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Laugh Tracks

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 – running time 05:27
The least funny show, even Internet Superstar, can be made hilarious with the addition of a laugh track.

An article http://www.urlesque.com/2008/06/25/fun-with-laugh-tracks-make-me-laugh-or-at-least-tell-me-whe/ recently published on the great site www.urlesque.com proves that any show, no matter how unfunny, can be made hilarious with the addition of a laugh track.

For example, the extremely gritty, critically praised HBO series The Wire http://www.hbo.com/thewire/, about the dramatic, life or death dance between drug dealers and cops in Baltimore, is not generally regarded as a very funny program. But add a laugh track, and that all changes:

The Wire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDIi0dzmvpE

Another topic that wouldn't tickle too many people's funny bone is statutory rape, like the sort an endless parade of guys attempt to commit in the hit NBC show, To Catch a Predator http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10912603/. But add a laugh track and some comic sound effect, and attempting to take advantage of an underage girl you met online is rendered hilarious! Watch:

To Catch a Predator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGNzDfelpR0

Finally, is there anything so unfunny as Fox News' www.foxnews.com Bill O'Reilly http://www.foxnews.com/oreilly/, I don't know what it is! But put him with his Fox colleague Neil Cavuto http://www.foxnews.com/yourworld/ and have O'Reilly go off on what he calls the "secular progressives," and comedy ensues. Let's take a look:

Bill O'Reilly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doD3a5UnCC4

Highlights
HBO's series ( 1:04 ) Judeo Christian heritage ( 4:01 ) Bill O'Reilly ( 3:29 ) fox news ( 3:28 )

Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )

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" We make mistakes. God no more Christmas."

" We're making judgments about behavior. Through all the -- Of that and that's the girl got up reporting is that the gathered. If you haven't nominated for an Internet superstar percent of the market that -- through backed -- that throw logic and we'll see you in my live studio audience."

" Okay. Okay. As."

" Yeah."

" today's little Internet superstar is sponsored by the eight. If you're looking for a great media center -- they can find all your digital media no matter where it lives in your home look no further. To learn more joint HP Microsoft can't Tekzilla Patrick Norton on the webinar on July 8. You can check it all out at the address shown on your screen."

" War."

" Yeah. -- welcome -- little Internet superstar the polite chuckle version of my uncontrollable ball evacuating got all the talk show."

" That airs every Wednesday. Right here."

" An invasion three. And real -- that we weren't seriously considering adding a laugh track to this show. Not only because the show isn't funny. But also because that might work to drown out the long awkward pauses between those frequent instances when I panic in Atlanta simply. And nothing else to say."

" I'm -- I've been doing -- Internet is any indication. Which you know is it."

" Recently published on the great site early last dot com -- it and you show -- how unfunny."

" Can be made hilarious with the addition. On the laugh track. For example."

" The extremely grainy critically praised HBO's series the wire about the dramatic life or death dance between drug dealers and -- in Baltimore. Is not generally regarded as a very funny program. But at a left track and it changes. Them."

" How will you -- shown him the pocket. Because this shop. The city. Here is consistent with assault of buffalo. -- would think they knew what when you bottle much of the public. Right thinking. That. This is to get beat a lesson yet. Point system. She's brilliant come to. Our notes. And you. Book and -- But -- this. When you end the war. An academic muscles and you know when -- adolescents you know -- escaped and put their --"

" Yeah. Yeah. Useless yeah."

" tickled to many people's funny bone is statutory. Like this orbit endless parade of guys attempt to commit. And hit NBC show to catch a predator. But at a lot track and some comics on the back. And attempting to take advantage of it underage girl you met online is rendered. -- areas lots. Yeah he's he says."

" Something about that line gets this man thinking that's when -- heard it before. So popular."

" Of course the way in my career even though I'm the only chance. -- ever being on TV again."

" Is the land -- starring role opposite Chris --"

" Even gonna -- funny as fox news's Bill O'Reilly yeah. But what ever way it is fox colleague miracle bode well. And have overriding -- on what he calls secular progressives. And comedy ensues. Let's take a look. The -- secular progressives think the country is flawed. Changes along the lines of what you -- you recognize the country's flawed ones right now on you want to help it and I'll never know right country."

" What are Judeo Christian heritage is flawed I don't."

" We make mistakes. God no more Christmas."

" We're making judgments about behavior. Through all the -- Of that and that's the girl got up reporting is that the gathered. If you haven't nominated for an Internet superstar percent of the market that -- through backed -- that throw logic and we'll see you in my live studio audience."

" Okay. Okay. As."

" Yeah."

" today's little Internet superstar is sponsored by the eight. If you're looking for a great media center -- they can find all your digital media no matter where it lives in your home look no further. To learn more joint HP Microsoft can't Tekzilla Patrick Norton on the webinar on July 8. You can check it all out at the address shown on your screen."