Laugh tracks, why so prevalent?

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Galaki on 20 October 2011

Why are laugh tracks so popular? I must be one of the few to find it quite annoying.

If I get the joke, I'll laugh. If I don't, you don't need to queue me to laugh. I still won't find it funny even if I have to laugh along.

You can't watch a comedy sitcom with tons of laugh tracks queuing you to go along with it.

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radishhead on 20 October 2011

If the comedy is good enough, I don't notice them

I didn't realise how many there were in the Big BangTheory until I started listening for them

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Metallicube on 20 October 2011

They're simply there to make the show seem funnier than it is, because most sitcoms simply aren't that funny, with the rare exception of Everybody loves Raymond and the occasional Seinfeld

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amp316 on 20 October 2011

I dislike the flashing applause signs at the live shows even more.

If it weren't for one of those, you'd be able to hear a mouse fart most any of Jay Leno's episodes.

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