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A history and analysis of the laugh track can be found on the web [http://www.tvparty.com/laugh.html here]. Cecil
Adams' syndicated column ''The Straight Dope'' also [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mlaughtrack.html covered the topic]. ''The Onion'' is very fond of [https://web.archive.org/web/20100221085002/http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/ha_ha_ha_i_can_t_believe_how mocking] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100221220846/http://www.theonion.com/content/node/31948 laugh] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100219121841/http://www.theonion.com/content/node/32398 tracks] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100219112624/http://www.theonion.com/content/node/35647 extensively].
The term "Laugh Track" is often misapplied to shows that are filmed and later screened to an audience, whose responses are then recorded. This is inappropriate, though, because in these cases the laughter was a genuine response to the humor in the show, and was not pre-recorded... although it's not unheard of for supplemental canned laughter to be inserted afterwards. Sometimes the term is even applied to the existence of a [[Studio Audience]]. In fact, [[Studio Audience]] sitcoms like ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' get the accusations of "Laugh Tracks" ''more'' than shows that actually use a '''Laugh Track''', because a '''Laugh Track''' tends to be quieter and less noticeable than real live audience laughter.
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=== Web Comics ===
* Calamities of Nature asks the question, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130523054335/http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=412 why do sitcoms still use laugh tracks?]
* [[Grrl Power]]: The grandmother of Tony and Olivia uses a tape recorder to turn her family life into a sitcom.
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