It's To Laugh! (zwee-wee-wee-wee) It's To Laugh!

I made mention over on Facebook that I had been experimenting with laugh tracks and that just for the fun of it, I would be adding some of those sort of enhancements to future Random Access Thoughts, Files and the myriad promotional announcements(such as PODCARD/QSL/TWITTER announcements) generated for playback on TWAUDIO and This Week in Amateur Radio.The subject is not only one of the eclectic aspects of audio post production, but certainly one of the most interesting. So herewith, a compact list of bookmarks on the history and current state of the laugh track.

http://www.tvparty.com/laugh.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh_track

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2218/why-do-sitcoms-have-laugh-tracks

http://www.andheresthekicker.com/ex_ben_glenn.php

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/26/arts/charles-douglass-93-inventor-of-laugh-track-for-tv-dies.html

http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=24803

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/10/four-old-gadgets-we-love-and-four-we-hate/