Comment on Comedy shows have laugh tracks cuz they aren't that funny
EndOfLine@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You aren’t necessarily wrong. Have you ever seen Friends without a laugh track?
There was a great take on one of these called “Everybody Hates Raymond”
It was the show Everybody Loves Ramon but the laugh track was completely replaced with boos and was frickin hilarious. I think it got removed from YouTube though cuz I haven’t been able to find it for years.
Holy shit, this is much better than the original!!! Damn, I should rewatch the series like this. Where can I find all of it without the laugh track?
The pauses are there because it’s not a “laugh track”, it’s a live audience. That’s not to say it’s 100% genuine laughter, but they’re pausing so the laughter doesn’t bury the dialogue.
Timing and pacing are inherently different when there’s a laugh track. You can’t just silence the laughter or cut the time range. In some cases, you have to rework the joke.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Friends without a laugh track is 1000% funnier.
Especially Ross…who becomes basically a serial killer vibe.
In The Big Bang Theory without the laugh track, Raj becomes just a huuuuuuge asshole.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 months ago
Oh man you weren’t kidding, at least drunk Raj becomes an unfunny asshole if nobody is laughing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKS3MGriZcs
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Here’s the scary part…I’ve never seen THAT clip. I only saw 3 others without laugh track that were much worse than that one in terms of how much of an ass he was.
volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 2 months ago
To be fair, with or without a laugh track, TBBT is depressing as fuck. I feel incredibly sorry for the faith of most characters.