Comedian Janey Godley Dies Aged 63

"final Tour" – Details of Janey Godley's Funeral Announced

Comedian Janey Godley has died. She was 63 and had been receiving palliative end-of-life care.

She had recently cancelled her tour and gone into a hospice in Glasgow. Last week she received an honorary doctorate from Glasgow University.

Her manager Chris David said she died peacefully.

He said: "It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our client Doctor Janey Godley on 2 November.

"Janey died peacefully in the wonderful Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow surrounded by her loved ones.

"She will be hugely missed by her family, friends and her many fans.

"She will be remembered for her legendary voiceovers of Nicola Sturgeon during the pandemic, her hilarious and outspoken comedy, but most of all for just being 'Janey'."

Godley was diagnoses with ovarian cancer in 2021 but had continues to work when her health allowed. A documentary was made about her and she fronted a Radio 4 programme about cancer in 2023 entitled The C Bomb. Listen here.

 

 

 

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