Comedians turn to technology for laughs

Comedian Carl Donnelly looks at how technology is affecting the world of the stand-up comedian. Modern technology is increasingly being used to get a laugh but at the same time it is changing how comedy is being performed. Social media can create successful new comedians almost overnight and at the same time make a joke old just seconds after it has first been cracked.

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The programme was first broadcast on Saturday 7 September 2013.