tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306118697936367191.post1464074702980202713..comments2023-12-18T08:55:56.294-05:00Comments on A Much Deeper Level: The Muppet Show (U.K.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306118697936367191.post-24970433174314148212020-12-30T20:09:37.616-05:002020-12-30T20:09:37.616-05:00The Muppet Show may have been filmed in England bu...The Muppet Show may have been filmed in England but it was 100% American so sorry Brits, come up with your own. Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866713784557368387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306118697936367191.post-29570502302435824052020-12-30T20:09:36.843-05:002020-12-30T20:09:36.843-05:00The Muppet Show may have been filmed in England bu...The Muppet Show may have been filmed in England but it was 100% American so sorry Brits, come up with your own. Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866713784557368387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306118697936367191.post-26937745122117198032012-07-18T10:25:49.281-04:002012-07-18T10:25:49.281-04:00That's good to know. I really only noticed the...That's good to know. I really only noticed the laugh track issue during older British shows made around the time The Muppet Show aired. Things have improved with time, and American shows are definitely notorious for laugh track abuse as well. I've adjusted my description so that it's clear that not all comedies (British or American) fall into this category.John H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06374525219615183608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306118697936367191.post-49891206229562506802012-07-17T22:24:05.643-04:002012-07-17T22:24:05.643-04:00Laugh tracks are notably rarer in British than Ame...Laugh tracks are notably rarer in British than American comedy, in fact. <br />When turned up to 11 it's usually as a deliberate parody of how American shows are perceived in the UK. <br /><br />In the linked video - which is very interesting to see, by the way, thanks - it's definitely an intentional parody.TMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380944119153438285noreply@blogger.com