Turning off the laugh track is like the ultimate test to see if the show is actually funny or not

TBBT without a laugh track is the strangest and most depressing thing in the world. iCarly without a laugh track is watching a bunch of funny kids with slow reflexes.

Nah but the “I’m gonna juice that old prune” part is legit funny, you don’t even need the track for that part.

Is it just me or is this actually funnier without the laugh track?

my laughter is replacing the audience laughter

0:24 I love how different all their reactions are when Sam squeezes the donut. Carly just looks on with indifference Freddie looks extremely grossed out and uncomfortable And Gibby is perplexed at first, but then impressed and slightly amused.

Fun Fact: this is one of the very rare Dan Schneider scenes without a bare foot in it

The uncomfortable intense stares literally make this 120% funnier

its mostly that they actually show emotion unlike other sitcoms that just stand there awkwardly waiting for it to end

This is so much funnier without the synthetic audience telling me how to feel

I love how there is just an awkward silence after the joke. It’s way funnier.

Lol it’s even better to have them just stare at Sam in silence😂

This feels awkward

Im gonna juice that old prune 😡✊🍩

It’s easier to realize how many scenes are drawn out longer because of the laugh tracks.

I think sitcoms like these make the laugh tracks the punchline. If they’d actually added a punchline to the jokes they’d land way better. “Yesterday I caught him marking his territory… jokes on him.. I marked over it afterwards.” Or something to that effect. I’m not really a joke writer so I bet someone could come up with something more clever.

Imagine how different shows would be if they didn't time them to pause for laugh tracks or were extremely selective with what the track punctuated instead of repeating in one gag

The awkwardness and silence make these scenes so much better

i can literally hear it in my head

That last part was actually funny. Probably because of the actor's reaction.

Tbh if they didn't pause for the laugh track, the jokes would definitely still land. Hell, having sam saying "I'm going to juice that old prune" while crushing her food actually got a chuckle out of me.

I think they actually act out the gaps of silence cause Carly gave Gibby a nasty look when he said that awkward shit lmao

Tbh I laugh when Sam squeeze her food at the end lol

So odd how shows like iCarly and Victorious are hilarious with laugh tracks, while others like Ned’s Declassified and Big Time Rush are so funny to the point where they didn’t need any of them. And all four of them are Nickelodeon sitcoms.

So I’m currently outside at 5 am and the crickets I hear outside makes this 1000x better when the silence hits

What makes it funnier is the extra second our brains process what was just said majority of them being legitimately funny.

They thought that old lady stole Sam's laptop only to later found out the old lady was innocent. Definitely remember watching this iCarly episode.

Sam squeezing her donut plus the sounds produced feels straight out of a Tim & Eric sketch.

This shit funnier w/o laugh track 😂😂

Here’s the thing about turning off laugh tracks, the characters are always going to feel like they have slow reactions because they are literally waiting for the laughing to stop. If they had normal reaction times, it would still work.

Main character opens door: audience laughs

Without the laughing it actually makes me laugh a little more since the silence just makes it so good😂

The crazy thing is that I can still hear the laugh track even without the laugh track😳

It's funny in a different way when they have to pause mid conversation for the laugh track.

it feels like i’m there with them❤️

This actually worked pretty seamlessly. With or without the laughtrack.

Icarly without laugh track turns it from normal funny to a wtf moment funny.

The way she squeezed the doughnut always got me

The silence actually makes it feel more real and it's loki refreshing

No me genera conflicto. Esas pausas de silencios le agregan un toque distinto pero bonito.

I think Freddie’s face at the end does it for me

Okay, usually I think the laugh track makes it better, but THIS is the one that finally convinced me some scenes can do better without it 🤣😂 Sam's line and everyone's frightened stares got me lmao

We can still hear it

i really like how even without laugh tracks icarly manages to be funny

You know they are good actors when they supported all that dead time just standing there while the laughs were playing for years

The awkard silence scared me😂

I can still hear the laughter in my brain it’s crazy

We need MORE

The awkward silences make it funnier

😂 the end

Marandas eyes brows be taking lessons from the Rock

I love it with out the laugh track

It's just like normal conversations

Makes it so much more aggressive 😂😂😬

0:23 “I’m gonna juice that old prune” ASMR at its finest

This cracked me up. The quiet awkwardness makes it weird and funny

The only problem is the editing. They edit these shows specifically to linger on the laugh track and use it as a transition. If the edits were quicker it wouldn't have the awkward lingering effect.

The silence is so loud

I weirdly hear it in my head

Freddy looks like he’s having a stroke while turning on the webcam

I don’t why but i can still hear the track

Icarly without the laugh track is just. Icarly without the I. just depressing

I feel nothing, anymore.

I love this meme

I could predict where the laugh track came in

I can still hear the laugh track

Watching the old lady in silence cracked me upppp

My dead silence matched the dead silence front the laugh track being removed

Finally, an iCarly scene without the laugh track that's still funny and not awkward

No laugh track equals violence

This is like a horror movie haha

Well... that was... something

If it was filmed like the office or something on like that, i think it could work

The new pauses actually feel pretty natural.

Hey I still hear a laugh track. It’s just me laughing.

The shows still funny as hell, just so many awkward pauses now

I want to see every show again without a laugh track

"hang on, I'm turning on the laptops camera right now" BAHAHAAHAHLMFAOROFLOLLOLOL

way better show now

This is actually better

dpm`t know man, feels like watching any random teenagers talking to each other ... that`s all

The silence is funny

I can still kinda hear it

It’s only weird cause it was made to fit the laugh track. If it wasn’t a sitcom, they’d have different deliveries and less breaks in between jokes.

I know that having it did

See how the jokes have time to simmer, and how the jokes flow more seamless with the dialogue? It feels like brooklyn nine nine, or parks and rec without a laugh track.

The donut squeezing was very uncomfortable

_Hi it’s cool_

ngl this was way funnier

Oh god..I don't know when I'm supposed to laugh

I just realized Heirophant Green was on ICarly.

They filmed the show this way

I just realized Freddie looks like a pint sized Taylor Lautner.

Without the laughtrack it feels like a freaking arg it's kind of scary

Nah bro she made gibby seem mega awkward

Okay the ending was funny, look at Freddy’s face lol

when it's supposed to be mac but it has windows xp symbols on the top of the window

iCarly if it was really filmed in front of a live studio audience

when will they put the rest of the seasons on netflix

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