Janey Godley, a Scottish comedian who shot to viral fame during the Covid pandemic by creating voiceover parodies of Scotland’s former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon’s news briefings passed away earlier this month at the age of 63. Godley’s funeral was held at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow and was attended by family and friends who wore colourful outfits.
Her daughter, Ashley Storrie who is a comedian and radio presenter spoke at the funeral service and thanked hundreds of mourners who lined the streets of Edinburgh to see the hearse carrying Godley on her “final tour” ahead of the funeral. Godley was a landlady before establishing herself in the comedy circuit. She became known to a wider audience across the world for her protest against Donald Trump’s 2016 visit to Scotland, where she held up a sign with an offensive word describing the then-president.
Sturgeon who became friends with Godley after her online videos attended the service with former colleagues. Scottish comedian Gavin Mitchell was among the mourners who attended the funeral. The service ended with a recording of her saying, “Frank, get the door” which was her catchphrase used to end each of her Nicola Sturgeon Covid parodies and the title of her 2020 book.
Godley’s pandemic comedy videos were praised by the vicar who conducted her funeral service. He said that her comedy likely kept people going through lockdown by giving them the truth and advice they needed. “She kept them going through lockdown, and because people were able to make use of the advice that they were being given through what she said,” he added.
Born in the east end of Glasgow in 1961, Godley loved her city and was known for trying to challenge herself. She actively took part in the protests against injustice. Godley found happiness in making people laugh with her witty comedy that will always be remembered
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