Chuck Klosterman’s essay, “ ‘Ha ha,’ he said. ‘Ha ha.’ ” is very entertaining, and it makes it ironic that he is discussing laugh tracks. According to Klosterman there is nothing stupider than laugh tracks. The shows that he mentions that have laugh tracks are some of my favorite shows, so that automatically made me assume that I do not mind laugh tracks at all. Klosterman is very cynical to the idea of laughter, he thinks that people are trying to tell you what to think, but I disagree. People say that laughing is the best medicine, and if the worst thing that’s happening is that I’m laughing along with the tv than that’s ok with me. I understand his view that shows without laugh tracks make us think for ourselves and make us decide what we think is funny. On the other hand I do not agree with his argument that normal people don’t have enough confidence to know what they think is funny.
It was interesting to read about his visit to Germany and how they only laugh when they think that something is truly funny, unlike us. I agree with his idea that in America we have three laughs: a real laugh, a fake laugh, and a “filler” laugh. While reading this I actually laughed because I know I use all of these on a daily basis.
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