Netflix does not stop innovating to make its platform stand out from the other streaming services with which it competes. A few months ago, the company launched a new video game offer in its catalog, available to customers of all Netflix plans and that can be used on both iOS and Android devices. A few months earlier, they also released Fast Laughs , a new feature that went largely unnoticed and is now coming to smart TVs as well .
What is Fast Laughs?
Fast Laughs is a feature that Netflix released in early 2021 for its subscribers. It is an app very similar to TikTok , but with small funny clips from television series and monologues that are present on the platform.
The idea of Fast Laughs is that the user can have a fun time watching and listening to small fragments of stand-up comedy and funny hits from movies. In addition, the user can react with a ‘LOL’ button, to indicate that the clip was funny. Custom lists can also be created.
Like TikTok, Fast Laughs is made up of short videos that are between 15 and 45 seconds long. Playback is fully automatic, and once one ends, the next begins. Netflix uses this service for its users to discover some of its content . Thanks to these little snippets, a user can find a funny TV series, movie, or stand-up show interesting without having to waste hours and hours scrolling through the app’s endless thumbnails.