Hans Teeuwen: President Erdogan was a ‘boywhore'
Dutch comic wades in on free speech row
19/04/2016 … Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen has claimed Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan used to be a 'boywhore' in Istanbul brothel.
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Tue 19 April 2016
© BBC / Alan Peebles Two Doors Down gets a second series
BBC Two will return to Latimer Crescent
19/04/2016 … BBC Two has commissioned a second series of its comedy series Two Doors Down, midway through the first run.
RTE orders 'post-Celtic Tiger cubs' comedy
Shooting starts on Can't Cope Won't Cope
19/04/2016 … Filming has started on a new Irish comedy series about two young women getting to grips with life in the big city.
BBC launches school comedy competition
19/04/2016 … The BBC has launched a new comedy writing competition aimed at secondary school students, fronted by David Walliams.
Gary: Tank Commander Political Interviewer
19/04/2016 … Gary: Tank Commander is returning to television … as a political interviewer.
Everybody loved Doris Roberts...
Tributes as sitcom star dies at 90
19/04/2016 … Everybody Loves Raymond star Doris Roberts has died at the age of 90.
Mon 18 April 2016
Marley's Ghosts resurrected
Gold orders second series of supernatural sitcom
18/04/2016 … TV channel Gold has ordered a second series of Marley's Ghosts, its supernatural sitcom starring John Hannah and Sarah Alexander.
Alan Carr to host C4 game show
Make Or Break pilot recorded next month
18/04/2016 … Alan Carr is set to host a new comedy game show for Channel 4.