canned laughter
Example Sentences
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Robinson chuckles as canned laughter from the soundboard fills the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Leanne says kindly, earning a few gales of canned laughter.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025
Their Michael continually clicks over from reality into an imaginary TV show where saxophones and canned laughter take the sting out of his pain.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
"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
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
