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The first sitcom laugh track was recorded in a room full of nervous people pretending. Same vibe as office meetings.

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The laugh track was invented by Charles Douglass in the 1950s, using a machine nicknamed the laff box that played pre-recorded laughter. It was not recorded in a room of nervous people.

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