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Posted by jbmcb (A) on December 14, 2005 at 10:54:37

In Reply to: "Any decent actor should be good enough to hold a convincing conversation with a lamp post." LOL! posted by clarkjohnsen on December 14, 2005 at 10:28:32:

Yep, ideally everyone should be in the same room playing off each other, but a good director can get good performances from talented actors in less than ideal circumstances. Of course, this assumes they wouldn't allow less than talented actors in front of a camera :)

> Does the phrase "filmed before a live studio audience" strike a bell? Why do they go to the trouble?

Because the canned laugh tracks were becoming self-parodying, and as stand-up comedians got shows in the 70's they found it was easier to get them to play to a crowd instead of a camera. Sometimes a live audience is actually a bad thing, as the crowd gets restless through multiple takes; it depends on the actors, the material and the crowd.

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