silphred43 ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:10:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I actually liked the IRS joke.
WantDiscussion ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:20:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Glad I'm not the only one
jay212127 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:12:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I audibly laughed at Sheldon's Big boy joke. Guess I'm a pleb.
felgrand101 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:57:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, it's not that the show as a whole has no good jokes. There are definitely some decent puns in there, that was one of them.
go_on_and_have_it ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't get that far in the first time but after watching the whole thing that wasn't bad.
_Face ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:23:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No reason to be sorry. Itโs not funny.
EmperorXeno ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Millions of Americans say you're wrong.
go_on_and_have_it ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:26:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
We'll just agree to disagree then.
intheskyw_diamonds ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:32:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ah damn, well if it's popular in America it must be really good! \s
EmperorXeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There's something there to remain popular for so many years with so many people.
_Kaj ยท 87 points ยท Posted at 17:50:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I remember seeing this show without a laugh track. I still don't understand how it was so popular
The_mango55 ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 18:14:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
While I'm not a big fan of BBT, any live audience show would seem super awkward if you removed the laughter, including amazing ones like Seinfeld and Frazier. The show includes pauses for laughter deliberately.
Toxicfunk314 ยท 69 points ยท Posted at 18:28:55 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There's a video of the scene where Ross, from Friends, is talking to somebody about his behavior over someone taking his sandwich with the laugh track removed. It paints a different picture and Ross comes off as insane.
The_mango55 ยท 86 points ยท Posted at 18:33:15 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it's this one, hilarious.
I like this one better though, shows him being a violent psycho with no dramatic music required.
Mrsneezybreezy1821 ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 18:39:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit that second one. There's gotta be some crazy context behind that right
StoneLaquenta ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 19:08:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If I remember correctly, Ross is trying to explain to his friends that heโs always aware of danger and that Rachel and Phoebe should be more aware of their surroundings. So to prove his point he tries hiding and โattackingโ them but they always get the upper hand.
whelks_chance ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:57:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Salmon skin roll.
Lestat117 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:17:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ross kept making fun of phoebe and Rachel because he scared them once and kept saying they needed to be ready for an attack.
Then when he tried to surprise them again, they beat him so he went to this class.
chadburycreameggs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:46:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So just write a show that doesn't pause for laughter?
The_mango55 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 18:54:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Sure there's plenty of shows that do that, especially these days. Single camera sitcoms like The Office, Brooklyn 99, Modern Family, and many others. I actually prefer this style of show.
But multicam sitcoms can still be good. Live shows are generally like this also, if you took out the audience laughter of SNL sketches and late shows like John Oliver, Conan, or Colbert they would also seem awkward.
Lestat117 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:19:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
None of those shows are single cam, man. They use multiple shots for scenes all the time.
The term you're looking for is mockumentary.
The_mango55 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:25:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's not what that term means. Single cam just means it's shot like a movie, and when they switch from one camera angle to another it's generally a separate take, meaning there's usually (but not always) just one camera pointing at the actors at any given time.
Multi-cam on the other hand is shot like a play. The actors will go through a scene and might switch cameras multiple times during the same take.
https://screencraft.org/2016/06/21/differences-single-camera-multi-camera-tv-pilot-scripts/
Lestat117 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:27:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, alright.
BthreePO ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:24:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
30 Rock is a great example of how funny a show can be without wasting time waiting for a joke to land. That show is packed with jokes, many of which fly by so fast that you don't catch them until subsequent viewings.
WarLorax ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 18:44:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's been described as a show about smart people for dumb people. Just like how Arrested Development is a show about dumb people for smart(er) people.
ErikTheRedditor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:40:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, you need to have a pretty high IQ to watch Arrested Development
SycoJack ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:04:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's all science-y and shit, so it makes people feel smart.
mb9981 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:26:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It makes ordinary people feel brilliant for understanding high school freshman science class references
It's what dumb people think smart people are like
Miss-Deed ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly what i like about this show, - and it kind of upsets me how so many people hate it with passion, - it's about how others see for example us video game/comic book geeks. I imagine it's the same for smart people.
Rather_Dashing ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:10:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Most of these videos where they remove the laugh track, its just a single scene without any of the context that the rest of the episode would provide to make some of the jokes funny. Parts of it were funny, but the jokes get tired and repetitive pretty quick.
EmperorXeno ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 19:02:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's clever and well written.
theinsaneworld ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:57:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
lol at all these replies. Not liking BBT doesn't make you smart lmao
michaelcmetal ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 18:12:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why does everyone hate on that show so much? Yes, it's got a terrible laugh track, and a lot of set'm up and knock'm down jokes. But it's entertaining. Or, am I just a mindless idiot?
streetwearwannabe ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 18:16:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
yes
unserdeluz ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:18:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
yes
screaminglemur ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 18:23:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
yes
Soulbrandt-Regis ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 18:36:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, man. You're allowed to like whatever you like. Ignore the elitists (or they might be joking).
ncnotebook ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:00:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Because the people who do dislike it tend to also hate it. And it's the Nickelback effect, as well.
NeokratosRed ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:32:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
1 - It's not a laugh track. There is a real audience attending the recordings.
2 - I find it 'light' to watch, like during breakfast with my gf. Sometimes I need to watch something where I don't have to pay too much attention and just enjoy the show. TBBT is perfect for this. Yes, it's not extremely clever (Insert high IQ Rick and Morty joke here), but it's enjoyable, at least for me.
michaelcmetal ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:26:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly. I call it a "laptop show". I'm not giving it my undivided attention. It's not spectacular, but it isn't terrible, either.
therager ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:45:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
People might judge you - but itโs fine as long as you have some form of moderation.
To me, itโs like eating junk food.
Everybody has their guilty pleasures..I just try not to eat/watch that stuff all the time because itโs not really challenging your brain to think in any way.
Itโs kind of like a screensaver for the mind.
Itโs nice at times when you need a break, just not all the time.
ACEmat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's primarily because it makes fun of Reddit's primary demographic, and Redditors can't laugh at themselves.
There's a reason why most other people outside of this website think it's funny.
MaesterPraetor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I remember watching the first episode with high hopes, but I didn't think that big words were funny. It seemed like that was the idea behind the show. "Watch these nerds use big words and be socially awkward." I didn't care for it. I've been mostly anti-multi-camera-comedies-with-laugh-tracks lately though, so I'm biased.
fuckurprivacy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's the opening joke? God damn yes it's terrible.
Zetalight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1bc8yn/the_real_discrepancy_in_the_big_bang_theory/c95lyus
chadburycreameggs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I still have not
Eivetsthecat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:33:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Same. On a serious note, I've sat through at least 5 - 10 episodes (I like to judge with even at least a touch of weight behind it) and I just don't get the appeal. I'm even into a lot of the stuff they joke about, but still don't understand the draw. The bane of the 'faux nerd' I guess. Tbf I guess I'd call the characters geeks though, and maybe that's why I just can't ultimately connect with it. Everyone has probably been a nerd about something at some point, but not everyone has managed to be a geek.
mirthquake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. This really makes the show feel like a bleak drama. I mean, the show is a tragedy by itself, but there's something about Gervais' hyper-enthusiastic laughter that makes every line and reaction shot seem ominous.
-great-job- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
also with this
Shippoyasha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I've been conditioned to laugh whenever he says "Bazinga!"
aDuckSmashedOnQuack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:16:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Lawrence?
EmperorXeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
BBT was funny
jleonardbc ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 16:29:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Same idea, but laughs from Paul F. Tompkins
Kody02 ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 18:00:42 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And one with Tidus.
joelrizner ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 18:09:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
by far the best one. It makes me laugh but hearing the music makes me quite nostalgic
Blackagar-Boltagon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is the link I was scrolling for.
AnakinDrick ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:01:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
PFT always cracks me up on podcasts. His laugh is contagious.
illaqueable ยท 203 points ยท Posted at 17:55:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Man that show is really not funny
lopsiness ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 18:09:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This scene was actually kinda sad. You havee a staggering amount of debt. awkward silence
Sadaxer ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:28:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The "jokes" were also way too frequent.
DPShade ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:41:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's the issue really it's just a show full of jokes and admittedly there's some good jokes in there but it's meant to be a sitcom as in situation comedy, and none of the situations are funny in the slightest they just serve to make shitty puns
illaqueable ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:16:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And admittedly it's part of the conceit of the show (i.e., autistic science nerds gather, hilarity ensues), but there is zero chemistry in that cast
JayLime ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:26:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why are they all so mean?
Harsimaja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:26 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
"Hur hur what a nerd" makes up about 50% of the show. The other 50% is "was that a joke? Oh I guess so, there's a laugh track."
Vap0rX ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 18:01:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The Rich Evans version: https://youtu.be/bZzule73bdg
Destructer23 ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 15:55:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Same laugh track with Friends. I'd link it but eh fuck it I'm lazy.
etymologynerd ยท 98 points ยท Posted at 16:13:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Friends is actually funny though
PretendThisIsCleverr ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 17:52:55 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And filmed in front of a live studio audience. any laughter in that show is actually people laughing (except for select scenes and episodes that couldn't be for privacy issues or cliffhangers).
48fhrh4jf84 ยท 123 points ยท Posted at 18:10:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Big Bang Theory is also filmed in front of an audience. Reddit doesn't seem to understand the idea that a lot of people can find a show funny even when redditors don't like it.
krymz1n ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 18:25:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Shit is also way funnier in real life. Iโve never laughed so hard at standup as when I saw it live
nightauthor ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:45:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But they do also augment the laughter from the live audience, making it more intense at certain points.
Also: Interesting Podcast on laugh tracks.
