What is the point of laughtracks in any show?

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Personally, I stop laughing at jokes if the show laughs at them too. Annoying.
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Drake and Josh has laughtracks, but for some reason one of their movies didn't.

That shit was awkward.


 
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It's based on the idea that it's a lot easier to laugh when you're with company than if you're alone. Which is true.

But laugh tracks tend to fail when it comes to emulating the experience of watching with a live audience--especially when you become self-aware of the fact that they're laughing a little bit too hard when the jokes really aren't that funny.


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Everybody Loves Raymond would be nothing without it.


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I used to laugh into the TV during quiet moments as a kid because I thought it was recording everybody who was watching it at the time, and playing it back to all audience members.


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I used to laugh into the TV during quiet moments as a kid because I thought it was recording everybody who was watching it at the time, and playing it back to all audience members.
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Eh, they are just doing it to try to make you laugh more.


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Frankly a lot of shows need it, but I feel like it detracts from shows when its overused, or when the show is actually funny.


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They're used in shows that aren't actually funny.