# Out of Context Laugh Tracks Brutal Out-of-Context TV Editing By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2008-09-25 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laugh-track-bloopers References: [urlesque](http://www.urlesque.com/2008/06/25/fun-with-laugh-tracks-make-me-laugh-or-at-least-tell-me-whe/) The canned laughter phenomenon hit its lowest point during the '90s, when laugh tracks--and the ensuing laugh track bloopers--were de rigueur in television. Adding any type of dubbed sound during the production process is always potentially perilous, and these subverted television clips prove it. Naturally, these laugh track bloopers didn't go on air in this edited form, but watch how plausible they all are. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Canned Laughter:** Opportunity to develop new technologies that generate organic laughter in TV shows to replace canned laughter. - **TV Editing:** Potential for innovative video editing software that accurately removes laugh tracks from TV shows and movies. - **Sound Dubbing:** Disruption opportunity to create advanced sound dubbing techniques that seamlessly integrate with TV production to avoid audio inconsistencies. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Television:** Television industry can explore new ways to enhance viewer experience by eliminating canned laughter through technological advancements. - **Entertainment:** Opportunity for the entertainment industry to embrace innovative editing techniques that enhance the authenticity of TV shows and movies without relying on laugh tracks. - **Software Development:** Software developers can tap into the demand for advanced video editing tools that eliminate or replace laugh tracks in media production. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Dad Jokes Party Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laughing-at-dad-jokes.md) - [Sweat-Themed Comedy Specials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/live-comedy-special.md) - [Social-First Snack Comedies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pretzelized.md) - [Comedic Christmas Parodies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reinfell-ad.md) - [Simple Joke Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dad-jokes1.md) - [Comprehensive Humor-Based Toolkits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humor-based-toolkits.md) - [Dad Joke Candy Hotlines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laffy-taffy-laff-line.md) - [Coffee-Themed April Fool's News](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eight-oclock-coffee.md) - [Nostalgic Long-Form Infomercials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mint-mobile-mintfomercial.md)