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Janey. Janey Godley. Credit: Hopscotch Films
Janey Godley

Janey Godley

  • Scottish
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings Page 23

How 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 2012

Janey 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 2012

Video: 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

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