Through Hannah's experiment, there were definitely flaws, but had a good meaning behind it. The general flaws were that it's harder to tell which show is funnier with one having a laugh track and one without. Also, with it being two different shows, one can't completely see which show is funnier because of the different jokes. There are too many variables and moving parts. However, for the purpose of this class, she conducted it anyways to give a general understanding of how the experiment works, and how it relates to the real unbiased experiment she researched. In the experiment she conducted, it was more accurate with it being the same show and same episode having one with a laugh track and one without. This provided a more truthful experiment with reliable results. The results showed that the show with the laugh track was generally funnier and people enjoyed it more.
Why is it that people liked having the laugh track? One reason could possibly be the amount of silence the show allows in place of the laughter. The silence could result in awkwardness making the jokes seem less funny or not known that a joke was said in the first place. The laugh could also be in place too emphasize the "funniness" of the joke subconsciously reminding the viewer to laugh. From what it seems, the more people that are laughing, whether or not a laugh track is involved, the funnier the joke is meant to be.
The Zupancic article helps clarify what we understand about the topic in general during the shows involving the laugh track. We are able to understand that "Comedy always materializes and gives a body to what can otherwise appear as an unspeakable, infinite Mystery of the other scene." (Zupancic) There is always a two sided connection in comedy. One can see that in both shows Hannah specifically gave to us, bringing in two thoughts of argument being if the laugh track makes a show funnier or not.
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