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This isn't really new, right? Laugh tracks and live audiences have been used in radio/tv since the 50s for the same purpose.

• Lionsion 9y ago
  The point of a laugh track is to make the show itself appear funnier; the laugh track is in the background, invisible. I think what he's describing is different, more like focusing on the laugh track itself and ignoring the show.
  • mc32 9y ago
    Laugh tracks are there to do the laughing for you. That is you can just sit back and not even have to put in the energy to laugh. It does it for you.
    • Lionsion 8y ago
      I thought they were there to prime a laughing response, because people are more likely to laugh with others than alone.