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The Big Bang Theory - No Laugh Track 1 (Avoiding the Shamy)

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Cited on HN 3 times, 2013–2025, never outright recommended score 0

Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Mentioned critically, as evidence that the show's jokes are weak and lean on canned laughter.

A short parody that removes the laugh track from The Big Bang Theory to show how unfunny the scenes are without it.

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@dl8 Dec 2013 Pushes back

on HN thread Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system

The main thing I don't like about BBT is that it's generally not funny. Look how the show holds without its laugh track: [this video]

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@SV_BubbleTime Jun 2023 Pushes back

on HN thread The note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen

It doesn’t work. The pauses are built into the script. It’s worse, it’s far worse. It highlights that the scripts are usually pretty bad. Classic example of a completely unfunny basic show [this video]

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@netsharc Dec 2025 Pushes back

on HN thread Online Piracy Can Boost Box Office Revenue, Study Suggests

But American comedy movies are shit nowadays, it's just a bunch of comedians and Will Ferrell doing one-liners. Might as well add pause for laughter like the Big Bang Theory. [this video] As for drama, I'd like to watch Sentimental Value, but I imagine my eyes will be wet in many scenes, I'd rather do that at home than in a theater.

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