A Look Back at TV Sitcoms' Much-Reviled Laugh Track
"If you didn't hit people over the head with it, and didn't abuse it, it really helped to enhance a show,” sitcom veteran Arnold Margolin recalls
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"If you didn't hit people over the head with it, and didn't abuse it, it really helped to enhance a show,” sitcom veteran Arnold Margolin recalls
Share: The social influencer-based marketing and media firm Clubhouse Media Group announced the addition of an industry expert Tuesday to serve on its advisory board. What Happened: Perry Simon will join Clubhouse Media Group Inc's (Pink: CMGR) advisory board, bringing years of experience in the media sector to the company. Simon is the former general manager of PBS and BBC Worldwide. Simon also held roles at Viacom Productions, now a segment of ViacomCBS Inc (NASDAQ: VIAC), and NBC, now a segment of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA). Simon has won multiple awards in the media sector,...
The pandemic triggered a major uptick in insurance claims related to hot tubs in the U.K., and by "major uptick" I mean they tripled. Apparently, everyone in the U.K. got a hot tub to while away the hours in isolation. Or maybe it was Brexit. Anyway, you had accidental damage like submerged cell phones, engagement rings ripping into tub linings, stuff like that. See, I always thought of hot tubs as bacteria breeding grounds, which would not make them ideal for a pandemic, but what do I know? People were actually stealing hot tubs from other people's gardens, so clearly I'm in ...
It looks like a $166 traffic ticket written against a Florida driver whose crash was caused by her trying to avoid a sofa that landed in the lane in front of her will be dismissed, meaning that the cops came to their senses, though the officer who wrote her up insists that he was right. He says that if you leave proper distance between you and the car in front of you, you'll have plenty of time to stop. That's not how freeway driving works, and if a piece of furniture flies off a flatbed, you ...
Perry Michael Simon is Vice President and Editor/News-Talk-Sports/Podcast for AllAccess.com and the former Program Director and Operations Manager at stations like KLSX and KLYY (Y107)/Los Angeles and WKXW (New Jersey 101.5)/Trenton. He's been on-air and written stuff for TV and websites and other stuff he doesn't remember all that well. He can also be found at Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and pmsimon.com, if you're so inclined. In addition, he's the former Editor-in-Chief at Nerdist.com and Director of Programming at the Nerdist Podcast Network. Industry Directory