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[–] reshp1 [S] ago 

It's not a laugh track, it's a live audience, but yeah, it can be a bit much sometimes.

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[–] jeegte12 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

both are equally irritating. it is always way too much. maybe you can tell me: why the fuck do people like laugh tracks? it makes absolutely no sense to me.

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[–] reshp1 [S] ago  (edited ago)

Laughter is a social thing, biologically speaking. You're much more likely to laugh when you're around other people, especially if they're laughing. A dead pan comedian especially can benefit from it. The thing that I hated about his audience was how over the top enthusiastic they were, they would regularly disrupt the timing of jokes, which is half the art to Colbert's act.

Edit: radiolab explains the social aspect of laughter: http://www.radiolab.org/story/91588-laughter/