Inside the laughs

What doesBig Bang’s live studio audience get to see each week?

Oh, just Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki as warm-up acts, celebrity guests, and so much more.

If you have never had the chance to attend a taping, consider this your inside seat.

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The two are known for greeting fans before every show and are often joined by other cast members too.

Let’s hear it for Lenny!

“It just felt that it was time,“Parsons told EW.

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“At a personal level it feels like the right time of life.

I’m firmly in middle age now.

“My role is to ground the show in reality,” says Saltzberg (not pictured).

The Egg Salad Equivalency

Lost at sea

During an elaborate dream (nightmare?)

Who released the kraken?

Cracking up

Rich, Cuoco, Nayyar, and Galecki take a break from filming.

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Tag team

Bialik helps clap the slate board while filming a season 7 episode.

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The Hofstadter Insufficiency

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