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-laff-box/
TheRedCometCometh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:06:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You know, some people on reddit do like it, its really weird you amalgamating every person who visits this site into one consciousness
OramaBuffin ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:19:39 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
While you are right, Reddit in general does have massive circlejerks and when people refer to 'reddit' as an amalgamated entity it's these circlejerks they are complaining about.
a_pigger ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:11:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Imo, it doesn't matter if the laugh track is live or not. The live audiences were either told to or had to feel out when to do big laughs and small laughs anyway, making the two almost identical in outcome.
SteveAM1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:01:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Even live audiences are often supplemented with laugh tracks. People watching the tapings often have to sit through multiple takes of each scene. Something isnโt as funny when youโve seen in 10 times.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 17:09:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ehhhhhh if it's 1996 again then sure
CockatielsAndDreams ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 17:39:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Could I be wearing any more clothes
TaftyCat ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 17:59:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Chandler: Joey, what would you do if you were omnipotent?
Joey: Well gee... I'd probably kill myself I mean if little Joey isn't working what's the point of living?
Ross: Joey... OMnipotent. OMMM-nipotent.
Joey: Ross I am so sorry!
FieelChannel ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't get it tbh
momowallace ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:17:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Joey is kinda dumb and thinks Chandler is saying impotent. The other friend, Ross, corrects him, emphasizes the "Om" part, which Joey in turn thinks sounds like "I'm".
Basically he thinks Ross is saying "Joey, dude, I'M impotent", and Joey immediately apologizes for offending him.
Brown_Ninja15 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:12:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Impotent -> omnipotent
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:11:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Omnipotent -> impotent. If ""little Joey" is not working....
CanadaX21 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:20:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And Joey says heโs sorry because he thinks Ross is saying โIโm impotentโ when Ross is stressing the Ommm nipotent.
FieelChannel ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:20:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ooh, nice! The "nipotent" didn't make sense to me. Also I'm not a native english speaker.
The_mango55 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:17:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Joey think's he's talking about being impotent.
Then Joey thinks Ross is telling him "I'm Impotent" so Joey sympathizes.
tokillamockingbert ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Omnipotent and "I'm impotent" sound a like.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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Jarlinnn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:29:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
*Impotent
Koshindan ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 17:21:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:48:55 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I never got this oversaturated thing. I'm watching Seinfeld right now and the writing is still top notch, and miles ahead of other shows no matter how many artificial similarities they have in common.
Ishouldbepolite ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:19:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Seinfeld is still great. A little (lot) outdated, but still funnier then most current shows. Even those that have build upon the very foundations it created.
[deleted] ยท -17 points ยท Posted at 17:34:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
? Do you have a point you want to make?
RayquazaTheStoner ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 18:14:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
He's saying it's still funny but the genre has become oversaturated with copycat shows so people don't think it's funny anymore even though literally nothing has changed.
aidsmann ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:38:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think that's basically what he meant when saying "if it's 1996 again then sure"
Ganjisseur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:43:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Tooo late 20s white people?
_Face ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:27:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Am White person. Never thought it was funny.
Mizarrk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:27:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
it isn't
boomrektnub ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 17:45:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This one is better IMO
topdogg8990 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's my favorite one by far.
[deleted] ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 17:43:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wow i never realized how unfunny that show is
HOOPER_FULL_THROTTLE ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 18:00:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
How
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 18:06:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I had never seen a clip of it before
HOOPER_FULL_THROTTLE ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:12:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yea but how DIDNT you realize it
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:49:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The classic: https://youtu.be/dRM9ZQCtKp0
benmaks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:26:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Bazinga
stoopid_dummy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:23:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's pretty good. Now I wanna hear it with Seth Rogens laugh.
DontBeThatGuy09 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 17:48:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, still not worth watching
usingastupidiphone ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:58:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That got really obnoxious really quick
microwavepetcarrier ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:15:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's Ricky Gervais for you. Some of his work is really funny, but damn does he laugh loudly and inappropriately, even (and especially) at his own jokes.
suttermasta ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:14:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Letโs be clear Iโm laughing with Ricky, not at the show
Muh_Condishuns ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:10:15 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wacky Deli.
PM_UR_MACHINING ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:28:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I always prefer the one with the bird screaming into a cup
DarkestJediOfAllTime ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:20:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The only thing is that I am not laughing at anything the cast is saying. I am laughing at the ridiculously over the top laugh by Gervais.
Therefore, you could do this to a sitcom with a foreign language and I would have the same laugh response.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:36:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
its weird how Sheldon started to get swole in the later seasons
Madgick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:17:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I was going through comments just to make sure someone linked it
Set-Abominae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Someone should remake that with this guy laughing instead.
Pope_Beenadick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Somehow it still wasn't funny.
Trenonian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This made me realize how much I want a McElroy version.
EmperorBulbax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This was a hilarious video. It also reaffirmed that Iโm missing nothing by avoiding this show.
BrainPicker3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure this is where OP got the idea tbh
farahhhhh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:31:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Thatโs more than Iโve actually laughed at all other normal episodes of The Big Bang Theory, combined.
Abacae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:15 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I was kind of hoping a joke would occasionally just not land with this guy. Maybe the occasional sigh of meh.
Paint_expert ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ricky's laugh not annoys and amuses me everytime
NippleMilk97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:15:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wow
wezatron4000 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:02:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh... most annoying man ever
OxvFer0cdak ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 17:26:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That "I'll pay you" line was actually good.
iamveriesmart ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:37:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Nah
dryerlintcompelsyou ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:48:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I actually like The Big Bang Theory, AMA
AlpacaSean801 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:36:39 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
[insert joke about Big Bang theory not being funny, to please the reddit hive mind]
TooShiftyForYou ยท 1031 points ยท Posted at 15:30:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Sitcoms without laugh tracks suddenly just turn into serious arguments.
HideAndSeekChampion ยท 371 points ยท Posted at 17:38:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The show without a laugh track is weird. The unnatural pauses between the actor's lines is really strange. There's more silence than dialogue.
impy695 ยท 305 points ยท Posted at 17:52:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Thats because the whole show is paced with the laugh track in mind. When you remove a key part of any show it will probably be bad.
I'm not saying I like laugh tracks, but I've always found it disingenuous when someone links to a show with one removed and uses that to show how bad it is. This example isn't that bad though as it's less "see how bad it is" and more "how crazy is it that the entire mood changes". Kind of like that it's always sunny episode where they install hidden cameras in Charlies and Macs mothers home.
nonresponsive ยท 117 points ยท Posted at 17:58:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Completely agree. I always use the comparison of music. Like a montage without music would just be a set of disjointed clips put in sequence. It's just a disingenuous argument.
Frostyflames82 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:42 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or a song where you take out any instrumental parts and are just waiting in silence for 30 seconds then they start singing again
AlmostAnal ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:50:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Not necessarily. But the clips put together need to be done with greater intention so that the viewer definitely gets the message the director is attempting to get across.
JustAnOrdinaryGirl92 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:54:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
MASH had a laugh track forced on them by the studio. The people making the show didn't want one, but the studio insisted they have one because it was a sitcom, so they made a deal with the studio that they'd use the laugh track, but not in scenes set in the OR.
Even though they knew the show would have a laugh track the actors just said their lines normally without pausing to make space for the laugh track. That's why the MASH DVDs come with the option of turning off the laugh track. Cause it doesn't mess with the timing at all.
If you remove the laugh track and the show carries on as normal - it's an actual laugh track.
If you remove the laugh track and the actors are pausing between lines - it's been filmed in front of a live audience. And you'd get the same pauses if you were to remove the audience laughter from a stand up comedy show, stage play, etc.
KrinkleDoss ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 18:30:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's because there's actually an audience there laughing. They're not filming in silence in an abandoned sound stage. They're stopping so the people in the audience can laugh.
PM-ME-THEM-TITTIES ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:10 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yes and no. Not all sitcoms are recorded in front of a live studio audience.
KrinkleDoss ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:21:25 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
All modern multicamera sitcoms like BBT are filmed in front of a live studio audience. No modern sitcom has a real "laugh track" that inserts laughter where no one during the filming was laughing except How I Met Your Mother, which is kind of a weird one-off case.
Aside from HIMYM, multi-camera shows all have live audiences, single camera shows do not, and don't have laughs added later either. Reddit hates multi-camera shows because apparently the somewhat insane consensus around here is that the show is probably filmed in an empty warehouse in total silence with long weird pauses for no reason and the laughs are added later from a recording or something, and BBT is held up as the worst possible case of that. In fact every BBT episode is filmed in front of a live audience who inexplicably love the show and whose major fault, like all multi-camera live audiences, is that they won't shut up fast enough. The "Laugh" sign isn't to make people laugh, it's to tell them when to shut up so the take can go on.
HIMYM is the only show on modern tv that actually does what Reddit thinks all multi-camera shows do; they film it and then show it to an audience and record the laughs to play on tv, and Reddit loves it for some reason. BBT does not do what Reddit thinks it does, those are live laughs, but Reddit likes to pretend, I guess, or no one here has ever been to Hollywood or something. I mean, it's not like this is a secret. You can get tickets online to be in the audience for your favorite sitcom, tens of thousands of people have seen these things filmed. Still, this insane delusional counterfactual weird consensus persists. What can you do. Anyway, yes, if you hear laughter on a non-HIMYM sitcom on tv it was a live audience.
d3rian ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 18:19:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I agree to a point but the point is to highlight that the jokes on their own just aren't funny. Yeah it's exacerbated by ruining the pacing, but it's also a lot easier to laugh at something when people are already laughing. So it kinda tricks you into thinking it's funny.
It is really hard for a sitcom with a laugh track to be funny without the laugh track, but removing the laugh track does allow you to judge the joke on it's own merits too.
