Apologies in advance if the following seems like a rant, but my silence on this important issue cannot last any longer! Laugh tracks must die!

Wikipedia defines laugh track as s a separate soundtrack invented by Charles Douglass, with the artificial sound of audience laughter, made to be inserted into TV comedy shows and sitcoms. Basically it's an annoying sound that lets you know when something funny just happened, because gosh, me just so stupid, me not know when laugh!

Laugh tracks might not be as noticeable today as they were when we were kids, since they were an integral part of every sitcom we grew up with. Nowadays, though, networks seem to be killing off the dreaded laugh track. Comedy programs, such as The Office, 30 Rock, and Entourage are some of the most popular comedy shows around, and there isn't a laugh track in sight. Why? Because they're funny! TV shows shouldn't have to tell people when they're being funny. Could you imagine how much more annoying my blog posts would be if I told you when to laugh? (HAHA) You'd probably want to ram your head into your computer monitor in order to forget what you just read! (HAHA). Unfortunately, however, some shows refuse to let the laugh track die out.

I decided to bring this topic up today, because I just watched an episode of Little Britain USA, an Americanized version of the hit British show Little Britain and I couldn't even make it to the end of the show. I was actually laughing at the jokes, too! But everytime I heard the laughter of a fake audience (probably dead by now), I cringed to the point that it outweighed any enjoyment I was having with the show in the first place.

So here's what you do. Boycott all shows that use a laugh track. This includeds CBS' costantly nominated (as well as constantly losing) for best comedy show, Two and a Half Men. We get it, there's a dork, a sex fiend and a wise-cracking kid. Instead, watch shows that have the stones to rely solely on the writing and not the souless gimmick that is the laugh track.