‘Last Man Standing’: He’s alone for a reason

Years ago, you used to hear about people who worked as professional laughers in Hollywood. They were paid by networks to sit in studio audiences and bust their guts guffawing, which would, in theory, cause the people around them to laugh louder.

I guess those people have all been downsized, because at several points during the lazily conceived and terribly executed Tim Allen sitcom "Last Man Standing" (premiering Tuesday night on ABC), one can distinctly hear a studio audience not laughing. It's entirely possible that a sound editor will come along and add some more laughs to the two episodes I've seen; otherwise there is an unsettling silence throughout, broken only by a muted chuckle or cough.

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Joshua Partlow 11 Oct, 2011


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