Ishouldbepolite ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 19:42:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Timing is everything in comedy. And removing a laugh track screws up timing something bad. So you can't really judge it until you remove part of the pauses of the pauses too. And you have to account for the fact that it will be a lot meaner sounding because a direct retort is a lot harsher then one after a small pause.
Rodentlove ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:22:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I find it odd that a lot of people are disgruntled by being "faked into laughing". For instance, I love the Office, but rarely laugh out loud. I find I only really laugh out loud when other people are watching/laughing with me. So shows with laugh tracks don't make it "funnier" for me, they just encourage me to laugh at the hilarity that's happening. So in a sense I do "realize" how funny a show is with a laugh track, but this just makes the show more funny and enjoyable for me. If anything, I wish the Office had a laugh track. I don't know why people think they're being duped when a show just makes it easier to laugh and find their jokes funny.
mama_tom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:01:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The same is true with some that 70s show. There's an ep. where FES has a dream about Kelso. And instead of comforting him, they ridicule him, and it's played as a joke, only because the audience laughs. If hat happened to me, I would be so pissed at my friends.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The Marx Bros would perform scenes live on the road before filming them in Hollywood just to get the timing down to pause for laughter.
in this scene they use a few inserts of groucho as a cutaway to buy more time so the audience can laugh without stepping on the next line of dialogue.
https://youtu.be/G_Sy6oiJbEk
JustAnOrdinaryGirl92 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 19:04:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's the actors waiting for the studio audience to stop laughing. Happens with anything filmed infront of a live audience.
If you remove the laugh track and there aren't any pauses then it's a proper laugh track put on afterwards.
RNZack ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:04:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's like they're all stoners forgetting what they are doing for a second
rayword45 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:15:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Advertising my own "work" here. HIMYM didn't use a studio audience so you can remove 90% of the soundtrack on 5.1 surround sound copies of the first 2 seasons. After that, they mixed the laughs into the dialogue for following seasons but this is a pretty interesting version and TBH I actually prefer it even with the awkward pauses, episodes like Game Night become a lot more somber and mean-spirited. That Shannon song is not nearly as funny as those dead people think.
asko271 ยท 392 points ยท Posted at 17:00:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Well they could maybe try actually being funny ?
Jenga_Police ยท 185 points ยท Posted at 17:37:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
but THAT'S HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
audience loses their shit
justsmokedabowl ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:11:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Now you're just being mean. Why not ask them to cure cancer?
ncnotebook ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:07:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, the show is still hilarious without the laugh track. It turns from laughter at stupid shit to laughter due to being relatable (dark humor).
SearchingForMyCDBook ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:35:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck Everybody loves Raymond was fucking hilarious what are you on about?
asko271 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:24:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Mom always said im not everybody sorry
SearchingForMyCDBook ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:26:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The name of the show was Everybody Loves Raymond ya dingus
asko271 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:27:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
LMAO dumb me
Edit: see, now that show made me laugh
GhostalMedia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:43:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wasnโt that show filmed in front of a live audience?
[deleted] ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 16:49:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Holy fucking hell, I think it makes it even funnier
FartIntoMyButt ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:25:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Peter Boyle was amazing. Romano and Heaton ainโt no slouches, either
soulxhawk ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 17:51:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I started re watching Roseanne to get ready for the reboot and i noticed so many instances where without laugher the show comes off as being about a husband and wife who constantly verbally abuse each other.
illaqueable ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 18:00:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's a dark comedy about a passive aggressive misogynist father and his passive aggressive misogynist son imposing their passive aggression on a woman who just wants a clear fire escape route
BridgetBardont ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:10:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That was amazing
MachReverb ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 17:50:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But adding a laugh track to a cheesy horror movie makes it unintentionally awesome.
zatchsmith ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:38:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
These edits bug me a bit. They shouldn't just mute the sound completely when the laugh track comes in but put in a room tone or something. It would be much less jarring.
Kody02 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:07:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Some, like MASH, just get really dark and solemn.
Duck_Avenger ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:11:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think my mom had the mash dvd that came with both the laughtrack audio and without. Without was so much better IMO
Kody02 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:27:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Oh for sure. The canned laughter feels tacky and careless in comparison to the show without it, and it's one of the few cases where a show actually feels more complete by taking things out of it.
I_ejaculate_arrows ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:50:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The IASIP episode about this phenomenon was one of my favorites
Lots42 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:52:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I couldn't make it thirty seconds in, this was too creepy
69SRDP69 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:52:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why is that mean lady yelling at that sweet old man
WalterPlinge_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:18:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is what made Natural Born Killers so good. Adding the laugh track to Rodney Dangerfield talking about incestual rape was so absurd but amazing.
purposelessbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Aah fuck my immediate reactions to the scene astonished me.
foetuskick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:01:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If it's everybody loves Raymond then losing the laugh track makes it really depressing and shows how terrible and abusive all the characters are.
radditor5 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, that's not without a laugh track. They just muted the audio between the actors lines. Totally different!
ruddiger22 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or psycopaths:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H6Ux3l75Rc
Steven2k7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:26:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's just awkward as fuck to watch now.
ncnotebook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But Liar Liar was awkward as hell, and I still think it's insanely funny.
viendla ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Everything is suddenly so strange lmao. Everyone staring at each other awkwardly in silence
tyguyflyguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:46:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Can you imagine the office WITH a laugh track? That would ruin it
HowTheyGetcha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'm reminded of musicless music videos.
https://youtu.be/5Jd9AmepgdM
https://youtu.be/yTZzfdDfsuQ
SirMattIX ยท 209 points ยท Posted at 15:23:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Try listening to The Late Show with headphones, his musician's laughs can be over powering.
OxvFer0cdak ยท 74 points ยท Posted at 17:29:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or that "ha haaaaa" guy on Kimmel.
thebountywarden ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 17:36:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Jimmy Carr?
JonWicksawaymoisture ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:25:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I seriously can't deal with his laugh. I get it's probably a nervous thing or he's one of those comedians who is really weird when not on the stage, but the Netflix special I watched it was every 10 seconds it felt, hup hup huhhhh
thebountywarden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:30:42 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It gets me every damn time
FeckinOath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:00 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ah ha ha haaaaa
ShadyMondegreen ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 18:27:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
One of the reasons I donโt really watch it anymore. I love Stephen Colbert, but Jon Batiste ruins all the jokes for me with his unnecessary exclamations. His piano playing however is fantastic, and I like the little things he plays while Stephen is speaking. I just think when he speaks it sounds like some they gave some drunk guy in the audience a microphone.
Gaffsgvdhdgdvh ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:09:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Keep listening heโll grow on you
SemperScrotus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:13:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wrong. He only gets more annoying over time with his ear-piercing shouts.
SemperScrotus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:13:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yes!! I wish they would just turn off his damn microphone!
Sceptile90 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:18:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Stephen: Says mildly funny joke
Jon: Wow. Wooooow.
SirMattIX ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:41:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Jon: A HA HA. HA... Ha....
treestump444 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 18:49:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
In almost every single episode of the Eric Andre show they have the same laugh track feautring a man screaming "YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!" at the top of his lungs. It's truly inspiring.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:24:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/bdw8h1h0aS4
YTubeInfoBot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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caperelizon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Gets me every time
Winter_wrath ยท 100 points ยท Posted at 16:32:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Here's my candidate for the laugh track https://youtu.be/Fkk9DI-8el4?t=26s
faiAre ยท 56 points ยท Posted at 16:53:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking died. Everytime I see that fucking clip I snap. What is wrong with me lol?
binkinc ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 18:10:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing at all!! I adore that laugh.. and it makes me laugh Everytime!!
ChipLady ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:22:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'd never seen this and it had me cracking up. Then I watched it with subtitles and it's less funny and more shameful.
smileypants707 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:33:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That host is dead, I'm dead. Good Lord that was funny
BackwoodsBetty ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:50:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I never get tired of this dude's laugh. Every time he laughs I have to laugh too. It's freakin hilarious
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 17:36:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You mean like Tidus's laugh?
1ncest_is_wincest ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:44:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That moment when nobody in the comments section have not seen the glory of Big Bang Tidus FeelsBadMan
[deleted] ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 15:53:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or filmed in front of a live studio ostrich
avenged24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Disappointed I had to scroll so far for this.
Astrobody ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:50:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I was reminded of this bit.
doomtrooper3 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 17:10:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I hereby nominate Rich Evans for sole laugh track member
tjrae1807 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:03:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Not a laugh track, but...
ilyasil2surgut ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:25:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They should record his laugh like a commentary track and sell it!
hellzbrinx ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 17:31:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Please make it Kevin from Dunder Mifflin's laugh
EverybodyhateschrisH ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 17:53:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't those called "reaction" vids on YouTube?
grittypitty ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 15:58:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Problem is everyoneโs sense of humor is different. With multiple people you would be guaranteed to get some laughs.
cm362084 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:47:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The laugh tracks are not recorded new for each show. Most of the laughing was recorded a long time ago. The producers just put the audio where there are jokes. So you could have the guy laugh whenever.
grittypitty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:45 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Good point. I was looking at it from the perspective of a live studio audience.
Spaghetti-Al-Dente ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 14:39:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think that would be even worse to be honest.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 14:39:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
r/CrazyIdeas instead, maybe?
MiningdiamondsVIII ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:34:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:47:46 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I posted it there and everyone accused me of being a filthy reposter
kevinoh45 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 17:50:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or if they were self-aware of the laugh track
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 17:51:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That would be hilarious to see the actors get absolutely terrified after hearing many voices suddenly laugh at them
WienerSchnitzelLove ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 17:52:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Gabriel Iglesias when he does that high pitches giggle. Thatโd be awesome
jakesoscar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:58:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or Nick Offerman's giggle
Permanenceisall ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:43:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Preferably Paul F Tompkinsโ laugh-wheeze
duermando ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:38:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Roosterteeth podcast is kinda like that. Someone says something funny and all you hear is the producer, Patrick, cracking up.
