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Hilary Duff has responded to criticism of How I Met Your Father\u2019s laugh track, revealing that she was initially \u201cterrified\u201d by the idea of including it.<\/p>\n
The sitcom, which will soon premiere on Disney Plus<\/a> after a Stateside run on Hulu, follows 30-something Sophie, a romantic hoping to find her soul mate amid the hustle and bustle of New York City.<\/p>\n It is set in the same continuity as earlier fan-favourite series How I Met Your Mother<\/a> and also retains that show\u2019s laugh track, a device that some viewers have come to dislike over the last two decades.<\/p>\n Duff herself seemingly questioned whether it belongs in her sequel series, on which she is also an executive producer, but ultimately came around to the idea.<\/p> \u201c<\/b><\/span>I was absolutely terrified by the laugh track,\u201d she told RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press. \u201cAnd I think all of us [in the cast] were like \u2018I can\u2019t deal with this laugh track\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd then Isaac [Aptaker] and Elizabeth [Berger, showrunners] and Pam [Fryman, exec producer] really were like: \u2018The show calls for a laugh track. We are a sitcom and sitcoms are coming back\u2019.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n