[a little elbow grease]

"Watched the clip but can’t understand why anyone would watch that show. And the applause Whoopi got sounded so phony like there is no audience just a laugh track. Good job triggering her Judge."

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Yes ...... those audience are either 'in the can' or are trained seals.

[BradyLS]

Some shows with studio audiences have applause signs that light up either on cue or from a command in the control booth. Someone in the booth probably thought Whoopi needed some help from the audience and lit it up on their own initiative.