THE organisers of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival have confirmed the recording of two stand-up specials for BBC Radio Wales with a live virtual audience.

These recordings will be made later this month, and a call has gone out to comedy fans who would like to be a part of the virtual audience.

In a statement, a spokesman for the Machynlleth Comedy Festival said: "Another fallow Mach weekend approaches but don't despair!

"We have superb news. On Saturday, April 24 we will be recording two stand-up specials for BBC Radio Wales with a live virtual audience! And we need you to be in that audience and bring your best laughs.

"Using BBC Radio's revolutionary audience capture technology not only will the acts hear your laughter, but it will be recorded as a live audience as part of the show.. So we need about 1,000 of you to sign up to come to the record and laugh your socks off on the 24th.

"Tickets will be on a first come first served basis, and we will slightly oversubscribe the event due to projected drop out rates on the day. Each individual within your household who wants to watch will need a ticket, as to take part you will need a separate laptop and headphones.

"The event will start at 5.30pm (admittance to the virtual waiting room from 5pm) and finish by 8pm, with a break at the hour mark. Once you've successfully signed up for a ticket. Please only sign up for a ticket if you are able to make the event, and to repeat, each individual that wishes to watch the event will need a ticket, laptop and headphones to do so in order for us to be able to record the shows effectively."

If you are interested in being a part of the audience you can book a ticket by visiting https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeA44vepB184wQZ-T2ePnwpnzD6jFonJKZBRuq8KIU7_qfQPg/viewform

Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The links to the actual show will be sent out the day before the event is due to take place.