Top Gear Under Fire AGAIN - Show Accused Of Using Canned Laughter After Jokes Flop. It’s been claimed that the canned laughter was employed by producers after a series of ‘awkward silences’ from the studio audience, who felt the gags just weren’t funny enough. A disgruntled guest in the studio told The Sun: “There were so many long, awkward silences. But when I watched the show back I just couldn’t believe how much laughter they had added in. “The episode made it sound as though we were in fits of hysterics throughout the recording but that is far from the truth. “After seeing Chris and Matt do hundreds of takes and spiel out horrendous jokes for four hours straight we were all bored out of our minds – not in stitches like they made it seem on Sunday’s show.” The paper also alleged that Radio 2 DJ Chris also begged the audience to laugh along as much as possible – even if things weren’t funny. According to a source, he told the studio: “If you find things vaguely funny or you think they were supposed to be funny please laugh - that would be great.” The show has been dogged by criticism over the past few months, with the latest episode failing to meet the 5M viewers target set by new host Chris Evans. However, the BBC has tried to defend the new format– with Alan Tyler, Acting Controller of Entertainment Commissioning saying: “Chris and Matt have successfully kicked off a whole new era in style and we are really looking forward to bringing our audiences even more thrills as the series continues.”
Top Gear Under Fire AGAIN - Show Accused Of Using Canned Laughter After Jokes Flop
Top Gear Under Fire AGAIN - Show Accused Of Using Canned Laughter After Jokes Flop. It’s been claimed that the canned laughter was employed by producers after a series of ‘awkward silences’ from the studio audience, who felt the gags just weren’t funny enough. A disgruntled guest in the studio told The Sun: “There were so many long, awkward silences. But when I watched the show back I just couldn’t believe how much laughter they had added in. “The episode made it sound as though we were in fits of hysterics throughout the recording but that is far from the truth. “After seeing Chris and Matt do hundreds of takes and spiel out horrendous jokes for four hours straight we were all bored out of our minds – not in stitches like they made it seem on Sunday’s show.” The paper also alleged that Radio 2 DJ Chris also begged the audience to laugh along as much as possible – even if things weren’t funny. According to a source, he told the studio: “If you find things vaguely funny or you think they were supposed to be funny please laugh - that would be great.” The show has been dogged by criticism over the past few months, with the latest episode failing to meet the 5M viewers target set by new host Chris Evans. However, the BBC has tried to defend the new format– with Alan Tyler, Acting Controller of Entertainment Commissioning saying: “Chris and Matt have successfully kicked off a whole new era in style and we are really looking forward to bringing our audiences even more thrills as the series continues.”