laugh track

American  

noun

1. a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.

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Etymology

Origin of laugh track

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Woven throughout the show’s jokes and sight gags was a laugh track—a first in American television—to “sweeten” the material and cue viewers at home when something was funny.

From The Wall Street Journal

The final season of “Chef!” added a laugh track.

From Los Angeles Times

But the humor grows broader and more ridiculous, as though scripted for a laugh track.

From Los Angeles Times

Executives thought the ‘Peanuts’ special with no laugh track, lo-fi animation and a Bible passage was too slow and too serious.

From Los Angeles Times

A cartoon about a depressed kid seeking psychiatric advice with no laugh track, lo-fi animation and a Bible passage seemed destined to fail.

From Los Angeles Times