Critically reviled. Hopelessly dated. Forever near extinction. Yet in a TV landscape full of brutally realistic hits, sitcoms with background laughter are not only still popular, but have become cozily weird.
Good article and tbh I’ve always been neutral on the laugh track. I get that it’s not popular but it is part of an absurd genre that’s delightful for its absurdity
Good article and tbh I’ve always been neutral on the laugh track. I get that it’s not popular but it is part of an absurd genre that’s delightful for its absurdity