Janey Godley
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Janey Godley named 'Scots Speaker of the Year'
Comedy favourite Janey Godley has been named "Scots Speaker of the Year" as part of a new celebration of the historic language.
The Scotsman, 25th October 2020Interview: Janey Godley
"If men tell me to shut up, then I tend to talk louder".
Xander Richards, The National (Scotland), 19th October 2020Janey Godley to join First Minister in comedy sketch
Janey Godley will join First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in this year's STV Children's Appeal telefundraiser. The First Minister will "address the nation" to call for support for the STV Children's Appeal, which raises money for vulnerable children and young people across Scotland. However, her words will be dubbed over by Godley's tongue-in-cheek, "Glasgow patter" impression of the First Minister that has become familiar to Scots throughout 2020.
Ruth Suter, Glasgow Evening Times, 16th October 2020The Scotsman Sessions: Ashley Storrie and Janey Godley
Welcome to The Scotsman Sessions. With performing arts activity curtailed for the foreseeable future, we are commissioning a series of short video performances from artists all around the country and releasing them on scotsman.com, with introductions from our critics. Here, mother-daughter comedy duo Janey Godley and Ashley Storrie discuss the magic of live stand-up, explore some of the stranger side-effects of lockdown and confirm the precise location of the mysterious Crow Tavern.
Brian Donaldson, The Scotsman, 13th October 2020Interview: Janey Godley
Janey Godley on her hit Nicola Sturgeon voiceovers and how they have been turned into a new book.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 9th October 2020Janey Godley interview
Janey Godley is a comedian, author, voiceover artist, actress, social media guru and self-confessed "Trump-annoyer". She is also a survivor of abject poverty, child sex abuse, domestic violence and the murder of her mum.
Isla Aitken, Border Telegraph, 3rd October 2020Scottish Comedy Awards 2020 results
The results of the Scottish Comedy Awards 2020 have been announced. The winners included Jim Smith, Mark Nelson, Amelia Bayler, Rosco McClelland, Paul McDaniel, MC Hammersmith, Frankie Boyle, Ashley Storrie, Jojo Sutherland and Janey Godley.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd September 2020Janey Godley's merch raises over £19k for kids charity
Janey Godley released 'Frank Get The Door' merchandise which raised funds for the STV Children's Appeal.
Kirsten McStay, Daily Record, 8th September 2020Stand Comedy Club starts redundancy process
Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges, Limmy and Fern Brady are among the comics leading calls for a Scottish Government bail-out of The Stand Comedy Club - as it emerged that the "vast majority" of staff are to be made redundant unless it is thrown a lifeline.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 23rd August 2020Millions watch Janey Godley star in lockdown plays
Two short plays starring Edinburgh Festival Fringe favourite Janey Godley have been seen a total of more than 3.7 million times since they were released online.
The Scotsman, 10th August 2020