Janey Godley
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Janey Godley enters end-of-life care
Stand-up comedian Janey Godley has posted a video on social media explaining her cancer has spread further and she is now receiving palliative care in hospital before going into a hospice.
British Comedy Guide, 26th September 2024Janey Godley cancels tour as cancer battle intensifies
Janey Godley has had to cancel her upcoming stand-up tour, as doctors have advised her that she must stop work for the foreseeable future due to complications in her battle with cancer.
British Comedy Guide, 18th September 2024Janey review
What we do get here, as well as welcome flashes of her humour, is a strong sense of her toughness, determined to keep gigging unless she is actually hospitalised. Or dead.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th May 2024Janey Godley: "With cancer there are no winners or losers"
The Scottish comic talks about living with stage three ovarian cancer and surviving violence and sexual abuse.
Sean O'Neill, The Times, 8th May 2024Janey Godley on being banned, mocked, humiliated and told off for swearing trying to break into Scottish comedy
Stand-up comic Janey Godley says she was left feeling "anxious and isolated" by fellow comics.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 4th May 2024Glasgow International Comedy Festival Closing Gala 2024
Usually when a compere's suddenly overwhelmed it's an ominous sign. Susie McCabe went from unflappably hosting this celebration of her home city's resurgent comedy festival, to kicking off the second half with the more casually soul-baring aspects of her stand-up, before ultimately taking home the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award, commended by the Big Yin himself in a pre-recorded video. She looked visibly stunned, receiving hugs all round on stage, but delivered a composed acceptance speech.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 31st March 2024Janey review
Behind-the-scenes doc shows stand-up at her hilarious and heartfelt best.
Cath Clarke, The Guardian, 13th March 2024Janey Godley looks back on her comedy career: 'I was outspoken and cheeky but I always delivered the goods'
Janey Godley has lived a life full of laughter and trauma. As a frank documentary featuring her ups and downs is released, we talk to the beloved comedian about starting out in stand-up and leaving behind a legacy.
Jay Richardson, The List, 11th March 2024Janey review
Most stand-up documentaries are either cosy retrospectives, shot when their subject has long since passed their peak and moved on to legendary status. Or fresh but nakedly commercial tie-ins for the release of a special. But while Janey Godley's stand-up shows have always, to an extent, reworked her autobiographical anecdotes over decades, John Archer's new film, following her on tour last year, elides any gap between past and present.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 10th March 2024Janey Godley: Knitting for Liam Neeson, unforgettable Dundee hangovers and living with terminal cancer
The Glasgwegian comedian's new film documents the "in between bit" of living with cancer which she says isn't seen on screen.
Rebecca Baird, The Dundee Courier, 9th March 2024