Janey Godley
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Glasgow International Comedy Festival permanently axed
Organisers at the Scottish Comedy Agency say that after 18 years, they will no longer be staging the annual event after being hammered by Covid.
Chortle, 26th October 2021Janey Godley says Nicola Sturgeon reached out to her
Janey Godley has revealed Nicola Sturgeon reached out to her as she felt suicidal during a recent backlash over offensive tweets.
Gregor Young, The National (Scotland), 5th October 2021Janey 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 2021Godley 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 2021Radio 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 2021Janey 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 2021Janey 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 2021The 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 2021BBC 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 2021Janey 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