The laugh track. When used correctly, it can be effective, an element of the sitcom that adds to the experience, seen and heard on shows like Seinfeld or Mom. When it isn't used correctly, it's ...

There was the old way to shoot a sitcom and then there's the modern way. The old way was with multiple cameras shooting from fixed angles, usually before a live studio audience, an audience whose ...

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Fox’s Tuesday night laffers are dusting off an old sitcom custom in a bid to remind viewers that the genre still has legs. Both “Back to You” and “‘Til Death” have added a voiceover at the start of ...

So, laugh tracks are actually part of a process called ‘sweetening’ and have actually been used in television since as early as the 1940s. These tracks aren’t just laughter, they’re offering hollering ...

"Seinfeld" is one of the best sitcoms of all time, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. The absolute worst episodes of "Seinfeld" leave a bad taste in the viewer's mouth even decades later, and even ...

Charles Douglas invented the laugh track with the innocent intention of cuing the audience in case they failed to pick up a joke as intended. But before long, laugh tracks sneaked their way into ...