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Janey. Janey Godley. Credit: Hopscotch Films
Janey Godley

Janey Godley

  • Scottish
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Janey Godley dropped from Scottish government's coronavirus campaign

Janey Godley has been dropped from the Scottish government's coronavirus awareness campaign amidst controversy over her offensive old tweets.

British Comedy Guide, 10th September 2021

Godley apologises for 'horridly offensive' past tweets

Janey Godley has apologised for "horridly offensive" social media posts after they surfaced online. The comedian said her profession was "no excuse to use disgusting and hurtful words".

Angus Cochrane, The National (Scotland), 8th September 2021

Radio 4 orders raft of comedies for 2022

Radio 4 is piloting a panel show about misleading statistics hosted by Dominic Frisby, as it commissions a raft of new comedies for next year from comedians including Joz Norris, Luisa Omielan, Andrew O'Neill, Eleanor Morton, Kat Sadler and Gemma Arrowsmith.

British Comedy Guide, 5th August 2021

Janey Godley makes her panto debut

The stand-up will play Mrs Potty in the production of Beauty And The Beast at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen.

Chortle, 5th August 2021

Janey Godley to release first fiction novel

The comedian has signed with London-based Hodder & Stoughton to release the novel.

Gregor Young, The National (Scotland), 9th July 2021

The seemingly irresistible rise of Janey Godley

Some people are just unstoppable. Janey Godley's autobiography Handstands in the Dark (a bestseller in 2005 and 2006) is published for the first time as an audio book today and she appears yet again as a panellist on BBC1's Have I Got News For You tomorrow night.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 27th May 2021

BBC Scotland unveils female-led comedies

Janey Godley, Ashley Storrie and Karen Dunbar are among the stars of a raft of female-led comedies commissioned by BBC Scotland. Commissions include Dregs, Stevens & McCarthy, Who Runs The World? and Two For One.

British Comedy Guide, 26th May 2021

Janey Godley interview

Janey Godley's broad Glaswegian accent has become the unofficial voice of the pandemic in Scotland. Her voiceovers of Nicola Sturgeon's briefings have provided humour in dark times and gone viral on social media as people tuned in to watch the slightly more informal - though still factual - version.

Louise Wilson, Holyrood, 5th May 2021

Janey Godley: comedy queen on day trips & dogs in prams

For Janey Godley the best excursions are often close to home, be it to the Scottish coast or the Italian round the corner.

Janey Godley, The Times, 24th April 2021

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