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February 17, 2014

Har-De-Har-Har

A review of the sitcom The Hank McCune Show in a 1950 issue of Variety described the first known use of a laugh track on TV:
“Although the show is lensed on film without a studio audience, there are chuckles and yucks dubbed in. Whether this induces a jovial mood in home viewers is still to be determined, but the practice may have unlimited possibilities if it’s spread to include canned peals of hilarity, thunderous ovations, and gasps of sympathy.” Wit, Whine, & Whimsy - Lapham’s Quarterly

Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 17, 2014 8:54 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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