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echo: barktopus
to: Don Hills
from: Robert Comer
date: 2004-05-05 10:54:42
subject: Re: Proud of your troops, Mark?

From: "Robert Comer" 

> That makes sense. But why do you need a laugh track for American programs
> with American jokes?

Same reason -- we're a pretty varied culture that doesn't laugh at all the
same things.

- Bob Comer


"Don Hills"  wrote in message
news:dAJmAtgaXK0b092yn{at}attglobal.net...
> In article ,
> Steve Ewing  wrote:
> >
> >But of course, for British jokes we need a laugh track so we
> >know it *was* a joke 
>
> That makes sense. But why do you need a laugh track for American programs
> with American jokes?
>
> --
> Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand

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