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If internet and television programming of today has taught me anything, it's that the average person has a very low standard for humor. Some people don't even need a joke necessarily; a cue for "laugh here" is enough.
"Of today?" I take it you only just recently started watching television. You should try looking up some of the stuff from the 80's, or the 70's, or heck, even the movies of the 20's. Slapstick and cheap laughs have been popular long before recorded media, and will likely last well into the future. Now whether that's a good thing, or not, is another matter all together.