laugh track
noun
: recorded laughter that accompanies dialogue or action (as of a television program)
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From bodily function issues and kid shenanigans to videos of terrible tattoos and people looking to fornicate with anything that has a pulse, fans serve as their own laugh track.
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Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
In other words, a studio audience which provides a laugh track makes the show funnier as it’s being filmed.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Modern sitcom-adjacent shows like The Good Place ditched laugh tracks.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In fact, Running Point fuses Balls and Ted Lasso but with less angsty and more laugh tracks.
—Melanie Curry, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
In other words, a studio audience which provides a laugh track makes the show funnier as it’s being filmed.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Modern sitcom-adjacent shows like The Good Place ditched laugh tracks.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In fact, Running Point fuses Balls and Ted Lasso but with less angsty and more laugh tracks.
—Melanie Curry, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for laugh track
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“Laugh track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20track. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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