[deleted] ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 17:07:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I've never understood the hate for laugh tracks. I don't really notice them any more than background music. I do notice the lower quality jokes on a lot of network sitcoms, but I don't think I'd enjoy the shows I do like any less if they had laugh tracks.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:52:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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avenged24 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:03:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There is literal pauses in conversation to wait for the audience to quite down, I have a very hard time believing someone didn't notice that.
saltysnatch ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:05:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I only ever notice the laugh track if itโs used when I myself didnโt laugh at the โjokeโ.
Ol0O01100lO1O1O1 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 18:00:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's the cool thing to hate on. And yeah, if you intentionally focus on it then it's easy to let it drive you crazy, but if you just leave it in the background as intended it shouldn't be a big deal for most people.
linksteady ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:30:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure why you're being downvoted. You're right about reddit by and large not having individual thoughts.
nightauthor ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:54:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I dont think reddit's thoughts on laugh tracks changed the industry, I'm pretty sure the contempt for laugh tracks is much more widespread.
Interesting podcast on the rise and fall of laugh tracks: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-laff-box/
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:14:37 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think you are 100% wrong because your opinion differs with mine. Basically get off Reddit.
Edit: I was being sarcastic Iโm not actually that close minded
Ol0O01100lO1O1O1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:39:54 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It has nothing to do with opinions being right or wrong, it's a matter of being overly aware of something. It's like there might be a ticking clock in a room and you might go all day without noticing it, but if I point it out to you suddenly it will drive you insane.
Laugh tracks are one of those things that can be really aggravating when you're overly aware of them. All the talk about how horrible they are just reinforces the fact that a lot of people are paying attention to them now.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:43 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I was being sarcastic
Abacae ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I remember watching Home Improvement with my grandmother. After the show ended I turned to and said "I didn't laugh at all." Kind of a letdown, because I was thinking that that was SUPPOSED to be funny. It's a cheap trick, but I don't find it unwatchable. I've got Big Bang Theory on in the background after all. I don't laugh at it much, but I'll agree the jokes are sometimes funny.
billion_dollar_ideas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:50:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Has anyone ever even seen a comedy without one? I cant tell wtf is supposed to be funny in shows like how I met your mother. Maybe that show isn't a comedy and it's just stupid. It's just awkward silence half the time.
saltysnatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:01:26 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Does that show not have a laugh track? Iโve only watched it once or twice and I donโt remember.
Nykcul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:31:18 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It does.
saltysnatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:24:24 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
How do you watch it without the laugh track?
SLAK0TH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:35:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Recently I watched the IT crowd, which also has a laugh track, but it's way less obnoxious than for example The Big Bang Theory. You can notice that it's actually filmed in front of a live audience. Sometimes the audience even stays quiet when a joke is being made.
PFnewguy ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:38:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So is Big Bang Theory.
RallyX26 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:35:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Only if it's this guy
trailerparknoize ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:15:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But what if that guy was Seth Rogan?
cantpickusernames ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:53:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
IIRC Most laugh tracks that are used in sitcoms and what not are from the 20s or before so they're public domain. So when your listening to a laugh track you're listening to the laughter of the dead.
Commander_Caboose ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:11:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I nominate Rich Evans' laugh to be used for this purpose:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xA9eNoN_9k
Nevermore60 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:24:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
DAE heard of an obscure show called Big Bang Theory? I don't think this has ever been discussed on reddit before, but I don't think it is very funny. Wondering if any of you fine gents agree.
The_Purifier_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:21:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
How I met your mother laugh track drove me crazy. In the laugh track there is a woman with a distinct laugh who laughs just a couple seconds longer than anyone else. The fact that it's used every minute for every episode is a constant reminder it's a recording.
They said the they had a live audience in the very beginning of the series, then got rid of it. The rest of the show was filmed in front of an empty studio until the end.
somedudeinlosangeles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually a wrong leap in logic. If you hear a specific laugh for every show, more often than not it's the director, EP or showrunner or just someone who is always on set.
Furthermore, ALL sitcoms have live audiences. I can't remember one that I've worked on that did not.
The_Purifier_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:53:56 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I googled it again, and it does say himym filmed in an empty studio. And when I say the womans laugh was recognizable, what I meant to say was it was the exact same laugh everytime. No longer, no shorter.
somedudeinlosangeles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:26 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's too long ago for me to remember as that show did pass through our department but if it is the case and whatever you read is accurate that show is the exception not the norm.
As far as the woman's laugh goes maybe you are mistaken as far as how it sounded. When the laugh guy comes around, he's definitely NOT using the same laughs for every audience/ laugh cue.
DanKekington ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:46:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You mean like this?
sparklekittie ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:18:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The Seth Rogen laugh would be perfect for this.
Dobes24 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:56:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/dLzGaYwBiI0
Friends with Ricky Gervais laughing
Sodoheading ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 15:24:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I worked with a guy who would watch Dankey kong play videos on youtube. I never really understood why but that guys laugh was infectious.
boozygodofdeath ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:53:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or just remove the laugh tracks entirely
A_Dany ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:44:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But keep the gaps
etymologynerd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:11:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It would get normalized after a while. Perhaps they should interject one such laugh every once in a while, to really spice it up, but not all the time
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:38:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or a live ostrich
binkinc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:09:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
'Fail Army'They use the same 3 laugh tracks... And have a crowd of people laughing when there is obviously on the person get hurt and the person videotaping. This is how you drive a binkinc crazy!!
Biz2324 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fail army's greatest sin is classing toddlers falling over and crying as "fails". Cmon, my daughter does that 50 times a day. Its normal.
shadowcatamount ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:38:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
AHHAAA! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_Ot0k4XJc
Sonikburn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The guy in the crowd when David Cross recorded one of his standup albums. Skip ahead to 11:10.
https://youtu.be/_nH0qIPyn2Q
ftctkugffquoctngxxh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:22:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, many of the best shows of all time had โlaugh tracksโ, and keep in mind that for the most part the laugh tracks were the shows being filmed in front of live audiences(and yes BBT was a live audience too) Do you think SNL would have worked without the audiences? Seinfeld, Friends, Cheers, All in the Family, I Love Lucy, etc...
To just make a blanket statement that shows with audiences cannot be funny is ignorant to me. Some are and some arenโt.
thalos2688 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:23:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The podcast 99% Invisible had a great episode recently on the history of the laugh track:
Listen to 305- The Laff Box from 99% Invisible in Podcasts. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/99-invisible/id394775318?mt=2&i=1000410426316
RamseyHill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:37:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or for those who don't use iTunes, https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-laff-box/
thalos2688 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Oh good point thanks for fixing that
_wizardpenguin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:30:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It would sound vaguely like the Filthy Frank Show where there's the slightly muffled reaction of an unshown character.
LazyTesticle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:42:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Would be good if that person was jimmy carl
kione83 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:46:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There was a recent episode of 99% Invisible that was about the laugh box. You should take a listen
lil_nuggets ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:53:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It would be funny as a joke for one episode. But would get old fast as itโs not really that immersive. Where as if you get used to laugh tracks on regular shows, you barely realize it.
Crombucket ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:57:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I can see a Bojack Horseman episode where that happens and after every joke the characters just look at eachother awkwardly while that one dude's laugh is on
ShootsTowardsDucks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Thereโs always that one person in the movie theater that laughs when no one else does. Itโs fucking annoying.
tuffstuffs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:10:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You are correct in thinking it would be funny
derschmiddie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:27:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Queue Rich Evans https://youtu.be/yTEdf5VS3EA
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:32:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I nominate Rich Evans
ScoopManGeez ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:45:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Rich Evans
SpiderJax99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:50:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What if, along with laugh tracks, we also heard tracks for other emotions and actions. You can hear people crying during sad moments and screaming during scary parts. There's always one asshole on the phone during the quiet part.
unc3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact. All of the voices were recorded in early 1900s and all of them are already dead.
LevotharKingdom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Thats not true at all. They still have live show tapings where you can go and watch your favorite show being filmed and if you are in that audience you are expected to laugh at the jokes and they record the audio. Then they even out the audio and it just sounds like a general audience laughing a joke they probably had to sit through multiple times.
TheCicc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:02:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Idk, That 70s Show was pretty frickin great.
professor_dobedo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:08:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is basically Nigerian comedy. Always think that one guy sounds really baked.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:42:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think its been done, I recall seing one where its just big bang theory with the laugh track replaced by one guy forcing himself to laugh hysterically
Edit: found it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRM9ZQCtKp0
nsfwcontentacc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:44:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Feel Good Inc.
drawmlady88 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
use the Eric Andre tracks. YYAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
peanut_monkey_90 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
/r/contagiouslaughter
GrimSmileyFaces ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
On my 8th grade field trip we went to see infinity eat and one of my friend's dad would laugh so loud when a funny scene came up that the while theater laughed louder
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:04 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
When the emoji movie came out, I always wanted to go to the theater and laugh obnoxiously loud at every dumb joke
discontinue_use ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:34 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact: everyone on canned laughter is actually deceased now, so I guess your laughing with the dead.
NaBUru38 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:16:42 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If a show needs laugh tracks, then it wasn't funny in the first place.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:01:10 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But without them, how will you know when youโre supposed to laugh?
fadedhound ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:53:43 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You cheeky bastard
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:00:41 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Is this a reference to something? Iโve gotten a lot of comments saying this
playitagainzak_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:42:36 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Like Tidus's laugh from FFX?
