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The Comedy Café: 27/08/2010

27/08/2010

BBC Radio Scotland - The Comedy Café, 27/08/2010

How did the whole business of the laugh track get going?

How did the whole business of the laugh track get going? Janice talks to an acknowledged expert on canned laughter, television historian Ben Glenn.

Think of American sitcoms of the sixties like The Munsters or Bewitched and it's hard not to think also of their use of the laugh track. But how did the whole business of the laugh track get going? On Friday's Comedy Cafe, Janice will be talking to the acknowledged expert on canned laughter, television historian Ben Glenn..

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