Laugh Track

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf television production technique
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs canned laughter
gptkbp:controversy audience manipulation
perceived as artificial
gptkbp:declineInUse 2000s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laugh Track
gptkbp:introducedIn 1950s
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Charles_Douglass
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:The_Big_Bang_Theory
gptkb:Friends
gptkb:I_Love_Lucy
gptkbp:purpose enhance comedic effect
simulate audience laughter
gptkbp:region gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:replacedBy live studio audience
single-camera sitcom format
gptkbp:technology digital samples
tape loop
gptkbp:usedIn radio comedies
television sitcoms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ivy's_Turn
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6