canned laughter
Example Sentences
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"All the footage was covered in Japanese graphics, it's got Japanese narration, canned laughter, sound effects, it's a cacophony of noise and graphics," she explains.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2024
Kimmel has replaced his live audience with canned laughter that sparkles forth in all the right spots.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2021
A test episode screened last week for reporters had no studio audience and no canned laughter.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2018
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
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
