canned laughter
Example Sentences
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And then when I came to America, I saw a rerun with this canned laughter like “The Flintstones.”
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022
Kimmel has replaced his live audience with canned laughter that sparkles forth in all the right spots.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2021
The supplied courtroom chuckling, a sort of dramatic canned laughter that accompanies Madeline's courtroom quips only goes so far.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2019
"No one believes it, but with Porridge there's no canned laughter at all - what you hear is the real audience reaction. It's like being at the Young Vic."
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2016
Some extremely advanced paranoiacs can’t even watch television because they think the canned laughter is about them.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
