Trending today: Victor and Aaron discuss TV comedies, inspired by an article that takes a deep dive into the history of laugh tracks – and how frequently they’re used today. (TV people and even scholars often say laugh tracks make viewers more likely to laugh along – so why have we never had laugh tracks on movies?) Also, we debate which shows count as ‘comedies,’ not always an easy thing to define.
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