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A Brief History Of The Laugh Track " The Shame Of Sitcoms? Or The Sine Qua Non? by Artsjournal1

"TV and film star David Niven griped in 1955 that 'the laugh track is the greatest single affront to public intelligence I know of.' … But consider for a moment the unheralded achievements of the laugh track. It allowed directors to leave their live studio audiences behind and shoot scenes on location. It gave at-home […]

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 2:48pm on May 21, 2019 ☆ ⚑

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