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
If it wasn’t canned laughter and there was a real audience, then they must have had a copy of the script.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2017
Family sitcoms have come a long way since the tame jokes, canned laughter, and corny messages of such ’80s and ’90s hits as Full House, Growing Pains, and Family Ties.
From Slate • Sep. 13, 2017
It was pretty quiet except for a sudden burst of canned laughter from the neighbor’s TV and the occasional buzzing from an annoying mosquito.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
