Cube I think most of the effect is due to compressing the sound, i.e. making the laughs sound loud, even though they're at the same level as the monologue.
What he said wasn't funny, but the laughs make you think it was.
IrishWhiskey Out of all the comedian, Craig's is the one I'm sure usually has the worst actual laugh to volume ratios.
Which is exactly the way I want it. Leno is the only one that wants the tired tourist-trap audience to match the volume of speech.
Camonk Man, where IS Carson Daly in all of this? Shit. That guy's got hella opinions!