[Not the STD.]
This is a bit of a misnomer, because not all of the laughs mentioned here are fake. In composing this list, I tried to think of what various host's laughs sounded like, and I couldn't come up with some of them. They may be secret chortlers, larfing under their breaths when bemusement overtakes them. I ended up with a very short list. From worst to first, and I will welcome corrections and nominations from the Confessor who may pay better attention than I do:
(4) Corby Davidsion. With the departure of T.C. Fleming, he will be at the bottom of any list, no matter how many other hosts or JV are included. His shrieking, choking, breathless yowl at even the slightest funny leaves listeners bewildered at his comedy standards.
(3) Craig Miller. This one isn't entirely fair. Sometimes, Craig is left as the only voice left in the studio to support Gordon's bits where George is also an actor. I have written in the past at the artfulness of his intelineated laughter to keep the bit going, which is why he is, among other reasons, the Fred Astaire of The Ticket. Also, Craig tends to be somewhat on the acidic and judgmental side, so it is hard to imagine him laughing voluntarily at lame stuff. He does it anyway, and he does it quite well, but not as well as:
(2) George Dunham. His laughter is less prominent than Craig's, but because he's skeptical of much of Gordon's humor to begin with, when it appears it is warmer and more sincere.
(1) Donovan Lewis. The hand's-down champ. His guffawing always sounds genuine. Makes me want to laugh along with him.
Honorable Mention: Julie Dobbs.
The discerning Confessor will notice an absence of candidates from BaD Radio, except HM for Julie. No particular reason for that. In fact, I'm listening to more BaD than I have in many years. It's just that when I think of their show and try to remember what a Bob/Dan/Jake's giggle sounds like, I draw a blank.
Well . . . no, no, I think I'm wrong about that. I'm having an aural memory of Dan sometimes cutting loose with what sounds like spontaneous hilarity. I think I might rank him in pretty close to a tie with George, high on the sincerity scale.
Let's not turn this into a Corby Sux thread, OK?
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