Janey Godley
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Video: Why is stand-up booming in the recession?
Is there any limit to the public appetite for one-liners? And is there a secret to great comedy or can anybody do it? Scotland Tonight convened an all-female panel of Janey Godley, Rosie Kane and Zoe Lyons to discuss the growth of the gag industry.
STV, 15th March 2013Golf war: 18 holes with four of Scotland's best comics
They say there's no such thing as a free plug and today, on a mini golf course at an out-of-town shopping centre, Janey Godley, Fred MacAulay, Des Clarke and Julia Sutherland are working hard for their money ahead of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Susan Swarbrick, The Herald, 9th March 2013Should Twitter entertain millions with public rows?
Comedian Janey Godley's tweets of a couple's train-bound row raise questions of how to protect our privacy in public places.
David Banks, The Guardian, 13th July 2012Jokes from Janey Godley on hotel room service menu
Guests will be able to order a ten-minute performance from the Scots comedian.
STV, 16th April 2012How comedian Janey Godley conned Gordon Brown
Janey Godley's autobiography Handstands in the Dark mentions encounters she had with Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and James Callaghan. But my favourite story of hers involving a politician is about former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and it is not in the book, because it took place after the book ends and after the Trainspotting years.
John Fleming, The Huffington Post, 9th January 2012Janey Godley: My comedy hero - Jerry Sadowitz
Chatty comedian Janey Godley booked the hate-fuelled magician Jerry Sadowitz in the early 80s and has never looked back.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 5th January 2012Video: Why Janey Godley is horsewoman of the apocalypse
Before Sunday's show for the Glasgow Comedy Festival, Janey Godley talked to STV about hecklers, the new radio pilot she's been commissioned to do and her recent travels.
STV, 8th April 2011