Consideration of Laugh Track Insertion Point (L.I.P) in “Mixture of Reality and Fiction”

– Comparative Analysis of U.S.-China Sitcoms –

Abstract

A total of 10 highly representative sitcoms from the United States and China were selected, and questions were asked about how the laugh track insertion point (L.I.P) occurred due to the factor of “mixing reality and fiction’’, and what kind of expression between the American and Chinese sitcoms. Clarified if there was a difference. As a result, it was found that there were many points of occurrence of laugh tracks caused by the major category item “mixture of reality and fiction” in China with a significant difference. In terms of small classification items, the United States has a relatively higher ratio of “insertion of real things into topics,” “logic justifying strange obsessions,” and “serious discussion of fiction” compared to China. In China, the ratio of “exaggeration”, “becoming serious after being lied to”, “lieping and making mistakes”, “strange proposal”, and “successful operation” was shown to be relatively high.