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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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Comedians pick their favourite fictional cats and dogs

From Top Cat to Jake the Dog, a line-up of funny people reminisce about their favourite furry friend in support of Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 27th November 2019

Film award for short by Janey Godley

Comedy film The Short Mermaid co-written by stand-up comedian Janey Godley has won Best Short Film Award at the Winchester Film Festival.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd November 2019

The Hot 100 2019: comedy

Susie McCabe, Limmy and Gary Meikle are among our favourite cultural contributors this year.

Craig Angus, Brian Donaldson, Sofia Matias and Murray Robertson, The List, 1st November 2019

Comedy King Of Scottish Twitter crowned

A judging panel of comedians appearing at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, including Fern Brady, Mark Nelson, Janey Godley and Ray Bradshaw has revealed @marcsimps0n as the winner of Scotland's funniest tweet.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th August 2019

How Janey Godley became the queen of comedy

The Scottish comedian has drawn on her horrific Glaswegian childhood to create comedy gold. She talks about saying the unsayable, escaping her gangster in-laws and taking on Donald Trump and Boris Johnson.

Libby Brooks, The Guardian, 19th August 2019

Sexual & sectarian attacks on female comics at Fringe

Yesterday's blog mentioned Samantha Pressdee and her show Covered (in PQA Venues @ Riddle's Court), which is largely about mental health. Last night, she posted this on her Facebook page:

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th August 2019

Preview: Been there, done that, back & doing it again

There's a school of thought that the Edinburgh Fringe is a Young Person's Game. But actually in recent years it has become an older person's game too. Maybe they are the baby boomer generation who can afford to lose a few grand every August or maybe they just love the thrill of the Fringe and the art of stand-up. Whatever the reasons here are some comedians who know the game inside out and are the collective epitome of a safe pair of comedy hands. And no, they are not listed in descending order of chronology. We'll not be having any age before beauty here. Some of them might not be doing a full Fringe run, but at their age I think we can allow them a few days off. Click on their names for their dates and ticket details.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd July 2019

Scottish Comedy Awards 2019 winners

Susie McCabe, Amy Matthews, Jay Lafferty and Christopher MacArthur-Boyd, Still Game and Breaking The News were amongst the winners in the Scottish Comedy Awards 2019.

British Comedy Guide, 12th June 2019

Scottish Comedy Awards 2019 nominations

The nominations for the Scottish Comedy Awards 2019 have been announced. Breaking The News leads the lists. Chris Forbes, Christopher MacArthur-Boyd, Jay Lafferty, Larry Dean, Liam Withnail, Limmy, Susie McCabe and Tom Stade are in the running for best solo show.

British Comedy Guide, 10th May 2019

Scotland's funniest 60 people

As the Glasgow International Comedy Festival prepares to launch with a gaggle of giggles later this month, we count down Scotland's funniest 60 people.

The Herald, 3rd March 2019

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