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Top Gear audience member claims canned laughter used to cover 'long, awkward silences' | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
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Top Gear opens with lowest audience in a decade as first episode with Chris Evans branded 'boring' by fans
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BBC hit back at claims Top Gear was given 'canned laughter boost' | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk
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Jeremy Clarkson admits they had to pay Top Gear audience from own pocket | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk
![Forget all the attractive women in the Top Gear audience. This one had a sense of humor and personality : r/TopGear Forget all the attractive women in the Top Gear audience. This one had a sense of humor and personality : r/TopGear](https://external-preview.redd.it/tGIw6SvAQTLK6oNBACAhwjdpAA1ZWvBKe71TMEWvCTU.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=53033a44f24afd32e9cef90f4ce3e0104d95d50c)