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Here in the Mamamia office, we’re pretty big Friends fans.
So, you can imagine why we found this video to be a little bit jarring.
Friends. Without the laugh track. Not funny and, dare we say, a little bit creepy:
Wait… so is Friends actually a funny TV show? Or have we just been conned by Hollywood’s canned laughter?
So many questions.
Did Friends with no laugh track freak you out, too?
Top Comments
This is why I love NBC comedies (30 Rock, Parks & Rec, Community, etc... and Episodes, as mentioned below!) - they don't need canned laughter to tell the audiences when to laugh as though, "oh, look, that was a joke, just in case you missed it!" If you're not sharp enough to understand the joke/reference, then bad luck. Also usually takes multiple viewings to pick up on them all!
I appreciate that sitcoms like Friends and Seinfeld were filmed in front of live audience like SNL is, but Two and a Half Men/Big Bang/How I Met Your Mother aren't. That's added laughter post-production.
Big Bang is filmed in front of a live audience, and it's not canned laughter. I went on a tour of Warner Brothers Studio and saw the set.
LURRVE Friends, always have always will. Funny with or without background laughter.
My brother and I do a lot of Friends anecdotal gestures or jokes(the fist-thing that Ross and Monica do)!