Arrco6513 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:16:38 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. Laugh tracks annoy me. If your relying on a laugh track for your "jokes", they're most likely not funny. And why is there laughter after almost everything that's said? It's like the editor went, hm, we need to fill more time, cuz the episode's not long enough. Add more canned laughter between the lines.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:57:33 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But if there isnโt a laugh track, how do you know if the show is funny???
If there isnโt a laugh track then you donโt know when youโre supposed to laugh.
Iliketothrowawaymyac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:41:25 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh, especially shows that put a laugh track after almost EVERY sentence that is said in the show...The Big Bang Theory is a good example of it....cant watch the show because the "live audience" laugh track every 3 seconds to stuff that isn't even remotely funny is annoying.
Henderson72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:18 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Good. It's not just me. I can't stand overbearing laugh tracks. I can't watch those shows at all, no matter how good the writing or acting is.
donsterkay ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:42:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If I hear a laugh track I turn the show off. It is meant to waste your time.
Downbound92 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 17:19:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's a shame you can't watch many comedies from before 2003.
MyBoxofQuarters ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:09:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah seriously, I think itโs okay to avoid laugh track shows that come out now, but shows with laugh tracks from early 2000โs and before were products of their time, that was just the style back then. If the jokes are funny then itโs fine, the problem with many laugh track shows today is that the jokes arenโt even funny.
76iyufsd2r44 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
those shows were filmed infront of live audiences and the laughter is at least genuine whereas most are just filmed in regular studios now with laughter added afterwards making it seem less organic
nightauthor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Its been artificial for some shows as early as the 50s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh_track
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-laff-box/ (Great listen)
raspistoljeni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:50:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The Nanny โก
synyk_hiphop ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 16:56:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think they're fine if they're subtle. Like i didn't notice HIMYM had a laugh track until someone else pointed it out to me... after I had already watched the entire series
drock8 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 17:46:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
glass shattering
synyk_hiphop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
sniff sorry bro
drock8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:13:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's ok lol. I knew about it already, just saw a perfect opportunity for a joke from the show.
superscatman91 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:46:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That 70's show isn't subtle with its laugh track but I think I'm so ok with it because the show is actually funny and I end up laughing almost as much as the laugh track.
Ol0O01100lO1O1O1 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 17:58:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It has nothing to do with wasting time, and you're missing out on some of the greatest shows in history by avoiding all laugh track shows. Everybody's entitled to their own taste but I feel like it's just become cool to hate shows with laugh tracks. Just about anything can ruin a show if you focus on it too much.
I_was_serious ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:41:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I hate shows with actors. They're all so pretentious. :P
Accidental_Arnold ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:21:47 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I find the visual laugh cues on The Office to be just as bad (American version). Combined with the fact that 90% of the jokes are "can you believe that this guy's such an asshole?" then pan to minor character with deadpan expression and wait for the joke to land...makes it unbearable to me.
CrusaderKingstheNews ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:41:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Frasier is funny with or without. Sometimes their jokes just sound a little more rude without, but they're still funny.
PretendThisIsCleverr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:44:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What about laughter from a live studio audience?
nightauthor ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Often edited or 'sweetened' to make it more full and more likely to make you feel like stuff is funny.
There is definitely an art to it, and some shows do a good job, and others are absolute crap.
soulxhawk ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:42:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
When I was a kid I turned off many cartoons that had a laugh track. I was trying to watch Space Ghost once and couldn't understand most of what the characters were saying because a laugh track kept going off.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:12:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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nightauthor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Not really overdue, it's practically dead already.
Also, great listen: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-laff-box/
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:05:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This isn't a shower thought this is your personal opinion.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:45:13 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
...but an opinion can still be thought of in the shower
โOpinionโ and โShower thoughtโ are not mutually exclusive
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:07:05 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Shower thoughts should not be opinions is literally written word for word in the sticky on what is a shower thought.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:47 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Well Iโm sorry about that. I guess the mods felt differently. You could always report my post :)
heyacne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:48:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
...and creepier.
RaiderOfChests ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:42 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This made me think of Married With Children with one guy cat calling when Kelly Bundy entered the scene.
badassewok ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I would give anything for a Rich Evans laughtrack
nucumber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
just as long as that one guy laughing is not Brian.
mowheato ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:45:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Hue hue hue hue hue..
ktwebb2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Unless that guy laughing is Seth Rogan. Heโs good in small doses, but canโt carry a series!
The_Real_Stannis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure Big Time Rush didn't have a laugh track. It was my favourite show too
CarsGunsBeer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:52:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This one has my vote.
A_L_A_M_A_T ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
it would get old pretty quickly
roadkillv1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So just film the shows in front of Jimmy Kimmel?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:53:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
Wilhaim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I volunteer Drax
patrickk1734 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed looking at this ๐ Imagine if the one guy had a different laugh each time! And if the people delayed talking again because of the one guy laughing ๐
ChaChaSparkles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:00:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I just laughed thinking about this as a reality.
wezatron4000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:01:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
As long as it wasnโt Rocky Gervais.
SteampunkBorg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:02:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Funny shows with laughter included do exist though.
dringoversg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They really wouldn't. It'd maybe be funny for one episode. The first 10 minutes.
ChocPineapple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
i feel like this would get old quick, disagree
JimmyLegs50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
When Steve Martin hosted The Muppet Show, they didnโt use a laugh track. All you hear is the other muppeteers and crew laughing offscreen. Itโs pretty cool.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Jimmy Fallon is his own laugh track.
SpaceJoker13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Hey some shows with laugh tracks are actually hilarious. Like How I met your mother.
CHEESE_PORKROBOT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:10:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Like Meet the Fatheads?
Pocketpoolman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:14:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And if that one person was Homer Simpson
vansaroukhanian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
maybe... depends on who's laugh it is.
TheDarkLord003 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly, the best parts of shows like Parks and Rec, The Office, and Brooklyn Nine Nine is that there is no laugh tract. We can actually enjoy the jokes without that obnoxious HAHAHA every 5 seconds.
7eregrine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No. No it wouldn't. A shower thought you could have kept to yourself.
PooPooKazew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Wheres that video where you hear the guy scream "OH!" when something tragic happens on the show?
DMVBornDMVRaised ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Been a few quality, funny shows with laugh tracks. Including, of course, Seinfeld.
faissaloo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:24:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
/r/crazyideas
tacothecat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:25:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It would be like watching Jimmy Fallon
IleekSCox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I had the idea for fart tracks, where you remove the laughing, replace it with big, loud, farts and just straight up tell your audience what you think of them.
inthebuttwhat1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:29:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'm looking at you Bing bang theory
bigboy351 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Last show with a Laugh Track was Everybody Loves Raymond and that show was the tits.
Darkchylde89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Like this?
andpersant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I started laughing just thinking about this
UsmanSaleemS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And that guy be you!
jmgs000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:30:42 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao so fucking true
EatSleepGamez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Family guy had a sketch with this premise. It was absolutely amazing
reposthaterwithlove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This has got to be the funniest thing I have seen on reddit in a long time. Thank you kind sir.
goryIVXX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:32:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The Tom Green Show.
Pain-Causing-Samurai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:33:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There are edits of shows on YouTube with the laughtrack removed. Most end up looking and sounding like a David Lynch production.
1ncest_is_wincest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Big Bang Tidus https://youtu.be/9cyx6nWdFas
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:37:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I've always thought laugh tracks were mostly unnecessary. If you have to tell me your joke was funny, it probably wasn't.
EnlightenedApeMeat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I heard one guy laughing in my head and this I started laughing. Theory: proven.
fermionself ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I get that laugh tracks fell out of vogue. I never really understood the hate for them. They do wonders for actors with ok-to-poor comedic timing, which is most of them.
Karkava ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This trope is why I do not care about sitcoms.
ProfessorCon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:38:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I loathe laugh tracks.
2manypuppiez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:39:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Its dead people laughing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The radio station here has this. It sounds like I'm listening to a guy listening to the radio
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:40:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
!remind me 3 days. "Why Isn't this a thing?"
smokahontas619 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:41:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Once I hear the laugh track that's alll I can hear....I hate people telling me when to laugh
1ncest_is_wincest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That moment when nobody on this comments section knows about the Big Bang Tidus video FeelsBad
https://youtu.be/9cyx6nWdFas
dinkmoyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:39 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No, the Big Bang Theory would still suck
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:42 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No. That would be creepy
AstarteHilzarie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:45:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
My stepson laughs uproariousy, by himself, at the tiniest stupid thing. I assure you, it doesn't make anything funnier.
Mehryab ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:47:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
How about the dude in the train in the Mr Bean show?
TheMightyWoofer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:49:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or if they laughed when genuinely funny things happened.
neck_crow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:39 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Eric Andre show has some canned laughter with the exception of some guy screaming "YEAAAAAS!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ron Swanson giggling
iJoanx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No... Just no
lieinherfire ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fGi1VDcInF4
Best quality I could find
TheSuperDash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Geoff Ramsay perhaps?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:53:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Rich Evans
emailrob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:54:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Every audience has that one guy or girl who laughed WAY too much.
wellshitiguessnot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What if every time something that was supposed to be funny happened, everyone turns and stares at the camera for a solid fifteen seconds. Just waiting. Just waiting for you to laugh.
Fuckusernamesffs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:55:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I thought this said shoes are imagined people walking around with light up laugh track sketchers. Pree neato
willhal54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/DeepIntoYouTube/comments/6no1rr/man_mutes_the_big_bang_theory_laugh_track_and/?st=JHQM5QHL&sh=ed0b29b4
TheCitizen616 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:39 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I kinda had this experience. I worked background on a kid's sitcom a few years ago. (Something with kids producing their own news show at school?)
There was no studio audience for the kid actors to react to so the director had to laugh at all the jokes so they knew how long to pause for. He actually did an okay job making his laughs sound sincere (nowhere close to "laughing hysterically" though) but it really didn't help make the jokes any funnier.
