What is another word for canned laughter?

Pronunciation: [kˈand lˈaftə] (IPA)

When it comes to canned laughter, there are numerous synonyms to choose from. Some people might refer to it as fake laughter, pre-recorded laughter or even laughing track. Another popular term is laugh track, which is often used in television shows to create comedic effect. Laugh machine is another phrase that can be used to describe canned laughter, along with artificial laughter, prerecorded chuckles, and recorded giggles. Some people might also use the term bogus laughter or simulated laughter, while others might opt for the more generic term of pre-recorded audience response. Whatever your preference, there are plenty of ways to describe canned laughter that accurately captures its essence.

What are the hypernyms for Canned laughter?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    Artificial laughter, Digitized laughter, Manufactured laughter, Pre-recorded laughter, Simulated laughter, Synthetic laughter.

Famous quotes with Canned laughter

  • I really hate sitcoms on television with canned laughter and stuff. What really makes me laugh is the real-life stuff. I've got a dry sense of humor.
    Katie Price
  • If you've spent any time trolling the blogosphere, you've probably noticed a peculiar literary trend: the pervasive habit of writers inexplicably placing exclamation points at the end of otherwise unremarkable sentences. Sort of like this! This is done to suggest an ironic detachment from the writing of an expository sentence! It's supposed to signify that the writer is self-aware! And this is idiotic. It's the saddest kind of failure. F. Scott Fitzgerald believed inserting exclamation points was the literary equivalent of an author laughing at his own jokes, but that's not the case in the modern age; now, the exclamation point signifies creative confusion. All it illustrates is that even the writer can't tell if what they're creating is supposed to be meaningful, frivolous, or cruel. It's an attempt to insert humor where none exists, on the off chance that a potential reader will only be pleased if they suspect they're being entertained. Of course, the reader really isn't sure, either. They just want to know when they're supposed to pretend that they're amused. All those extraneous exclamation points are like little splatters of canned laughter: They represent the “form of funny,” which is more easily understood (and more easily constructed) than authentic funniness.
    Chuck Klosterman

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