Favorite comedy without laugh track

[CriterionCollector]

This one's a little different. Maybe it hasn't been done before on this website, I don't know.

What is the best sitcom ever (in your opinion) that doesn't have a laugh track? There are eight options, including "Other". If you voted "Other", please tell me what you think is the best.

[xander]

Arrested Development better win this by a landslide. Best comedy of the past 15 years, hands down.

[Wally Q]

I voted for Modern Family because I can't find another show where I've laughed as consistently as I have with this show. It's smart, witty, and subtle. I love Arrested Development and The Office but I get more out of MF.

[IronWaffle]

Originally Posted by xander

Arrested Development better win this by a landslide. Best comedy of the past 15 years, hands down.

What he said. Or Breaking Bad (I like my humor black, no sugar, no cream).

[djgeneral]

It's hard to judge because some of these shows are still airing, some have ended, some are back from the dead, some have only aired a handful of episodes...

[Geode]

Originally Posted by CriterionCollector

This one's a little different. Maybe it hasn't been done before on this website, I don't know.

What is the best sitcom ever (in your opinion) that doesn't have a laugh track? There are eight options, including "Other". If you voted "Other", please tell me what you think is the best.

Once again I have a memory of decades of sitcoms. The first I recall were two in the late 60's. The Bill Cosby Show was brilliant, and Julia was very good as well. I voted "other" for "The Bill Cosby Show"....

[tigertron]

The Inbetweeners. (UK)

[540Blue]

I voted for Arrested Development but I also love Parks and Rec and Curb Your Enthusiasm

[Talyn]

Arrested Development with a write-in runner up of Sports Night Season 1.5 through Season 2 (they were phasing out the laugh track in Season 1, half way through it was gone...) I do enjoy Modern Family but it was AD for the win in this poll.

[Ill_Be_Back]

Definitely Community I think the US version of the Office has run it's course now...

[Blu Lemmy]

I watched the new Tim allen comedy the other day, lasted 3 mins before the laugh track annoyed the fudge out of me.

The middle and Modern family for me

[Mouse]

When you say "without laugh track" does that also include the shows filmed infront of a live audience? I don't really pay attention to what shows have them and which ones don't.

Anyway, think the only comedies I watch are The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother & The Inbetweeners (US). Oh wait and theres Animal Practice. Can't really say which one I prefer over the other.

[iam1bearcat]

Parks and Recreation.

end of the conversation

[hardtosayx]

Originally Posted by Mouse

When you say "without laugh track" does that also include the shows filmed infront of a live audience? I don't really pay attention to what shows have them and which ones don't.

Anyway, think the only comedies I watch are The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother & The Inbetweeners (US). Oh wait and theres Animal Practice. Can't really say which one I prefer over the other.

Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men have laugh tracks so that only leaves Animal Practice and The Inbetweeners.


I love Parks & Recreation and Modern Family so it's hard to decide between the two. They're both amazing and hilarious but I think I might like Parks a little more now.

[ckah28]

While I love Modern Family and Arrested Development, my favorite comedy of all time is Scrubs. So I selected "Other"

[CriterionCollector]

Originally Posted by Mouse

When you say "without laugh track" does that also include the shows filmed infront of a live audience? I don't really pay attention to what shows have them and which ones don't.

Anyway, think the only comedies I watch are The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother & The Inbetweeners (US). Oh wait and theres Animal Practice. Can't really say which one I prefer over the other.

They can't have canned laughter, and they can't have audience laughs either.

No laughing sound effect at all, whether it's fake or real.

[ArrestedDevelopment]

Originally Posted by xander

Arrested Development better win this by a landslide. Best comedy of the past 15 years, hands down.

Yep. Nothing else even comes close.

[iam1bearcat]

i laughed hilariously hard when i saw "The Mindy Project" on this list.

seriously? hasn't that show been on for a whole three weeks? and aside from it being crap (so far) who the F would pick that!

[silversnake]

Modern family or Curb your enthusiasm

[CriterionCollector]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

i laughed hilariously hard when i saw "The Mindy Project" on this list.

seriously? hasn't that show been on for a whole three weeks? and aside from it being crap (so far) who the F would pick that!

I'm sorry, I have to admit I wasn't really thinking about "Curb Your Enthusiasm", which I should have included.