Fred Armisen talks about the spooky Halloween haunted-house sounds and more (airplanes, theaters, basketball) on his new '100 Sound Effects' album.

Is the laugh track finally being taken seriously? Critics have long viewed adding the taped sound of laughter to TV shows as an exercise in mind control and behavior modification. At best, TV viewers ...

Tapes of 'The Red Skelton show' audience provided much of the laughter on sitcoms for years. Credit: Earl Leaf / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to mark the ...