Gatsby0001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:56:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yes!!! And then he could cough and sputter. They could switch it up too. Have him clap laugh, and then do the hiss laugh, and the snorting laugh. It would be great
Supbro246 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The look at this dude guy should be the laughing guy
AwesomeManatee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:15 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There was an episode of the Muppet Show that was built on this idea where there was only a few people sitting in the in-universe audience and the laugh track was replaced actually laughter from the crew. Here is a clip featuring Steve Martin from that episode
A different episode had A Swedish Chef sketch where the actual laughter from one of the crew members was left in and his voice overpowers the regular laugh track at about 35 seconds in.
AssFantastic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Just reading this title made me chuckle
charr44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:00:32 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Except Seinfeld. Seinfeld is funny
epiultra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I like shows that are so undeniably funny that you dont need a track, like โPsychโ and โThe Officeโ.
Rossosaurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:01:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Preferably with the laugh of angels
k20stitch_tv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Shows with laugh tracks arenโt that funny.
https://youtu.be/jKS3MGriZcs
mildrizzle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:02:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You mean like this?
https://youtu.be/1p4TkRnvNco
DrunkSpiderMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yeeeeeees!
SenorRico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Insert Seth Rogan's laugh. That would be a win for me right there.
Scrubtac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:05:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Probably not
FunkiDimonds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:06:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So Rich Evans?
SerRikard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:08:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed out loud just imagining this!
MysteriousWon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I believe this accurately demonstrates what you're talking about:
https://youtu.be/9cyx6nWdFas
AllNamesWereTakenOk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:09:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or just Jimmy Carr laughing hysterically.
Daiguren_Hyorinmaru_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:11:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Friends TV show was funny with laughter tracks though. Some people claim, there was an actual audience there who used to laugh and their voice recordings were added to the show.
ItsTonesOClock ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:12:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think it would be funny for an episode or two but you'd just get used to it
BryanTheBeeIsSilent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:14:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Especially if the one man was Rick Gervais.
xringdingx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:17:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Like the eYes guy?
radditor5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:18:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That guy: Albert Einstein
qwerty464 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:19:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's the entire reason this video is so funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj-6nJCQYdo
Eon324 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Just replace with Nick Offerman's laugh
candytrail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The only acceptable man for the job is Johnny Knoxville
Proof
Lilnoobfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Preferably Seth Rogen
IzarkKiaTarj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I present The Big Bang Theory with the audience's laughter replaced by Tidus's from The Laughing Scene.
millenniumxl-200 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
99% Invisible recently had a podcast on the subject.
Sebastivn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:21:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I thought this said showers with laugh tracks...
radditor5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What if it was realistic laugh track. Like when it's a bad joke, you hear groans.
stupidlatentnothing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:24:55 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You mean like this? https://youtu.be/QGvId8r7Jhs
DudeImMacGyver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:29:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Bonus points for the actors getting annoyed at waiting for the obnoxious laughter to stop.
crispus63 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Try to find some Kenny Everett, sometimes he did a routine and didn't edit out the sound of the cameraman laughing at things he genuinely found funny.
kordrah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:30:49 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or if there was an option to remove the laugh track...
TheRebelNM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs definitely an improvement, but laugh tracks will be the death of modern society
plebfromtheweb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I read/heard somewhere that the recording of the laughing backtrack was done some time ago, and the people who were laughing are in fact most likely all dead. I guess who's laughing now?
TheRedmanCometh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is just livestreams
BlurryEcho ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:34:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Bazinga.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Not a single Tidus-Big-Bang laugh track top post
IjlalRizvi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:35:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Siddhu Pajii ?
Radarker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:36:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I would love to see an option on Netflix for a variety of laugh tracks for shows like Frasier. With the ability for them to be selected in the same way you could choose a subtitles in a different language.
Gunners414 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:40:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Looking at you Ricky Gervais
imuniqueaf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:43:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://media.giphy.com/media/zUbV3MbqakK3e/200w.gif
Broken_Ranger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
it should be Chris Evans laughter
Epic21227 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I always liked how you could hear people yell "Go Al" on Married with Children
octongue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Big Chuck and Little John used this wonderfully.
https://youtu.be/XvdFPsG_T6g
fromNCyo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
A Stanley Hudson laugh track.
guywithanusername ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:47:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Flipagram roasts
MasterMegabite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Like Geoff's laugh?
xluto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It'd be just like /r/contagiouslaughter
Spearmintify ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:49:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
May I introduce you to a series called The Eric Andre Show
gokusotherson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:50:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And that one laughing guy should be the โSpanish laughing guyโ video/meme
drfunktronic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
r/contagiouslaughter
took_a_bath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There are many MANY podcasts that prove this theory incorrect.
Narradisall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:51:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Replace it with Mozartโs laugh from Amadeus.
HoodedHv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:52:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or the ostrich from family guy
StealieErrl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:54:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like it's more about the content
Thaxtonnn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone has that friend with the distinct contagious laugh. Where when they laugh it just makes you laugh.
Letโs have a nationwide contest of the most enjoyable, contagious laughs. The winner becomes the new laugh track guy. Like the movie trailer voice guy
microwavepetcarrier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What about 3 people laughing and wise cracking? ...or maybe one person and a couple robots? Now that would be funny.
Polarchill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:56:39 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They should do laugh tracks uniquely for each episode so they laugh when itโs actually funny
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I love the laugh track in the original Will & Grace, you can always hear the actors laughing in the background if they're off set. Especially Meghan Mullally.
PPCkid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Inappropriate laugh track videos -
https://youtu.be/iZjP_IoxCHU
https://youtu.be/8-QZASWVFHA
Agroabaddon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:59:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Simpsons did it.
Anders13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:00:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed just thinking about a guy hysterically laughing
ObsDeck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:01:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I can hear it now! Its also super creepy lol.
sethismename ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Sheldon: knock knock knock, Penny?
Audience: literally dying from laughter
TVBoss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Preferably Ricky Gervais. His laugh gets me every time
TeenAngstXOXO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:06:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/GynzyMV9hHk
The_Man_In_Blue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:10:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is how I remembered I Love Lucy.
Dezi Arnaz laughing in the background with the audience was so distinct, that's all I ever heard.
Yogymbro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:11:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Seinfeld had a laugh track. Was very funny.
eddiefuzzwah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Small coincidence
zephaone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/dLzGaYwBiI0 Ricky Gervais as the laughing track on Friends
mxzrxp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:12:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
actually no they would not, and would be even more annoying!
RuNeyZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only one that really gets bothered by the laughing tracks?
Roscuro7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So true
Michaeldee28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why not a woman /s
Ttompoon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I suggest M OMEGALUL E
Kaylavinn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:18:01 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Brilliant! It would need to be a guy with hat contagious laughter.
_Vedz182_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ricky Gervais laughing
bballguy1738 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:21:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There's actually Youtube videos about this! There's a guy Geoff Ramsey, he works for a company called Roosterteeth. His laugh is known for "curing cancer" in the community, and someone took audio of him laughing and put it into laugh tracks! It's amazing. Here is the link to one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knsjuGVQeGU
CaptainDinkles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:22:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
โSheldon can you pick up the mail this afternoon?โ
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WOW! AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Sound of wiping tears follows
PunxsutawnyFil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:25:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Whatโs the sound of wiping tears?
CaptainDinkles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Put your ear reeeeal close.
Wipes tears
the_drawer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:24:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If they could just replace it with Seth Rogan's laugh.
GerbilJibberJabber ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:26:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There's a lady in my hometown that goes to ALL of the school plays. She had this boisterous laugh that totally outshines anyone else's. BBBBWWOOOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOOOO! It's hard to perform whenever she laughs cuz that shit is hilarious.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:27:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
thats what i want on my shows
studioRaLu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It would be hilarious if it was a regular laugh track with one guy in the back corner laughing hysterically and then when theres a terrible joke, he's the only one laughing.
FrozenGummyBear1027 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What if that person is a wined out Patrick Stewart?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:28:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think we need to record Seth rogen laughing hysterically and use that
BlackOliveBurrito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Usually laugh tracks ruin the entire show.
The_Matt_Young ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:30:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Especially if that guy was Ron Funches
John_cCmndhd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:08 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the one or two people laughing at Michael Richards apology
HeatDropper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed because I'm baked and yes
VengarTheRedditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:33 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It should be Ben Brodeโs laughter.
DabbledFun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:32:35 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There was an episode of Big Bang Theory like this. Although there where other people there but you'd often here this one lady loosing her shit laughing hysterically.
More funny then the episode itself.
jossfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:33:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I swear this is stolen from a YouTube channel called Fact Fiend the Big Bang video when it mentions laugh tracks at the ens
theblindpainter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:34:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There's a really funny thing they did in Family Guy where Stewie and Brian made their own show and Stewie did the laugh track for it, pretty funny stuff. If you Google "Family Guy Cheeky Bastard" it's should give you something. I'd link the video but I'm on mobile, and also very, very lazy.
cosh13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:38:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Had this experience at the movies once, was hysterical.
skullmonster602 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed at this idea
ahavemeyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Laugh tracks are so hokey and tired now that I'd like to see a show use the laugh track as part of the comedy. Like the laugh tracks goes with a crowd laughing, and then one guy keeps laughing until the cast looks down at the bottom of the screen and tells him to shut up. Stuff like that might be funny.
kcahmadi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed while reading this
A_Dany ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:43:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, replace it with geoff Ramsey, taimou, and drax all laughing their asses off
Charnt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:44:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
what, like this?
FatThiccBoi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
ILLUMINATI
Stay right where you are!
hethestranger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:45:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Mr. Bean!! There was an episode where there was this one especially laughing guy that made the episode hilarious.
