Comedian Dave Dugan in a promotional photograph for his current tour, “Victim of Circumstances.” Dugan is taking a break from the tour to perform with Dave “The King” Wilson during the Dueling Daves ...

When "Young Sheldon" first aired, the most jarring aspect was the lack of a laugh track. Its parent show, "The Big Bang ...

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There's a lot of things that can ruin an otherwise decent sitcom. A cheesy script or underwritten characters is one. Cringey, outdated jokes or overused, tired tropes is another. But when it comes to ...

Welcome to the “Joanie Loves Chachi” of the 21st century. Like that best-left-forgotten 1980s spinoff of “Happy Days,” the new CBS sitcom “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” plucks two young characters ...

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Charles Douglas invented the laugh track with the innocent intention of cuing the audience in case they failed to pick up a joke as intended. But before long, laugh tracks sneaked their way into ...

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