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Originally Posted by Howdy View Post
Ricky Gervais is an example of what I am referring to. He doesn't need a laugh track, telepromter, etc. He writes his own material. His original TV Series The Office...is laugh track free.
Yes, the acting in that was so dead-pan, regardless of how ridiculous the situation, and it was structured so that the viewer felt that s/he was in the office and part of the team. On both counts, a laugh track would have totally spoiled it.