laugh track

noun

a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.

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First recorded in 1960–65

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But the humor grows broader and more ridiculous, as though scripted for a laugh track.

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Executives thought the ‘Peanuts’ special with no laugh track, lo-fi animation and a Bible passage was too slow and too serious.

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A cartoon about a depressed kid seeking psychiatric advice with no laugh track, lo-fi animation and a Bible passage seemed destined to fail.

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With its distinctive slap bass and riotous laugh track, “Seinfeld” both captures a singular moment in 1990s Manhattan and transcends its era.

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She was also louder than the sirens wailing outside or the laugh track of her TV shows hooting and hollering day and night.

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