Janey Godley
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Line up for Women In Comedy Festival 2014 revealed
Running in Greater Manchester from Saturday 11 until Sunday 26 October the 2014 Women in Comedy Festival features more than 80 shows across an incredible 16 venues. The festival is full to the brim with female comedic talent with over 125 acts confirmed including big names such as Jo Caulfield, Zoe Lyons, Janey Godley, Luisa Omielan, Felicity Ward, Jo Neary, Barbara Nice, Kate Smurthwaite, Tanyalee Davis, Dana Alexander and Jo Enright.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 18th September 2014Opinion: Janey Godley on Swearing
Does my swearing sound worse because I am a working class Scottish woman? If I was an Oxbridge graduate swearing onstage would it be seen as 'urban and gritty' like a hipster getting angry at a flat tyre but in my accent does it sound really harsh and filthy and all you hear is a slovenly washer woman taking us back years with her filthy language?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th September 2014Janey Godley & Ashley Storrie: act to act
Fringe legend Janey Godley, or "the slightly wicked godmother of Scottish comedy" if you want her own description, is back at the Festival. And this year's show Oh My Godley! boasts not only outrageous stories a plenty, but also a Storrie, as in Ashley Storrie, as in Janey's award-winning comedian daughter. The awards being for the comedy, not the daughterhood I think.
Janey Godley, ThreeWeeks, 13th August 2014Janey Godley interview
Janey Godley is busy. She's a full time comedian and playwright, blogger, actor, podcaster, mother and bestselling author, but she's probably best known outside her native Scotland as a regular on BBC Radio 4's Just A Minute.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 20th April 2014The Janey Godley three minute interview
Janey Godley is busy. She's a full time comedian and playwright, blogger, actor, podcaster, mother and bestselling author, but she's probably best known outside her native Scotland as a regular on BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute. Billy Connolly once famously said she's, "a fucking great comedian". Martin Walker agrees.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 14th April 2014An example of how stand-up comedy can change your life
On Twitter, Derek Timothy reacted: "The real mind fuck is that when I was depressed my therapist sent me to see Janey Godley. My therapist believed comedy was a valid treatment and advised me to go to the club where Janey was on. Best advice ever."
John Fleming, 11th January 2014Comics to host benefit show for Glasgow crash victims
Des Clarke, Des McLean and Janey Godley, along with two 'very famous funnymen', will appear at gig on 22 December.
Matt Trueman, The Guardian, 4th December 2013Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 3
Recorded live at the Edinburgh fringe, the latest edition of our all-star Amnesty podcast features standup from Janey Godley, Ivo Graham and Neil Delamare. Plus Greg Proops explains evolution, Fred MacAulay takes pride in Scottish pride, and Andrew Maxwell tells us where fans of extreme theatre should be booking their holidays.
The Guardian, 9th August 2013Janey Godley to release debut stand-up album
Janey Godley is Ungagged is the Glasgow comic's first album despite 18 years in the business.
Jay Richardson, The List, 19th July 2013Glasgow games prompts stand-up tour
Janey Godley is to perform stand-up in obscure corners of Scotland after securing funding to tie in with the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 17th July 2013