Demi_King ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
They'd be even better if there was no laugh track at all...or if it was just Ricky Gervais
jamestporter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Only if they use Yakov Smirnof https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SVvEwjP6S8
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Makes me think of Star Trek when Data is given the ability to laugh.
That's what I wanna see.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Laugh tracks mean the show isn't funny. If you are laughing because of perceived peer pressure, you are not finding the humor. Big Bang Theory is a good example of a show about smart people / for dumb people, that is not a bit entertaining nor funny.
saintsaints2321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I swear I think about this all the time i would want to be that one dudes best friend
watergo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Replace it with the sounds prisoners being tortured at Guatomomo Bay.
the7aco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:54:39 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And replace "awww" tracks with a screaming fangirl
TomTailaCodes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Friends is still the best show despite a laugh track
Doggo_of-the_stars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I want a comedy movie with a laugh track that gets more and more messed up until its a lovecraftian horror film with the laugh track still going.
ab2dii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
i laughed by just reading that !
thefoamhead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Then it would be a Japanese gameshow.
macaryl95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:58:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Seth Rogen's laugh should become either the standard canned laughter or the new Wilheln Scream.
gopacktennie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:59:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The only good laugh track was the classic Ricky Ricardo sea lion sounding laugh.
Kmill83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:00:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I can do this job
canadian_leprechaun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Here fixed it for you
YamsforCats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I want to see some video edits of this! xD
FearMe_Twiizted ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:27 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I could always come over and watch the show with you and do that for a small fee.
UncommonUmami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:05:58 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Like Minoru
kissekotten4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I have been to that show. Can confirm. The sound technigian, obviusly nowing things we dident almost died
6inchesofsnow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:06:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed reading this.
jons3657 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:09:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Laughtracks... I love being told when to laugh, itโs easier that way! claps hands and borks like a seal.
Steveodelux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:10:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be perfect for that job
Pizza_Tie_Guy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:12:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And he brought all of his turkeys
Mister_Pibbs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And each time it should be random out of a selected 100 unique laughs
Spacesider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:15:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You mean like this: https://youtu.be/dRM9ZQCtKp0
It's actually amazing
callmemacready ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
isn't the laugh track used in shows from like 50 plus years ago? I'm sure I read that somewhere and that the people you hear laughing are probably dead
DanialE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:16:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And pair it with some 4th wall bereaking kind of shit where the people in the show kinda has to awkwardly wait out until that one dude stops.
OneAttentionPlease ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Awkward silences would make it funnier too
FrancisJv ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And that guy always be this one.
ehfuckit6969 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I donโt believe Atlanta has a single laugh track added but it is definitely the greatest comedy show ever.
ganja_toker4201 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So basically as if stewie produced all shows?
Seabass_Says ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Nose snorts and all
kha1id ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
it would be better if they werenโt dead either
ShaZuDk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
In one of the first episodes of That 70's Show there is a laugh track with one guy laughing louder than everybody else and in a very special way. It takes your focus off the show but it's funny.
I tried to find a clip of it, but I can't.
GillbergsAdvocate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Only if it's Jimmy Carr
young_gam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or if they replaced every laugh track with Seth Rogen's abominable laughter
potentialslayer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Rich Evans from Red Letter Media.
steve_hofmeyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:24:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1p4TkRnvNco. Youโre welcome
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Someone made a video replacing Big Bang Theoryโs laugh track with Ricky Gervais laughing
Edit: https://youtu.be/1p4TkRnvNco
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:25:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Shows with laugh tracks would be actually funny if there were no laugh tracks.
TomatoFettuccini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:27:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Some shows, it just highlights how bad the humour is.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:28:15 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or a single live ostrich laughing
superfudge73 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:29:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And the man was Ricky Gervais
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xmeid67U_M
mhredcomet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:03 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/GTCFF4ErPSk http://rockosmodernlife.wikia.com/wiki/The_Fatheads
For Rocko's Modern Life fans... the "Meet the Fatheads" in universe cartoon was set too an individual laugh-track.
Oogutache ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:31:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my girlfriend have different interest in shows. But she watches what I watch because the sound of my laugh makes her laugh.
KoogLarousse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:37:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You mean like this: Friends, but Ricky Gervais laughs at the jokes
stephenAmyth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or they just cut the audio for one long awkward pause while you become the laugh track.
Cosimo_Zaretti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:42:50 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But not the family guy ostrich, cos that was painful.
ima420r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_Ot0k4XJc
godbotktt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
โHah! Got eemm!!โ
halfadozenhogs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Hahaha!!! This is awesome! I laughed SO hard at this!
starcrud ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:46:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
No there is a laugh track the actors do not laugh.
dethmaul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:55 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
lmfao i can imagine it! That is hilarious.
Squishyftw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/dLzGaYwBiI0 Prepare yourself
redcloudxxviii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I would love someone to place all incorrect audience responses to specific moments in films. E.g saying "awww" when someone is getting beaten to death.
ItsAroundYou ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ben Brode
bamboo-lemur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:54:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Peter Griffin
rosendito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Every laugh track should be replaced with DiNiro's maniacal movie theater laugh from Cape Fear
rosendito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/rm81LSKJC2k
ZerioBoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Laugh tracks are fucking stupid.
Madmagican- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:58:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Well then you just have the Steven Colbert effect where it's funny but also off-putting and weirdly timed
RighteousNeighbor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:53 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I got you fam
LorenzoStramboli ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Itd be funny if instead of a laugh track it was just audio of a croud screaming hysterically
Jagasaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:04:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Here ya go:
https://youtu.be/dLzGaYwBiI0
noobchee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
My wife and kids had that
MyTrueIdiotSelf990 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:25 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Judging from the fact that simply reading this showerthought made me laugh, you're probably right.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If there's a production company out there that wants to try this idea, they should definitely hit up this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy44s_de15Y
figurativesandwich ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:27:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Heres what that would look like for The Big Bang Theory, with the audience replaced with the mighty Rich Evans.
https://youtu.be/8QnEgjiVH60
Trax2oooK1ng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:29:00 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But what if he brought all his turkeys?
snef ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:30:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Big Bang Theory disproves your hypothesis.
PancakeSorceress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:44 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
By "actually funny", do you mean "kind of disturbing"?
hannahruthkins ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I find laugh tracks to be annoying and odd. Who decided to put the sound of fake disembodied laughter into a show?
Stevebertfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
is this saying every show with a laugh track is not funny? If so: fuck off new generation.
a_drive ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Big Bang Theory but the laugh track is replaced by Paul F. Tompkins.
skuhlke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You mean like thiiiis?
https://youtu.be/dRM9ZQCtKp0
ellusd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Night Court had a regular guy in the audience with a great laugh. I'm assuming a producer or something like that cause you could hear it pretty much every episode.
TheRealMoofoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I smell a budding showrunner!
draknarr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Part of the reason I loved โHorace and Peteโ is because there was no laugh track.
And many a time there were lines where, in a normal sitcom, youโd have instruction on how to feel (amused, upset, excited). But not here. If you watch it with friends, you find yourself thinking, โam I allowed to laugh here? Thatโs dark, but also ironically comical.โ
ThePsycopathYouKnow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ricky Gervais laughing hysterically to The Big Bang Theory
Kobedawg27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Don't we have the technology now to have the laugh track generated in real time by all the people watching the show (which filters out anything not registered as a laugh)? That would be amazing.
raptouliac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:49:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Best laugh track for this
LivinthatDream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or lady
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
equality
Itโs 2018 ๐ค๐ค
arachnidsgrasp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:57 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or a bird screamig into a cup
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What?
arachnidsgrasp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/aHW3kDeX52c
And the original
https://youtu.be/tRsfOGJ5lZg
CafeConLecheLover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:12 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Please tell me a track of said guy laughing hysterically exists
BryanBULLETHEAD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Just thinking about that made me laugh lol
crypto-anarchist86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:56 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I actually laughed imagining this.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:40 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So did a live studio audience
acouvis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. Shows with laugh tracks would still suck regardless.
larsdan2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Do shows still have laugh tracks? I thought that died in the early 2000s?
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:18 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Believe me I wish it did
QuinPal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Enjoy ! https://youtu.be/dRM9ZQCtKp0
CHERNO-B1LL ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Awesome Decoder Ring episode on the laugh track. One of their best.
Linked the 99 PI version as I couldn't get a simple link from slate.com.
saltysnatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Totally! The laugh tracks are just a large group of people that are hardly chuckling
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:12:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And then at the end of the episode they just applaud and they act all sad when something bad happens
Roxas928 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:52 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And he brought all his turkeys
2ND_Dinner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or a hispanic or black girl who said "stoooopid" as she laughed.
dougmantis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:41 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But only one person showed up... And he brought all his turkeys.
Idislikewinter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:02 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Like in Cape Fear?
Kingsfan91__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Jake the dogs repetitive laugh would be hilarious
guybrush54 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:36 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The Big Bang Theory with the laugh track replaced by Ricky Gervais https://youtu.be/1p4TkRnvNco
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If I had a
nickelpenny for every time someone linked to thisIโd have like 9 or 10 cents maybe idk
Edit: I forgot a nickel wasnโt worth one cent...
UniquelyWeird3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't that go against social proof as a psychological reason for laugh tracks?
Kialae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There's a video out there of a clip of The Big Bang Theory but instead of a studio audience it's Rich Evans from Red Letter Media laughing his signature laugh at every joke.
