laugh track
noun
: recorded laughter that accompanies dialogue or action (as of a television program)
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One reason is that performers – particularly comedians – are expected to be expressive and over the top, or even hint to the audience that they’re supposed to chuckle, similar to a sitcom laugh track.
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Emilia Mickevicius, The Conversation, 22 Aug. 2025
Cox went on to say that the live audience loved watching the taping of the show so much, and that sometimes producers had to cut the laugh track early so the actors could continue on.
—Laney Crawley, People.com, 6 July 2025
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
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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Emilia Mickevicius, The Conversation, 22 Aug. 2025
Cox went on to say that the live audience loved watching the taping of the show so much, and that sometimes producers had to cut the laugh track early so the actors could continue on.
—Laney Crawley, People.com, 6 July 2025
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
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 30 Sep. 2025.
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