By John Glenday

An enterprising comedy club in Barcelona has hit upon a novel way of making money from mirth, by charging patrons per laugh rather than levy a flat entrance fee.

The technique relies upon facial recognition technology to accurately tally the number of laughs induced by performers to calculate the fee payable with stoney-faced patrons emerging with their wallets intact whilst those stretching their facial muscles are told to cough up.

The software has been written into customised tablets installed on the back seat of every chair in the club with a charge of 23p per smile being levied – up to a Read full story ›

Source: The Drum