Laugh Tracks: Do Sitcoms Really Need Them?
When it isn’t used correctly, it’s grating and distracting, like inCall Me Kator2 Broke Girls. The question, then, is this: do we evenneedthe laugh track? On the surface it’s a pretty easy question. Image by Jefferson Chacon So no, we do not. The use of the laugh track spread quickly, and just as quickly became controversial. The single-camera technique, on the other hand, is more like the filming of a movie....