# Sit Com laugh tracks.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-com-laugh-tracks/555115>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 26, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-com-laugh-tracks/555115 "2010-09-26T17:13:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-com-laugh-tracks/555115/21 "2010-09-27T19:37:26Z")

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No laugh tracks. From the man himself: [http://www.chucklorre.com/index-bbt.php?p=282](http://www.chucklorre.com/index-bbt.php?p=282)

But I do agree the laughter is overbearing sometimes. Luckily I can usually ignore it and appreciate the show.

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**Author:** ![smaje1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-com-laugh-tracks/555115/22 "2010-09-27T22:38:04Z")

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I’ve only seen one episode of BBT, but this clip of a scene with the laugh track (or audience laughter, whichever it is) removed sorta reinforces my opinion of the show - not funny and kinda creepy:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q\_iEY9pSHT0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_iEY9pSHT0)

_shudder_

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-com-laugh-tracks/555115/23 "2010-09-28T01:07:30Z")

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That is an unfair clip, because pauses are kept in where they are waiting for the laughter to subside, while in a single camera sitcom they edit it down tighter. Plus the subject matter of the clip is creepy in itself, which isn’t fair.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sit-com-laugh-tracks/555115/24 "2010-09-28T01:13:57Z")

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BBT is the type of show designed on a series of one liners. Without the laugh track, it would sound kind of weird. Its very important for BBT to fill in audience gaps, because a lot viewers may not get the jokes. That’s why simple repeated themes like the door knocking generate bigger laughs than Schrodinger’s cat gags.

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