Janey Godley
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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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 2021Chortle Awards names Legends Of Lockdown
Fergus Craig, Mark Watson, Tim Key, Alex Horne, John Robertson, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Richard Herring, Robin Ince, Stevie Martin, Alistair Green, Janey Godley, Mark Olver, Archie Henderson, Catherine Bohart, Toussaint Douglass and Munya Chawawa are amongst those named Legends Of Lockdown in the Chortle Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2021Godley: good men can't stand by and let abuse happen
Sure, it's 'not all men', but good men can't stand by and let it happen.
Janey Godley, The Herald, 17th March 2021The reissuing of Janey Godley's Handstands in the Dark
Personally, I think her autobiography is up there at the apex of horror writing with Edgar Allan Poe - except that Janey's terrifying tales are real.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 8th March 2021Janey Godley to launch menopause initiative
Janey Godley is teaming up with Fife library staff to encourage openness about menopause. The comedian is set to launch the initiative, Pause...not Full Stop, during an online comedy night this Wednesday.
Joe Hutchison, Deadline News, 22nd February 2021Jim Smith makes The Farm sitcom pilot for BBC Scotland
Comedian and farmer Jim Smith has shot a half-hour sitcom pilot of The Farm, inspired by his working life, after a string of successful shorts on BBC iPlayer.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2021Janey Godley: an artist at the peak of her vocal powers
Janey Godley had big plans for 2020, but they did not involve Nicola Sturgeon, emotional life jackets or Frank getting the door.
Paul English, The Sunday Times, 27th December 2020Labour MSP forced to apologise to Janey Godley
Neil Findlay, a Labour MSP, has been forced to apologise to Janey Godley for a social media jibe over Scotland's drug deaths - after the comic told him that she had lost her own brother Jim to drug-related illness.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 20th December 2020Janey Godley's Big Burns Supper announced
Scotland's largest contemporary Burns celebration joins forces with Scotland's much loved comic hero of 2020, Janey Godley as Big Burns Supper goes digital for 2021. Marking the festival's 10th anniversary, Janey Godley's Big Burns Supper dishes up a very special broadcast connecting Scotland to the world with contributions from local, national and international artists to help celebrate Burns Night in a way that helps give everyone a much-needed lift and a laugh.
Theatre Weekly, 16th December 2020Janey Godley hits back at Unionist trolls
Janey Godley has hit out at the Unionist critics who say she is not a "true satirist" as her Nicola Sturgeon voiceovers don't "make a fool" of the First Minister.
Xander Richards, The National (Scotland), 12th December 2020