Who Killed The Laugh Track?

The death of comedy is no laughing matter - Go to https://surfshark.com/tomskafriends or use code TOMSKAFRIENDS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Join our Patreon to get early access and extra content   / tomskaandfriends   Co-writing, research and editing assistance by ‪@eddache‬ Edited by ‪@KaiPie‬ Ad edited by Cree (https://cree.place/) Graph graphics by Apothael (  / apothael  ) Logo graphics by Tyler Mann Additional narration by Charlie Belle (  / magician_belle  ) Special thanks to Paul Iverson ‪@PinkLaffs‬ / ‪@northridgewood5918‬ And Andrew Dawson (https://dawsonbros.com/) Merch (http://sharkrobot.com/asdfmovie) Twitter (  / thetomska  ) Tumblr (  / thetomska  ) Reddit (  / tomska  ) 0:00 Introduction 0:38 The Life of the Laugh Track 4:31 Surfshark Ad 6:45 Suspect #1: Charley Douglass and the Laff Box 11:56 Suspect #2: Creative Revolution 14:14 Suspect #3: Cringe Comedy 17:12 Suspect #4: Prestige Television 21:10 Suspect #5: Time 23:27 Suspect #6: Wokeness 25:55 Whodunit? 27:00 Sketch Comedy 32:35 Conclusion 34:41 Outroduction #comedy #videoessay