Word: laughtrack
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...Seinfeld,” for that matter) has been the ability of Team Larry David to make numerous, seemingly unrelated (and insignificant) developments coalesce into a terrifically funny ending. Oh, that Davidian-Seinfeldian joy, when all the little details would rise into one enormous fugue of laughtrack-driven ecstasy as George collapsed to the floor in his undies or Kramer made a final exit. Not only were all of these developments funny on their own, but when they came together for a magnificent denouement, you appreciated them tenfold. After a very solid episode to begin the fifth season, I felt...
...some of the same ideas as Rock. But Rock made his his serious point with humor; Cosby made his serious point using seriousness. Comics who get all grave can be a drag. Nobody really wants to hear Seinfeld's take on Halliburton unless it's accompanied by a laughtrack. Also, Cosby's comments deriding non-standard English seemed particularly off-base. Without non-traditional language, we wouldn't have Public Enemy rapping "Don't Believe The Hype," Diana Ross singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," or Bob Marley declaring he had "So Much Things to Say." Without slang...
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