List of situation comedies without laugh tracks
In television, sitcoms GeneRally use laugh tracks. However, there are some examples of this kind of works that do not use them, for different reasons, such as not wanting to induce laughter.
The following list includes television sitcoms that do not use laugh tracks, regardless of whether they are artificial (also known as canned) or obtained from an audience that reacts to the show on set as it is recorded.
Year |
Title |
Distributor |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
2014―present |
100 Things to Do Before High School |
Nickelodeon |
|
2006―2013 |
30 Rock |
NBC |
|
2003―2006 |
Arrested Development |
Fox |
|
1993―1997 |
''Beavis and Butthead |
MTV |
Animated sitcom |
1969―1971 |
The Bill Cosby Show |
NBC |
|
2014―present |
Black-ish |
ABC |
|
2014―present |
Bojack Horseman |
Netflix |
Animated sitcom |
2013―present |
''Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
Fox |
|
2009―2015 |
Community |
NBC |
|
2000―2011 |
''Curb Your Enthusiasm |
HBO |
|
1991―1994 |
Dinosaurs |
ABC |
|
2004―2007 |
Drawn Together |
Comedy Central |
Animated sitcom |
2004―2011 |
Entourage |
HBO |
|
2011―present |
Episodes |
Showtime |
|
2015―present |
Fresh Off the Boat |
ABC |
|
1999―2003 |
Futurama |
Fox |
Animated sitcom |
2007 — 2010 |
Gavin & Stacey |
BBC Three |
|
2013―present |
''The Goldbergs |
ABC |
|
2015―2016 |
The Grinder |
Fox |
|
2011―2013 |
Happy Endings |
ABC |
|
2005―present |
''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
FX |
|
2000―2006 |
''Malcolm in the Middle |
Fox |
|
2009―present |
The Middle |
ABC |
|
2012―present |
The Mindy Project |
Fox |
|
2009―present |
Modern Family |
ABC |
|
2015—2016 |
The Muppets |
ABC |
|
2011―present |
New Girl |
Fox |
|
2005―2013 |
The Office |
NBC |
|
2009―2015 |
Parks and Recreation |
NBC |
|
2012―present |
People Just Do Nothing |
BBC |
|
2013―present |
Real Husbands of Hollywood |
BET |
|
2013―present |
Rick and Morty |
Adult Swim |
Animated sitcom |
1998―2000 |
The Royle Family |
BBC Two |
|
2001―2010 |
Scrubs |
NBC |
|
1998―2004 |
[...] and the City |
HBO |
|
1989―present |
The Simpsons |
Fox |
Animated sitcom |
1997―present |
''South Park |
Comedy Central |
Animated sitcom |
2015-present |
Superstore |
NBC |
|
2015―present |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt |
Netflix |
|-2012—2013 |
See also
- List of situation comedies
- List of situation comedies with LGBT characters
- List of sitcoms notable for negative reception