A study has named The IT Crowd as the sitcom with the most laughs a minute. Online marketplace OnBuy.com surveyed 2,325 fans and asked them to name the top 10 funniest British sitcoms of all time. A ...

The title card for the new AMC series Kevin Can F**K Himself isn’t accompanied by a jaunty tune or a wild sound effect. When the title appears on the screen, it’s soundtracked by a smattering of ...

We’ve all been there ― you’re watching your favourite sitcom and hear a huge, gut-busting laugh that’s way too big for the joke it follows. If you’re wondering why that happens, you’re not alone.

Good sitcoms are ruined by ‘canned laughter’. It sounds false and forced, so why do producers use it? Don’t they realise that we know this laugh track has been shamelessly inserted by some faceless ...

We’re all familiar with American sitcoms that are packed full of laughter - Friends, Big Bang Theory and Will & Grace to name a few. These infectious laughs have a few aliases, known as laughing ...

Over the years situation comedies have fast become one of the most popular genres of television. When we say ‘sitcom’, we mean a show that is centred on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over ...

"Canned laughter". As is often emphasised by writers, producers, and directors, it doesn't really exist - at least, not in the UK, and certainly not in adult sitcoms (some children's shows have ...

ITV comedy Kate & Koji’s second season came back with a third instalment last night. However, viewers were annoyed just minutes into the show due to the laughter from the audience – which they thought ...

Watford head coach Nigel Pearson says the club have no plans to play fake crowd noise during matches after comparing its use to that of canned laughter in American comedy shows. Under Premier League ...