JohnathanTeatime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
you cheeky bastard
BootlegRatatouille ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:21 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Should be the ostrich from family guy
rainbowcanoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:55 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
thereโs a scene in friends, i think itโs the one with george stephanopolis, where you can hear one guy laugh reaaally loud and kind of obnoxiously. itโs when rachelโs friends enter the coffee shop. apparantly to that guy, itโs the funniest thing ever. and his laugh makes me laugh.
glumauig21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:07 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Eric Andre always reuses this one laugh track that has one guy starting his laugh with a loud โYYYEEAAAAH!โ Itโs so fucking hilarious
PicklePeeple ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Like this? 1:09 for people on mobile
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:24 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:16 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There should be a parody where the live studio audience laughs at literally everything, like where they laugh when a character just takes a single step.
dynawesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fun post, but most shows that are known to use laugh tracks like the big bang theory actually have a live audience, and when people don't laugh, they change the script.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:42 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If that were the case, BBT would actually be funny.
dynawesome ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Idk, but I visited the studio in December. And the people who watch it probably are the ones that think it's funny.
Cathlyn23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! Just watch any recent Shane Dawson video, his cameraman Andrew makes those already awesome videos even funnier with his hysterical laughter
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone post their favorite video of one guy laughing in the background
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You donโt know how many people have linked to Ricky Gervais on BBT, and the ostrich from family guy
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:09 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ricky Gervais is priceless. I laugh when he laughs. Itโs just the natural reaction
throwing_stitch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
For a couple episodes, then the gag would get stale
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:04 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
So, Ricky gervais then?
chewy01104 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:30 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm imagining Egoraptor sitting in the audience saying โHAHโ
thatguywiththemousta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:05 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u_MB2Vl9lU
reejimusprime ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:31 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Laugh tracks are dumb and interrupt the natural flow of dialogue. Completely ruin shows for me
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:49 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
But without the laugh track, how will you know if itโs funny or not?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:10 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
2 of my favourite shows, Malcolm in the Middle and The Simpsons, don't use laugh tracks and they're much funnier.
IceSmash1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:28 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Shows would be funny if they didn't have laugh tracks.
captain_intenso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:38 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone Loves Raymond wouldn't be a comedy without the laughtrack.
TheAmazingJD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:28 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
When I saw The Last Jedi, my theatre had this one dude hysterically laughing at anything even remotely funny. It was annoying for me, but for something like iCarly, it might add to the humor.
The way I see it: Absurd or unfunny joke + just one guy laughing in the background = chuckle evoked from me
uwlryoung ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:28 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There was actually a great episode on the podcast 99% invisible recently called โThe Laff Boxโ which is about tv shows with laugh tracks, and how they came about and also started to disappear. A long time ago, I really actually was like a musical instrument, that looked kind of like a typewriter, and laughs would come out.
The7Dark3Door8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:15 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/dLzGaYwBiI0 Evidence.
criminy_crimini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:53 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This is why I like to see movies with my dad. He makes things seem so much more hilarious with his cackle laugh
Ninjagoboi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:05 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's a big thing on YouTube
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:00:17 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
HEY GUYS IM (dumb name) AND ILL BE REACTING TO (some new popular video)
Ninjagoboi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:26:11 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/dRM9ZQCtKp0 I hate big bang theory, but you know
parsimoniously ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:53 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The thought of this made me laugh silly enough to make that track
Pelothora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:12 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I read showers..
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:58:46 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What?
Pelothora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:59:39 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I read showers with laugh tracks, instead of shows.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:11:11 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
๐จโโค๏ธโ๐โ๐จ
playitagainzak_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:39:00 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The only time I ever remember hearing the entire theater laughing in unison to the point of actually sounding like a laugh track, was during Toy Story 3 when Mr. Potato Head did the tortilla thing.
NEXT_VICTIM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:37:20 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Or even more creepy if it was the jigsaw doll laugh.
pontonpete ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:30 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Porky Pig covering "Blue Christmas." About halfway through, an audience member loses it.
TangoKilo421 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:47 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The one Klingon laughing his ass off here
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:45 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If only The Big Bang Theory just had Bert Kreisher laughing...
Ethario ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:23 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of the scene of Family Guy where Peter looks at Tom Hanks. https://youtu.be/KlcZ2zXvLgM
Mirewen15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:33:32 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I want the ostrich from Family Guy for my laugh track.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:56:37 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You donโt know how many people have said that in this comment section
Mirewen15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:08 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Haha good. Good.
No1_4Now ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:03:47 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That one guy better be Harbleu
fadedhound ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:46:42 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Family guy. Brian and Stewie start a tv show called cheeky bastard and the laugh track is just Stewie
thewileyone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:06:17 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Been rewatching early seasons of Friends and its pretty to cool to hear the audience laughter because you can pick out distinct and unique laughs and squeals each episode.
josamo8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:02 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's been done before. It's somewhere in top on /r/DeepIntoYoutube, but I'm too lazy to go get it.
Edit: I stopped by /r/DeepIntoYoutube, thought I might as well make an edit. Here you go.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:09:13 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Ok
NenisIsEdgy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:25 on May 30, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It's impossible to read this without hearing a laugh track inside.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:02:02 on May 30, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Hehehe
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:09 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:01:00 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why is this post suddenly gaining attention again?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:41 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:00:41 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And the old side. This post was popular a while ago
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:25:58 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:41:48 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why are you here so late?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:59 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:42:16 on June 8, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Money? Whatโs going on? Why am I suddenly getting a ton of comments on this post after itโs already run its course?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:13 on June 12, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:39 on June 12, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
WhT? Where did you find this post? Was it linked somewhere?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:13:37 on June 13, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:19:40 on June 13, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Whattt?????
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:25:16 on June 15, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Can you please explain to me why you are looking at this post NOW? I mean itโs been a while since I posted this and all of a sudden Iโm getting a ton of comments. Was this post linked somewhere?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:38:58 on June 19, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:14:43 on June 19, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Respond to my comment and answer my questions
wilof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:54 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly can't stand friends because of the laughing tracks. It's so condescending as if I don't understand humour. Just can't get into it and don't find it funny. I just seem to be the only person our of the people I know that feels this way
jonshado ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 17:54:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, IIRC, friends had a live studio audience.
creaturecatzz ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:18:45 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And the cast would use it as a tool to see what jokes worked best and stuff like that. Only time there wasn't an audience was during the spoilery scenes like the end of seasons with the big events like 'I take thee Rachel'
wilof ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
That's interesting didn't realise that
LipstickAndCaffeine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:06:26 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
My best friend actually refuses to watch friends with me because of the laugh track (which I honestly donโt get).
MaxAddams ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:06:38 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Allegedly, the outtakes of Judd Apatow's earlier works have this. Eventually he learned to move his director's chair farther away from the microphones and just watch from a monitor.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:48 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Haha
Aeon1508 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:40:28 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
What if the characters themselves just all laughed like that
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:46:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:52:13 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I love you
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:59 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:41 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
โZoinksโ
Pod607 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:48:51 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
A shame nobody mentioned It Crowd in "Good series with a laugh track"
Arrested Development does to iirc?
Tremongulous_Derf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
AD does not.
pks016 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:22 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
There is a podcast The laff box , which talks about history of laugh tracks. I think laugh tracks are funny and engaging when done right.
NabiscoBoy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:22:23 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Came here to comment this. They even explore the idea of a one-man-laughtrack when compiling the laughs together; there was always one laugh that would be slightly louder and trail a little longer which made the track so much funnier for some people. Great listen!
yugottabethatway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:19 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
For such a long time, I thought it was genuinely people laughing. Probably throughout some of high school, I thought this.
Somebodys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:46:37 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
The easy solution is to go back to filming in front of live studio audiences. At least the laughter level would be appropriate. I watch Cheers recently and I almost never noticed the studio laughter because of it.
fruityzooty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:44 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I canโt watch any show with a laugh track
DaBushesAdmin ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 17:29:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It lets me know when to laugh
Mrslyguy66 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:35:31 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact: laugh tracks were recorded so long ago that the people laughing in them are dead.
creaturecatzz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 18:23:10 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Another fun fact: though there are shows that do use tracks, most if not all the shows that people hate on for them are filmed in front of a live audience
TheCastro ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 18:27:34 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
And take after take. Gotta have those fake laughs
Neovoe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:24:20 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
If love it the voice of the laugh track was Ricky Gervais! He has the best most contagious laughter ever!
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:17:29 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Thomas ridgewell's 'meanwhile' series is relevant, though i can't remember which one. The fucking turkeys kill me every time.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:14:14 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why are people who dont like laugh tracks so fucking vocal about it?
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:54 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Iโm sorry
MercyfulFate777 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:14:11 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Very original idea ๐ definitely not a popular YouTube video or anything..
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:46:17 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I actually did not see the video at all until like 20 people linked to it
MY_CAPSLOCK_IS_BROKE ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:54:06 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
It would have to be Rich Evansโs laugh
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:56:46 on June 12, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:39 on June 12, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Hereโs a downvote /s
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:19:36 on June 13, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Huh?
thekyledavid ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:09:15 on June 18, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Specifically, Ricky Gervais
Mezurashii5 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 17:52:43 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Shows with laugh tracks are simply unfunny
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 18:42:46 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
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๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:45:40 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
This really was essential for this thread
longoverdue83 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:19:13 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Mr. Stark
I donโt feel so good.
HAHAHAHAHAH
What Iโm the only one that laughed during that scene?
Fuck you guys. t(-.-t)
TurdCrapily ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 18:04:17 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Why not just one gal laughing hysterically?
Why does it have to be a dude and why do you hate women?
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:48:20 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
You are being ironic right? Youโre joking?
iAmMattG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:05 on May 28, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Triggered liberal. Maybe get off the internet for a little while.
๐๏ธ sylvan_m ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:48:09 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
I think he was being ironic...
iAmMattG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:42:09 on May 29, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Look at their post history. Then tell me if thatโs how you still feel.