Janey Godley
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Janey Godley row: MSPs like 'despicable' Scottish Tory attack ad
Two MSPs have "liked" a Scottish Tory attack tweet on comedian Janey Godley which was described as "utterly despicable and lacking in humanity".
Gregor Young, The National (Scotland), 11th February 2022Janey Godley novel Nothing Left Unsaid mirrors cancer diagnosis
Janey Godley is to publish her debut novel this summer and in a poignant case of fiction imitating real life, the book's plot will mirror her own recent cancer diagnosis.
Susan Swarbrick, The Herald, 27th January 2022Janey Godley's 'intestines paralysed' in ordeal 'worse than' hysterectomy
Janey Godley has revealed her intestines were paralysed following a hysterectomy to remove a tumour. The Scots comedian opened up to fans on social media following the procedure amid her fight against ovarian cancer.
Kathleen Speirs, Daily Record, 23rd January 2022Janey Godley told she has stage three ovarian cancer
Janey Godley says she is in shock after being told she has stage three ovarian cancer following her hysterectomy.
Daily Record, 16th January 2022Janey Godley doing 'relatively well' after hysterectomy
Janey Godley is recovering after having a full hysterectomy to treat her ovarian cancer, her daughter and fellow comic Ashley Storrie has said.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 6th January 2022Janey Godley's debut novel to be published this autumn
Janey Godley's debut novel, Nothing Left Unsaid, is about a dying Glaswegian woman and survival of abuse.
British Comedy Guide, 4th January 2022Sturgeon was warned using Janey Godley in Covid adverts carried 'some risk'
Officials told the First Minister that Ms Godley "can be outspoken about a number of subject matters" and uses "profanities regularly" on social media.
Alistair Grant, The Scotsman, 16th December 2021Janey Godley reveals she has ovarian cancer
Janey Godley, who found viral fame with her dubbed sketches about First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has revealed she has ovarian cancer. The 60-year-old Glaswegian shared the news on social media and published a picture of herself in a hospital bed.
BBC, 19th November 2021Glasgow International Comedy Festival permanently axed
Organisers at the Scottish Comedy Agency say that after 18 years, they will no longer be staging the annual event after being hammered by Covid.
Chortle, 26th October 2021Janey Godley says Nicola Sturgeon reached out to her
Janey Godley has revealed Nicola Sturgeon reached out to her as she felt suicidal during a recent backlash over offensive tweets.
Gregor Young, The National (Scotland), 5th October 2021