$ 0 0 Chortle Digest: Plagiarism, age discrimination and more No 803 November 17, 2017 BBC Scotland has been accused of ripping off an up-and-coming stand-up. Meet the comedian playing 7 countries in 7 languages in 7 days John Moloney is shooting a stand-up series for comics over-50 in response to TV's bias towards young comedians. Have I Got News for You has topped a list of complaints made to the BBC Susan Calman is going on tour - with her newfound ballroom dancing skills. Channel 4 has ordered a second series of David Mitchell and Robert Webb comedy Back. Why comedians need to keep making jokes about Donald Trump – even if it’s hard to be original Shappi Khorsandi is taking part in this year’s I’m A Celebrity… LOUIS CK:His former manager apologises... and Sarah Silverman says she's sad about the downfall of her friend BBC One is to air A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong this December Sitcom star Keith Barron has died at the age of 83 after a short illness. Peter Kay is to embark on his first stand-up tour in eight years. We welcome your contributions! Email feedback@chortle.co.uk Welcome to your weekly round-ups of comedy news. As always check chortle.co.uk for listings of more than 4,000 live comedy gigs as well as all the breaking news, reviews and features Follow us on Facebook here - and on Twitter here. Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast on tour Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead at Soho Theatre Christopher Bliss: Writing Wrongs The Absolutely Essential Book of Jokes About the Left Murder On The Blackpool Express Win a date night for two and copies of The Big Sick on DVD. And try our weekly comedy trivia quiz. Joz Norris on how to draw an elephant, Chris Turner gives us Friar In The Booth, and The Midnight Beast on Donald Trump, among many more. Click here for all the videos we've featured this week. Facebook Twitter Chortle Copyright © 2017 Chortle, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences