Janey Godley
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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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 2019Preview: 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 2019Scottish 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 2019Scottish 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 2019Scotland'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 20192019 Glasgow Comedy Festival announces first names
GICF will present the pick of Scotland's home grown talent, including Jerry Sadowitz, Janey Godley and Larry Dean; alongside celebrated comedians from further afield, with Julian Clary, Reginald D Hunter, Rich Hall, Al Murray, Foil, Arms & Hogg, and Tiff Stevenson all set to appear.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd December 2018HIGNFY fluffed a joke about GCHQ and Greggs
Episode of flagship BBC satirical comedy show, hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell, didn't know its GCHQ from its MI5
Phil Norris, Gloucestershire Live, 4th November 2018Janey Godley: 10 things that changed my life
In our new regular Sunday feature, we ask Scots what were the 10 things that changed their life ...
The National (Scotland), 16th September 2018What we're watching (late Fringe 2018)
There's (STILL) too much stuff in the brochure. There's (STILL) TOO MUCH EFFING BLINKING STUFF in the sh*tting brochure. Let us break it down for you. What time is it now? OK, so go and see this:
Mister Kipper, FringePig, 19th August 2018Theresa May heckled at Edinburgh Fringe festival
Theresa May must have known this was coming when she rocked up at the Edinburgh Fringe today.
Joe Roberts, Metro, 8th August 2018