Will the Laugh Track Ever Come Back?

[thedamndest]

It seems like the modern television product has broken away from using canned laughter after every joke. To my knowledge, the only shows still in production that use a laugh track are shows that have always used it, the "traditional" comedy.

I like shows that don't have the laugh track. It allows for episodes outside of the normal range. Every series has that one episode where a character's mom dies. Those canned laughs always take away from the gravity of the situation. It also permits for more natural interactions; there is no waiting for two seconds for the audience laughter to subside while the characters putter around, blatantly stalling. The whole element just feels more high-end/better produced than shows with a laugh track.

I don't want to rule out completely that it will come back (or at least attempted) because everything comes back. I wouldn't be surprised if an entire movie used these reactions at some point.