To hate that fake laughing in tv shows?

[WaitrosePigeon]

Got 'The Big Bang Theory' on in the background and every 5 seconds they play that fake laughing thing in the background.

It makes it totally unwatchable and it sounds fucking stupid.

AIBU or a grumpy arsehole?

It's not fake Waitrose, Big Bang Theory is filmed in front of a live audience.

really

Is friends the same? Surely it's pretty exhausting laughing every 30 seconds? it's still fucking annoying

Yes Friends is the same, they're both filmed in front of a live audience.

Bear in mind most of the scenes will be filmed a few times so the audience will be seeing the same thing repeated a few times, which might affect the 'quality of laughter' if that's a thing, and it has been edited, but it is real people laughing in the room.

Though when I was at school we did have someone come in and record a class of us laughing and cheering for such purposes, so it is sometimes edited in in other shows.

YABU for the reason that paperdoll states.

I went to watch Two Pints of Lager and Packet of Crisps being filmed a couple of times years ago, when filming in front of an audience they have a comedian come out first to warm you up and the cast will generally interact a bit with the audience whilst filming is going on, it creates quite an atmosphere which helps people feel relaxed/laugh more etc

I can't be doing with it either OP!