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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Horrible Virus of Canned Laughter. Reply #15 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:27pm UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 3:58pm: Someone gave me 11 seasons of Seinfeld for $10. So far, I have yet to find anything funny about the show. Complete egomaniac that Jerry Seinfeld. It is soooooooooooooo 1980s!
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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9971 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: Horrible Virus of Canned Laughter. Reply #17 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:43pm The only show where I really couldn't stand the canned laughter was in the MAS*H TV series. Fortunately, the producers had the good sense to omit the canned laughter from all the operating room scenes.
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Re: Horrible Virus of Canned Laughter.
Reply #18 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 6:59pm

Carl D wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:43pm:

The only show where I really couldn't stand the canned laughter was in the M*A*S*H TV series.

Fortunately, the producers

had the good sense to omit the canned laughter from all the operating room scenes

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A good decision.

Operations generally aren't very funny, and even less so in that context.

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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: Horrible Virus of Canned Laughter. Reply #19 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 7:01pm UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 3:58pm: Someone gave me 11 seasons of Seinfeld for $10. So far, I have yet to find anything funny about the show. Complete egomaniac that Jerry Seinfeld. Not even the big salad?
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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: Horrible Virus of Canned Laughter. Reply #20 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 7:02pm Neferti wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 4:27pm: UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 3:58pm: Someone gave me 11 seasons of Seinfeld for $10. So far, I have yet to find anything funny about the show. Complete egomaniac that Jerry Seinfeld. It is soooooooooooooo 1980s! 1990s
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Re: Horrible Virus of Canned Laughter.
Reply #21 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 7:38pm

Carl D wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 5:43pm:

The only show where I really couldn't stand the canned laughter was in the M*A*S*H TV series.

Fortunately, the producers had the good sense to omit the canned laughter from all the operating room scenes.

I trust you are aware the cast didn't want it, but the studio over-rode them...

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Reply #22 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 8:07pm

NorthOfNorth wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 7:01pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 3:58pm:

Someone gave me 11 seasons of Seinfeld for $10. So far, I have yet to find anything funny about the show. Complete egomaniac that Jerry Seinfeld.

Not even the big salad?

Or….That crazy dance Elaine did Grin

My daughter mimics her so well we pizz ourselves laughing!

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Reply #23 - Aug 4^th, 2021 at 8:10pm

Sophia wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 8:07pm:

NorthOfNorth wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 7:01pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 3:58pm:

Someone gave me 11 seasons of Seinfeld for $10. So far, I have yet to find anything funny about the show. Complete egomaniac that Jerry Seinfeld.

Not even the big salad?

Or….That crazy dance Elaine did Grin

My daughter mimics her so well we pizz ourselves laughing!

Ah yes! The thumb dance!

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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 31417 Gender:	Re: Horrible Virus of Canned Laughter. Reply #24 - Aug 5^th, 2021 at 5:37am Couldn't stand Seinfeld. Rather watch reruns of Porridge or Open All Hours
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Horrible Virus of Canned Laughter. Reply #25 - Aug 5^th, 2021 at 8:07am Gnads wrote on Aug 5^th, 2021 at 5:37am: Couldn't stand Seinfeld. Rather watch reruns of Porridge or Open All Hours So would I. At least they are actually funny - canned laughter or not.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25067 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Horrible Virus of Canned Laughter. Reply #26 - Aug 5^th, 2021 at 12:21pm As good as Julia Louis-Dreyfus is with her acting, she cannot save a show like Seinfeld.
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Reply #27 - Aug 5^th, 2021 at 12:42pm

Live audience comedy can have its drawbacks (at least for the actors), as Andy Kaufman proved on 'Taxi' playing Ladka.

In this clip Kaufman interrupts the script with an ad lib piece that infuriated the cast. Note their demeanour (particularly Jeff Conway whose moment was interrupted by Kaufman).

It's why comedians loved and hated Kaufman.

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Reply #28 - Aug 5^th, 2021 at 12:44pm

Kat wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2021 at 7:12pm:

Bobby. wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2021 at 6:22pm:

I find canned laughter annoying.
Some American shows have hysterical laughter every
15 seconds yet after 10 minutes of it I haven't laughed once.
It's so fake and used when the jokes are not even funny.

I'll second that, Bobby.

I feel exactly the same way.

If it's funny, I'll laugh.

If it's not, I won't.

But I strongly dislike what amounts to being
told to laugh and told when to laugh.

It's silly.

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Re: Horrible Virus of Canned Laughter.
Reply #29 - Aug 6^th, 2021 at 7:45pm

Gnads wrote on Aug 4^th, 2021 at 6:57am:

The only time canned laughter annoys me when

the show or comedian is just not funny

or the timing is out.

One of the earliest successes I can recall without a laugh track was Working Dog's "Frontline" - for the ABC - followed by "The Games"
They opened the way for "The Office" and "30 Rock"

Nowadays we have Peta Credlin, Andrew Bolt, Sharri Markson and Alan Jones - with occasional guest Craig Kelly appearing - on Sky TV's "Bat-sh!t Crazy Hours"

No laugh track
But hilarious fun and satire set in a fictional "newsroom"

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