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[[File:Applause sign.jpeg|thumb|right| Praise be entertainment! Laugh track coincides with the applause request observed by studio audiences.]]
[[File:Applause sign.jpeg|thumb|right| Praise be entertainment! Laugh track coincides with the applause request observed by studio audiences.]]
A '''laugh track''', or "canned laughter", is pre-recorded laughter played in a repetitive manner to create the illusion in television comedy show that the viewer is part of the actual audience in a studio or performance hall. It is one of several effects that producers to produce this "live" ambience, like the "applause" sign shown at the right.
A '''laugh track''', or "canned laughter", is pre-recorded laughter played in a repetitive manner to create the illusion in television comedy show that the viewer is part of the actual audience in a studio or performance hall. It is one of several effects that producers use to produce this "live" ambience, like the "applause" sign shown at the right.
It became commonplace during the 60's and 70's, and was universally hated, derided, and ridiculed by the public. But the producers kept doing it anyway. One of the noteworthy shows to move beyond the laugh track was ''All in the Family'', produced by [[Norman Lear]] in 1971. The action was taped in a "live" performance in front of an invited studio audience, and the audience reaction was made part of the sound track. In later years the show retreated from the somewhat: The show was taped, the tape was shown to a studio audience, and their reaction became part of the sound track.
It became commonplace during the 60's and 70's, and was universally hated, derided, and ridiculed by the public. But the producers kept doing it anyway. One of the noteworthy shows to move beyond the laugh track was ''All in the Family'', produced by [[Norman Lear]] in 1971. The action was taped in a "live" performance in front of an invited studio audience, and the audience reaction was made part of the sound track. In later years the show retreated from the somewhat: The show was taped, the tape was shown to a studio audience, and their reaction became part of the sound track.